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Denmark Health Chief’s prediction that “we will have our normal lives back in two months” is fraught with uncertainty. The pandemic will end eventually but predictions have a way of coming back to bite you. Hope not but history says otherwise.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 4, 2022 Source:Denmark health chief says Omicron is bringing about the END of the pandemic and ‘we will have our normal lives back in two months’ Reference:
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New Ottawa Public Health self-isolation requirements are based on lack of COVID testing tools. Understandable, but for most, not practical. And, “The One Vaccine to Rule Them All” is a phase 1 study. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 23, 2021 Source: OPH Public Health Alert Dec. 22, 2021 US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say
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How to lose the room; publish headlines informing the public that they cannot get a PCR test and then tell them not to rely on rapid antigen tests during the holidays. It is a tool to be used with masks, avoiding large crowds, and proper ventilation.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 22, 2021 Source:‘It doesn’t work that way’: Expert cautions reliance on rapid tests during holidaysBelgian Researchers Warn Against Holiday Reliance on COVID Antigen Tests
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Small study (52 people) indicates that breakthrough COVID infections, not including omicron, in the fully vaccinated results in high levels of neutralizing antibodies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 21, 2021 Source:Breakthrough infection could mean ‘end game’ for COVID ‘Super Immunity’ From Breakthrough Infection After Covid-19 Vaccination? Here’s What This Study Said Reference:Antibody Response and Variant Cross-Neutralization After SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infection
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COVID-19 testing capacity in Ottawa under strain and pushed to the limit; OPH urging symptomatic people to assume they have COVID and to self-isolate for 10 days.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 20, 2021 Source:COVID-19 testing capacity in Ottawa pushed to limit; OPH urging symptomatic people to isolate
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Sunday House Call, #820, December 19, 2021: Steps and Hurdles
What else but Omicron today. Your questions answered and the steps to be taken over the next few weeks. Your calls about: Caller updates us on injection site inflammation after her second dose Shingles vaccine. All is well. Resolved on its own. A mom calls to say her 22 yo daughter has COVID. Mom has…
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It is one thing to distribute rapid tests, another to help/teach the public the proper technique to ensure accurate results. Instructional jargon in some kits is overly clinical, not home-user-friendly. Ontario Science Table updates mask recommendations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 17, 2021 Source:If you are still wearing a single layer cloth mask ‘ditch it,’ head of Ontario’s science table says
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Although bronchial lung tissue culture study showed Omicron grew 70x faster than Delta, it cannot be extrapolated to potential clinical outcomes. Lagging clinical indicators will arrive shortly to answer questions pertaining to severity of illness.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 16, 2021 Source:Omicron found to grow 70 times faster than Delta in bronchial tissue
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The talk of Omicron causing milder disease is premature. There’s still not enough data to draw broad conclusions about hospitalizations and the severity of disease caused by Omicron. Answers will come soon.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 15, 2021 Source:Data indicates Omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines
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