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The surge in U.S. coronavirus cases comes as no surprise.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 15, 2020 Source:Record spikes in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations sweep parts of U.S.
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Sunday House Call, #743, June 14, 2020: Alfred E. Neuman would be proud.
Sunday House Call, #743, June 14, 2020 At last it’s over. Or it seems that many truly want to believe this despite every world indicator that it is not so. Brazil is headed towards disaster, with 805,649 infected, 30,465 of which in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the country is opening. Streets and buses are…
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Ontario Health Minister did follow proper protocol when she went shopping after being provided information that a contact tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. Mask was worn and distance maintained.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 12, 2020 Source:Ontario’s health minister shopped at Toronto LCBO while awaiting COVID-19 test results
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The State of the COVID: unmasked
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 11, 2020 The second wave has come to certain states in the United States. Basic principles of disease prevention and transmission are being ignored by segments of society. The bottom line is to prevent this from happening in Canada, everyone has to buy into wearing masks when entering stores, using…
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COVID-19 cases on the rise among young adults. The psychology of risk perception plays a role; an all-too-human behaviour we all share.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June , 2020 Source:COVID-19 cases are on the rise among young adults, but health experts aren’t sure why
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WHO statement that asymptomatic people do not spread coronavirus without clear evidence is irresponsible and misleading. Asymptomatic does not equal presymptomatic.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 9, 2020 Source:Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is ‘very rare,’ WHO says Reference:Did the WHO just say that asymptomatic people with COVID-19 don’t transmit the coronavirus?
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New Zealand eradicates SARS-CoV-2
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 8, 2020 Source:With recovery of last case, New Zealand has eradicated virus
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Sunday House Call, #742, June 7, 2020: The Public Health Credibility Gap.
Health policy is evolving as new information is gathered, as we learn from available studies, and with ongoing research and clinical experience. During the pandemic we have been advised by public health agencies and our governments to follow a set of rules to reduce the spread of coronavirus. People have responded well to this and…
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Parsing pandemic policy professional planning protocols per public peril perception or “What the hell is the plan?”
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 5, 2020 Also in the discussion, funding for new testing devices. Still a ways to go. Article is a little premature in its evaluation. Source:Canadian company developing palm-sized test to detect COVID-19 in 20 minutes