Dr. Barry Dworkin

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 COPD. Both are vaccinated. Now 1 week later. Minimal sxs for both.
  • An 86 yo woman asks if blood tests required for A. Fib patients using Xarelto to ensure that it is providing anti-bloodclotting effects.
  • Methotrexate use and COVID vaccines
  • Will KN95 masks exacerbate asthma or COPD? No.
  • Semaglutide for weight loss management

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  1. 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.
  2. Omicron subvariant BA.2 reported in Canada. General consensus is that more information is required before any conclusions are drawn. So in short, no change to public health recommendations.
  3. Canadian scientists decode breast cancer DNA
  4. Why the headline "Healthy women at high risk of severe swine flu: study" is misleading