August 29, 2021 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #805, August 29, 2021: The risks of not taking the (lesser) risk of vaccination. In addition, it is unlikely your doctor will provide you with a medical exemption note to support your decision to not get vaccinated.
August 18, 2021 Health Policy Muddled vaccination policy in the workplace especially the health care and education sectors will produce muddled results children and the vulnerable can ill afford. Does anyone think “vaccination education sessions” will change antivaccination attitudes?
August 11, 2021 Epidemiology BioNTech recommends a third COVID-19 dose is needed to protect against the Delta variant. Need evidence to support this claim. Vast majority ending up in hospital/ICU are unvaccinated; evidence that to date, two doses of #vaccineswork.
August 4, 2021 Epidemiology Imperial College London study provides more evidence that a double-vaccinated person is engaging in a classic and time-honoured risk-and-harm-reduction strategy. #vaccineswork
August 3, 2021 Epidemiology UK scientists’ early theoretical research forewarns of another coronavirus variant to come that will “lead to current vaccine failure.”
July 8, 2021 Health Headlines Singapore MOH: Avoid strenuous physical activities 1 week after your COVID vaccine for fear that you will suffer a heart attack/myocarditis based on one incident of a 16 yo boy who was exceeding his weight lifting limit. Precautionary principle alert!
July 7, 2021 General information Reports of myocarditis in Ontario not exceeding expected background rate. Correlation to mRNA vaccines noted but causation yet to be verified. Public disclosure and transparency with risk in context is necessary even if uncertain. No one wants surprises.
June 14, 2021 Allergy/Immunology What should your #seconddose of #covidvaccine be if 1st was AZ? Factors include wait-time/availability, Delta variant prevalence, occupational risks, and study evidence. Answer seems to leaning to Pfizer or Moderna as 2nd dose of choice.
June 13, 2021 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #794, June 13, 2021: The Heart of the Matter. @drlabos #myocarditis #mRNAvaccines
May 21, 2021 Prevention and Screening JAMA research letter used in part to ask the question, “How effective are the coronavirus vaccines for those who are immunocompromised?” More reason for everyone else to get vaccinated to protect them from Covid.