Dr. Barry Dworkin

The Schoolhouse of Cards; returning to school has lots of moving parts, many assumptions, unknowns, professional disagreements and incomplete data. Let’s hope the price of learning the outcome does not come at too great a cost.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 30, 2020

Source:
Docs consulted by SickKids torn on use of masks for elementary-age kids in schools

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  1. School decision made by Ontario Government. Expect modifications to the plan with progression through the school year. We have much to learn from this process but best to keep in mind what happens to ‘the best laid plans”
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Up, up, and away! …….again