23 February 2022 Blog Post: Making Sense of Lifting Mandates

Post author:social@drbretsky.com
Post published:February 23, 2022
Post category:February 2022

It’s getting wild out there! Emboldened by Omicron case rates that are imploding (which was completely expected given its rapidity of rise), folks previously quiet about vaccination, mask and mitigation effort mandates are now succeeding in…

8 February 2022 Blog Post : On “Natural” Immunity

Post author:social@drbretsky.com
Post published:February 8, 2022
Post category:February 2022

Lurking underneath the calls for rescinding mask mandates and a general loosening of COVID-19 public health mitigation efforts are proponents of “natural” immunity. This is not a term I am particularly comfortable using, as it implies…

3 February 2022 Blog Post: Declining Cases, Increasing Mortality

Post author:social@drbretsky.com
Post published:February 3, 2022
Post category:February 2022

Omicron is most certainly on the decline here in Los Angeles as evidenced both by daily and weekly case rates. As with most epidemics that have rapid growth, we also expect to see very steep declines.…