January 13, 2022 Epidemiology Why Covid parties are not a great idea to “get it over with”. The law of unintended consequences tends to insinuate itself into the process leading to unexpected outcomes.
January 7, 2022 Epidemiology Moderna CEO states fourth/yearly booster may be needed. We need credible independent sources to review the evidence to determine if cellular immunity will provide longer term protection mitigating booster frequency.
January 6, 2022 Epidemiology Group of Ontario hospitals is urging vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy, citing a recent trend of infant hospitalizations due to the disease. #VaccinesWork
January 4, 2022 Epidemiology Denmark Health Chief’s prediction that “we will have our normal lives back in two months” is fraught with uncertainty. The pandemic will end eventually but predictions have a way of coming back to bite you. Hope not but history says otherwise.
December 17, 2021 Epidemiology 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.
December 16, 2021 Clinical Research 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.
December 15, 2021 Epidemiology 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.
December 13, 2021 Epidemiology 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
December 8, 2021 Clinical Research Initial Omicron data released. Small study from South Africa. Pfizer jumps in with theirs today. Many questions about clinical efficacy remain. Answers will come soon.
December 7, 2021 Epidemiology Growing evidence that omicron variant is capable of spreading rapidly in populations with immunity against other coronavirus variants. Big unknown for the next week or so is whether it more or less likely to cause severe disease and deaths.