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How to lose the room; publish headlines informing the public that they cannot get a PCR test and then tell them not to rely on rapid antigen tests during the holidays. It is a tool to be used with masks, avoiding large crowds, and proper ventilation.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 22, 2021 Source:‘It doesn’t work that way’: Expert cautions reliance on rapid tests during holidaysBelgian Researchers Warn Against Holiday Reliance on COVID Antigen Tests
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Small study (52 people) indicates that breakthrough COVID infections, not including omicron, in the fully vaccinated results in high levels of neutralizing antibodies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 21, 2021 Source:Breakthrough infection could mean ‘end game’ for COVID ‘Super Immunity’ From Breakthrough Infection After Covid-19 Vaccination? Here’s What This Study Said Reference:Antibody Response and Variant Cross-Neutralization After SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infection
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COVID-19 testing capacity in Ottawa under strain and pushed to the limit; OPH urging symptomatic people to assume they have COVID and to self-isolate for 10 days.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 20, 2021 Source:COVID-19 testing capacity in Ottawa pushed to limit; OPH urging symptomatic people to isolate
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Sunday House Call, #820, December 19, 2021: Steps and Hurdles
What else but Omicron today. Your questions answered and the steps to be taken over the next few weeks. Your calls about: Caller updates us on injection site inflammation after her second dose Shingles vaccine. All is well. Resolved on its own. A mom calls to say her 22 yo daughter has COVID. Mom has…
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It is one thing to distribute rapid tests, another to help/teach the public the proper technique to ensure accurate results. Instructional jargon in some kits is overly clinical, not home-user-friendly. Ontario Science Table updates mask recommendations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 17, 2021 Source:If you are still wearing a single layer cloth mask ‘ditch it,’ head of Ontario’s science table says
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Although bronchial lung tissue culture study showed Omicron grew 70x faster than Delta, it cannot be extrapolated to potential clinical outcomes. Lagging clinical indicators will arrive shortly to answer questions pertaining to severity of illness.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 16, 2021 Source:Omicron found to grow 70 times faster than Delta in bronchial tissue
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The talk of Omicron causing milder disease is premature. There’s still not enough data to draw broad conclusions about hospitalizations and the severity of disease caused by Omicron. Answers will come soon.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 15, 2021 Source:Data indicates Omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines
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Omicron set to become the dominant strain in Ontario within the week. Third dose policy must change to include 18+ now and not in January given rates of exponential growth.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 14, 2021 Source:Ontario sees 1,536 new COVID cases, estimated 30.8% caused by omicron variant
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The Jason Kenney mind: Let’s put Albertans in the crosshairs again. I think I will ease COVID restrictions for Christmas with the unknowns of Omicron on the horizon. #MyCriticalThinkingSkillsWentOutTheWindow
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 13, 2021 Source:Kenney to change COVID-19 rules, says his own Christmas plan would violate current restrictions
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