Blog posts from August 2020
I have been receiving a lot of questions lately about the 2020/2021 seasonal flu shot. This is because the call has gone out to the public that having a flu shot is one of the steps…
My presumption that today’s “major therapeutic breakthrough” announcement with President Trump and Secretary Azar will be about blood plasma as a #COVID19 treatment. It is a refrain that is still echoing from our Hydroxychloroquine experience and…
On Friday, Governor Newsom outlined a new blueprint for reopening California - county by county. Replacing the watch list is now a color scheme based on two metrics: case rate, and positivity rate (percent of positive…
The Mercury News raises a good question in the linked article - how did Orange County come off the state's COVID-19 watch list while the Bay Area (who has had arguably the most effective coronavirus response…
President Trump will announce tonight at the RNC that the US Government will acquire 150 million of Abbott Laboratories rapid antigen test for $750 million ($5/test). These are intended to be "deployed" to nursing homes, schools…
A discussion of the seasonal flu vaccine, historical efficacy and advice regarding the "senior" flu shot.
Headlines such as the one in the linked article below ("Coronavirus trends falling in LA County; health officer says he knows why") make me very nervous. I think there are a couple of reasons behind my…
My presumption that today’s “major therapeutic breakthrough” announcement with President Trump and Secretary Azar will be about blood plasma as a #COVID19 treatment. It is a refrain that is still echoing from our Hydroxychloroquine experience and…
Step 1 in Reopening - Plexiglass physical barriers going up in common areas of the office and between employee workstations. Plexiglass? Check. Palm trees? Check. Safer medical office workplace - with a view.
The Trump Administration today has taken up the call of the convalescent serum "breakthrough" by spreading the notion that this treatment would save 30-50 individuals out of 100 infected with COVID-19. This is false and those…