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Vaccinations The Omicron variant has often been described as milder than prior variants. Unfortunately, the vocabulary got converted to mild. Milder is correct. Mild is not. The death rate from Omicron is much lower than prior variants but the number of cases was far higher because of how transmissible omicron has been. On February 17, […]
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Vaccinations I got my second Moderna booster on Thursday, five months after the first booster. I asked the CVS pharmacist where I could get the QR code so I would have digital proof of the vaccination. He said, “What is a QR code?” Healthcare has a long way to go when it comes to IT. […]
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Vaccines No question about it that we will be seeing more variants. Hopefully not more virulent. The big hope on my radar is a universal pan-covid vaccine which could protect against the flu, RSV, and all future coronavirus variants. The mRNA vaccines by Moderna and BioNTech-Pfizer have shown the new modern technology can be adapted […]
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Vaccines Looks like BA.2 is a variant of the Omicron lineage. Early to know for sure, but looks like it may be more contagious but not more virulent. Also early to know for sure but appears those who have had Omicron will be resistant to further infection. The big hope on my radar is a […]
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Vaccines Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common and dangerous virus we don’t hear much about. It is a serious respiratory disease. Along with influenza and covid, these diseases cause millions of hospitalizations around the world for people of all ages. No vaccines exist to protect our populations. Could there be a universal pan-covid vaccine […]
