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Prepare for what is coming over the next two weeks. It is expected and not a reflection that staying at home is not working. This is the past two weeks now percolating through to the present.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 30, 2020 Source:When should I wear a face mask? Mixed messaging abounds
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Sunday House Call, #732, March 29, 2020: Opaque Transparency in the Time of the Pandemic
Sunday House Call, #732, March 29, 2020: Opaque Transparency in the Time of the Pandemic Topics today include: Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa discusses the need for transparency during the pandemic and the importance of differentiating between “confirmed cases” and the estimates of actual cases in Canada and the…
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Use a two-week-hence outlook when looking at confirmed case counts. Today’s numbers don’t match warnings but no reason for some to be complacent and drop PH recommendations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 27, 2020 Although some perceive the confirmed case counts to be incongruous with the pleas to stay at home and minimize contact, the data represent what has happened two weeks ago. We need to follow the course over the next two to four weeks. Our doubling time is an average…
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Using the benchmark of confirmed COVID-19 cases inaccurately represents the scope of the pandemic. For some, human nature takes over and minimizes the risk with entirely predictable outcomes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 26, 2020
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Epidemiological models show Ottawa may see 4000 cases a day but that can be reduced by the continued efforts of all who are staying at home. We will know about the fruits of our efforts in 2-4 weeks from now.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 25, 2020 Source:Ottawa may see up to 4,000 new cases a day, says top doctor
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4000 people estimated to be infected with Covid-19 in Ottawa. And the callous behaviour continues as at least this one group of people still seem to want to congregate.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 23, 2020 Source:Ottawa’s top doctor estimates 4,000 cases of COVID-19 in the city
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Sunday House Call, #731, March 22, 2020: COVID-19: You only have one shot. A followup interview with Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa’s Chief Medical Officer of Health
Sunday House Call, #731, March 22, 2020: COVID-19: You only have one shot. A followup interview with Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. Questions we reviewed were: The doubling time of COVID-19 in Canada Do we know if people are immune after recovery? Is there evidence of viral shedding after symptoms have…
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COVID-19 myths and social media cherry-picked studies that are being misrepresented.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 18, 2020
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