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If a vaccine might be a while away, what about “antibody treatment”?
Antibodies are the proteins the body makes to fight infection. During the 1918 flu pandemic doctors proved giving convalescent blood plasma from those who had recovered from the flu to those currently suffering from it could provide useful
Can vaping increase your risk of COVID-19?
We know that vaping causes lung injury and that injured lungs are more susceptible to infection, so since the pandemic began, there has been suspicion that vaping increases one’s coronavirus risk. While there were no formal studies, both
Is it safe to fly on a commercial airplane?
Is it safe to fly? Far-flung Bay Area families weigh coronavirus risk Abstracted from an article by Sarah Feldberg June 20, 2020 | Updated: June 25, 2020 1:39 p.m. | San Francisco Chronicle For Bay Area residents with
Update: Am I safe to visit high-risk relatives if I just had a negative COVID-19 nasal swab?
The simple answer to this question is no. A negative COVID-19 nasal or oral swab test tells you that there was not enough virus in your nasal or oral sample to be identified on the test. But the
Are asymptomatic people spreading the coronavirus? A WHO official’s words spark confusion, debate.
The World Health Organization clarified on Tuesday its position on whether people without symptoms are widely spreading coronavirus, saying much remains unknown about asymptomatic transmission. In her initial comments, the head of the WHO’s emerging disease and zoonosis
How does blood type influence coronavirus?
A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the
How can we expand our social circle while still being responsible and remaining safe?
The following is an abstract from Melissa Hawkins’ article in The Conversation. She is Professor of Public Health, Director of Public Health Scholars Program, at American University. After three months of lockdown, many people are turning to quarantine
When can we expect to do everyday things again? (Thoughts from 511 Epidemiologists)
I think it is safe to say as we are well into the COVID 19 pandemic. The changes we have seen as a community worldwide have been epic in proportion and will continue to define this generation. The
Should we continue to give our children routine immunizations during this pandemic?
Yes, definitely. It is important to do your best to keep your child on schedule with their routine childhood vaccinations. Through 18 months old, most pediatric well child checks include vaccinations and it is important for your child’s
What are the mental health impacts of this pandemic?
While there are many examples of love and connection all around us every day, the loss of lives and of economic stability for so many throughout the world related to the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating. Compounding what
If a vaccine might be a while away, what about “antibody treatment”?
Antibodies are the proteins the body makes to fight infection. During the 1918 flu pandemic doctors proved giving convalescent blood
Can vaping increase your risk of COVID-19?
We know that vaping causes lung injury and that injured lungs are more susceptible to infection, so since the pandemic
Is it safe to fly on a commercial airplane?
Is it safe to fly? Far-flung Bay Area families weigh coronavirus risk Abstracted from an article by Sarah Feldberg June
Update: Am I safe to visit high-risk relatives if I just had a negative COVID-19 nasal swab?
The simple answer to this question is no. A negative COVID-19 nasal or oral swab test tells you that there
Are asymptomatic people spreading the coronavirus? A WHO official’s words spark confusion, debate.
The World Health Organization clarified on Tuesday its position on whether people without symptoms are widely spreading coronavirus, saying much
How does blood type influence coronavirus?
A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and Covid-19, the
How can we expand our social circle while still being responsible and remaining safe?
The following is an abstract from Melissa Hawkins’ article in The Conversation. She is Professor of Public Health, Director of
When can we expect to do everyday things again? (Thoughts from 511 Epidemiologists)
I think it is safe to say as we are well into the COVID 19 pandemic. The changes we have
Should we continue to give our children routine immunizations during this pandemic?
Yes, definitely. It is important to do your best to keep your child on schedule with their routine childhood vaccinations.
What are the mental health impacts of this pandemic?
While there are many examples of love and connection all around us every day, the loss of lives and of
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