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The false sense of security from asymptomatic testing. Why testing before getaways or visiting family may not be as accurate as you believe.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 19, 2020 Source:Some Canadians are getting COVID-19 tests before cottage getaways and visits with grandma
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Whether the upcoming Canadian flu season mimics the mild one of Australia depends on vaccine uptake, adherence to prevention protocols, what happens during the school year, and likely other factors we have not yet considered.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 18, 2020 Source:Coronavirus prevention crushed Australia’s flu season. Can Canada expect the same?
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The constant in the modelling equation is the virus. Our responses are the variables that determine its greater or lesser impact on us.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 17, 2020 Source:COVID-19 ‘peaks and valleys’ expected until 2022: new modelling
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Sunday House Call, #752, August 16, 2020: Your School #Covid-19 Risk Checklist Comparator.
Sunday House Call, #752, August 16, 2020: Your Preschool Covid Check List. Parents face a difficult choice whether to send their children to school when they do not have sufficient information to use as a comparator. Further, the assumption that children do not become as ill or are less likely to play a role in…
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Drugs shortages in Canada have been around for years yet little action has been taken by the Canadian government. The pandemic now makes this more of an acute problem.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 14, 2020 Source:Drug shortages could ‘imperil the lives’ of Canadians, doctors warn Ottawa
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Hair loss after Covid-19 not specific to the disease but rather the severity of (any) infectious process and the body’s resource allocation response.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 13, 2020 Source:Coronavirus patients report dramatic hair loss months after diagnosis
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Although it was a specific and isolated population, there are lessons to be learned that point to rejecting the hypothesis that “natural” herd immunity will get us out of the pandemic.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 12, 2020 Source:San Quentin’s coronavirus outbreak shows why ‘herd immunity’ could mean disaster
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A grand bargain to try to make school work and convince parents of its merits. Plan is predicated on many assumptions and limited evidence.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 11, 2020 Source:Back to School 101: Ottawa school boards release return to school plans
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There is still too much we do not know to say that people with asymptomatic Covid-19 are “the key to ending the pandemic”
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 10, 2020 Source: Forty percent of people with coronavirus infections have no symptoms. Might they be the key to ending the pandemic?
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