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What the US does or does not do to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 infection rates may spill over onto Canada. So far, the outcome does not look promising.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 15, 2020 Source:The focus is shifting from trying to eliminate coronavirus to reducing the risks, a doctor says
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Will there be an increase in superbugs after SARS-CoV-2? Further evaluation is required to determine if there has been an increase in indiscriminate antibiotic use during the pandemic. We probably will not know the answer for some time.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May , 2020 Source:Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic could herald a rise in superbugs
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Health Canada’s approval of SARS-CoV-2 antibody test has its limitations but is a good first step to prepare for the easing of restrictions. Public health policy decisions will depend on its availability in significant quantity.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 13, 2020 Source:Health Canada approves first test to detect antibodies for COVID-19
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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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