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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Catch-up Thursday: Science behind why children fare better with Covid based on innate immunity response but still should be vaccine-protected if possible and the WHO issues update on what is known about BA.2.

    February 24, 2022

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 23 and 24, 2022 Source:WALL STREET JOURNAL – The Science Behind Why Children Fare Better With Covid-19Statement on Omicron sublineage BA.2

  • Will the BA.2 Omicron variant extend the tail end of the latest wave or induce a new surge at the time public health measures are being lifted? Opinions are mixed for various reasons and based in part on population immunity from infection and vaccination.

    February 22, 2022

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 22, 2022 Source:More contagious version of omicron spreads in U.S., fueling worries

  • Denmark preprint study concludes that “Stealth” Omicron BA.2 is more transmissible than BA.1 in unvaccinated people and vaccines still offer protection.

    February 9, 2022

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 9, 2022 Source:‘Stealth’ Omicron is more infectious than Omicron, but vaccines still protect Reference:Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC subvariants BA.1 and BA.2: Evidence from Danish Households

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