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Unfortunately, we do not have the tests and contact tracing availability to fulfill the WHO “extreme vigilance” guidelines to safely return to work and reopen schools in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 12, 2020 Source:‘Extreme vigilance’ needed to go back to work, schools after coronavirus lockdown: WHO
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Some provinces are acting prematurely to ease restrictions if we look at what has happened with cluster outbreaks in South Korea and in Germany. These are countries that are better prepared than us and it still happened.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 11, 2020 Source:What works to flatten the curve and what science says on easing restrictions
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Sunday House Call, #738, May 10, 2020: …and what happens after?
Sunday House Call, #738, May 10, 2020: …and what happens after? Topics today include:With countries relaxing pandemic restrictions, clusters of confirmed cases are beginning to surface. South Korea and Germany, two countries that have responded well with a coordinated effort are facing this outcome. What do countries with less robust testing and contract testing will…
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Interesting approach using monoclonal antibodies to treat Covid-19 infections. However clinical trials must follow to confirm in vitro findings.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 8, 2020 Source:Israel’s IIBR finds antibody that neutralizes coronavirus
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A million tests done in Canada over the past few months falls far short of what is required moving forward. It will have to be multiples of this within shorter time intervals if we want to resume “normal” life.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 7, 2020 Source: One million COVID-19 test done in Canada but numbers still falling short
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Los Alamos Lab uses computational analysis of 6000 coronavirus sequences to conclude that a mutated strain is now dominant. Clinical implications remain unknown and study needs to be peer -reviewed and published.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 6, 2020 Source:Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus could be more contagious than original Reference: Pre-print report is here. It has not been peer reviewed nor published.
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Strategy to relax the pandemic restrictions must be instituted nationwide and include accurate and copious testing and contact tracing in order to mitigate the second wave.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 5, 2020 Source:Ontario calls for a national strategy on contact tracing of COVID-19 cases
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Health Canada pauses approval for Spartan Bioscience SARS-CoV-2 test because of nasal swab issue and not the device itself. And more study needed before concluding children are not super spreaders of SARS-CoV-2.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 4, 2020 Source:Health Canada pauses regulatory approval for COVID-19 rapid testPublic health officials take seriously new research that children may not be super spreaders after all
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Sunday House Call, #737, May 3, 2020: The “#Infodemic”. A conversation with @CaulfieldTim about the explosion of #COVID19 pandemic misinformation.
Sunday House Call, #737, May 3, 2020: : The “Infodemic”. A conversation with Tim Caulfield about the explosion of COVID19 pandemic misinformation. Although snakeoil, the peddlers of scientific misinformation, and conspiracy theorists have been aplenty prior to the pandemic, it seems to have entered hyperdrive now. Many who promote evidenced-based principles are working overtime to…
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