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Science communication should be calm, measured, provide quality evidence for claims, and offer solutions. Hyperbole and fear-mongering statements like “Omicron will dominate and overwhelm the world in 3-6 months” are unhelpful and easily misinterpreted.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 3, 2021 Source:Omicron to dominate and overwhelm the world in 3-6 months, doctor says
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Ontario to expand eligibility of COVID-19 boosters for adults 50 and older finally recognizing that this is a three-dose vaccine. #VaccinesWork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 2, 2021 Source:Ontario to expand eligibility of COVID-19 boosters for adults 50 and older amid rising case counts, sources say
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Moderna CEO should quell their speculative and alarmist comments about Omicron. In times of uncertainty, statements should be calm, measured, humble, and neutral in tone. Answers likely forthcoming in 1-2 wks. Solutions will follow thereafter.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 1, 2021 Source:Moderna CEO says COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron variant BioNTech CEO says vaccine likely to protect against severe COVID from Omicron
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Kinematic-replicating xenobots constructed from frog embryonic cells. A fascinating window into how organizing cells in a specific configuration leads to a replicative behaviour not seen in cells or organisms.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 30, 2021 Source:‘This is profound’: Scientists create self-replicating robots from frog cells Reference:Kinematic self-replication in reconfigurable organisms
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Two cases of Omicron variant reported in Ottawa. Ottawa Public Health is introducing new self-isolation and testing requirements for residents who have travelled to eight countries within 14 days before arriving in Canada “out of an abundance of caution.”
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 28, 2021 Source:COVID-19 in Ottawa: Omicron COVID-19 variant detected in Ottawa
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Sunday House Call, #817, November 28, 2021: The words we use matter in science communication
Science communicators need to be careful when using charged words like “Frankenstein” to describe the Omicron variant when many unanswered questions remain. Your calls about: Should children 5-11 years of age get their vaccine now that Omicron is here? Should a 75 year-old woman get her fourth screening colonoscopy when the others were negative? Are…
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New Sars-CoV-2 variant detected in South Africa. More information required to know what the mutations are doing to determine if it will circumvent the vaccine and be a cause for concern.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 26, 2021 Source:New Covid variant: How worried should we be?
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Dr. Peter Jüni, the scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says lifting Ontario vaccine mandates in January ‘next to zero’. He is right for many reasons. More likely to happen in the spring or early summer 2022.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 25, 2021 Source:Chance of vaccine mandates ending in January ‘next to zero’, Ontario science table head says
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Will the COVID antiviral medications be the Thor’s Hammer against SARS-CoV-2 and help mitigate the ravages of the pandemic? These are impressive drugs but there are logistical, social, geographical, and financial caveats to solve in the process.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 24, 2021 Source:How Will the COVID Pills Change the Pandemic?
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