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New Concerning Variant: B.1.1.529
I hope everyone in the States had a fantastic Thanksgiving (even if you’re a Dallas Cowboys football fan). I hate to ruin the holiday, but… We have a…
Katelyn Jetelina
Nov 26, 2021
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A quick note on masks and CDC guidance...
Masks A post or two ago I mentioned a meta-analysis about masks and forgot to include a hyperlink to the study. I know many of you are looking for it…
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Jan 6
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Taking a short break
This week was…heavy. As one colleague pointed out, “Watching the shift from COVID-19 as a medical and science problem to a moral one is the most taxing…
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Feb 12
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Understanding Risk
We’re coming to the end of a wave. The CDC is changing guidance. Schools are removing mask mandates. More than 253 million people have at least one dose…
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Mar 1
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Omicron Update: Dec 17
Well, Omicron cases are growing really fast. Like explosive, skyrocketing, vertical growth fast. If we continue this rate of spread, I would venture to…
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Dec 17, 2021
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What now? How pandemics end
Si quiere leer la versión en español, pulse aquí. It looks like Omicron has peaked in the United States and in many countries across the globe. Case…
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Jan 26
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Fourth Dose Q&A
I’m getting many, many questions about another booster, including from my 90 year-old grandparents. Here are some answers. What happened? This week the…
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Mar 31
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Antigen tests and Omicron
There’s no question that rapid antigen (Ag) testing is limited right now due to high demand: stores are sold out, health departments are prioritizing…
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Jan 5
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Omicron: We're getting (some) answers
Today we got our first Omicron lab data! A week and half since Omicron broke the news. Just beautiful. As the scientist of the study said, “If I don’t…
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Dec 8, 2021
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There is good news
I received thousands of emails, messages, and comments after my last post, all asking, essentially, the same thing: Is there any hope? So, I interrupt…
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Jan 5
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State of Affairs: Dec 28
I was hoping for a relatively quiet week. But, as with a lot of people right now, SARS-CoV-2 finally caught up with my little family. I finally got a…
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Dec 29, 2021
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Antigen Tests: Real World Data
Today, after 2 long years, antigen tests are finally available to Americans free of charge. (Actually, yesterday the system secretly went live. More…
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Jan 19
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