Questions and Concerns About COVID-19
Which vaccines will you need this fall? I will discuss this on Flashpoint, September 10th at 10:00 AM.
Dear loyal readers of pandemicpondering.com. I am back on Flashpoint this Sunday to discuss the vaccine needs for everyone this fall. It is appropriate to examine this topic just after Labor Day weekend given the respiratory disease challenges we face this fall, especially given some confusing and even contradictory comments in the media. So please…
Understanding the three vaccines being offered this fall: RSV, COVID-19 and Flu.
In honor of the Labor Day weekend and the coming of Fall, it is time to think about turning leaves, hot drinks, and, of course, respiratory infections! Three vaccines are being offered this year, and while they all protect against important respiratory infections, they could not be more different. The differences extend beyond their varied…
Take No COVID-19 Vaccine Until the Fall!
In my last blog post I suggested almost everyone should wait to get COVID vaccinated until the fall when a newly formulated vaccine was available. The FDA vaccine panel that met this month reinforced that opinion and took it one step further. First, the new vaccine will not contain material representing either of the BA.4/BA.5…
What should you do about COVID-19 vaccines in June 2023?
The ending of the COVID National emergency in May which means the US will no longer distribute free COVID-19 vaccines has confused people at the same time they are trying to gauge when they should get their next shot. I will try to clarify the status of the different vaccines and what value they currently…
What does the future hold after COVID will be discussed on Flashpoint, May 28th at 10:00 AM.
Dear loyal readers of pandemicpondering.com. I am back on Flashpoint this Sunday to discuss the future of healthcare in the US after the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended! It is appropriate to discuss this topic on Memorial Day weekend given the tremendous losses we have all suffered and the challenges we face in the…
Where do we go now that the pandemic is over?
Many of you who have been following http://www.Pandemicpondering.com will note that I have taken about a month off to get some perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic and work on other projects. The good news is that the pandemic is over with the United States government ending their “COVID National Emergency” tomorrow, May 11th, and the WHO…
The lab leak finally gets attention
In a post I made first on April 30, 2020, then again on May 27th 2021, I suggested we should focus on the possibility of a laboratory leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology as a source of he COVID-19 pandemic. There finally appears to be bipartisan interest in this, supported by intelligence assessments that…
The pandemic has ended. What should we do now?
The announcement a few weeks ago that President Biden is suspending the COVID-19 emergency declaration on May 11th puts a formal end to this pandemic. As is often the case, this declaration comes long after our society has informally ended its own pandemic precautions. There are a few important implications for the president’s declaration, predominantly…
What is really happening with these new Omicron COVID virus variants?
Every week or so there seems to be an impassioned announcement of a new Omicron variant of the COVID virus (SARS-CoV-2) that “threatens our population.” The latest, called XBB.1.5, has arrived with great fanfare. It even has been nicknamed “Kraken” because it is supposedly monstrous! XBB.1.5 was first identified in the Eastern United States where…
Are vaccines driving the development of COVID variants? A response to the Wall Street Journal editorial.
I’ve been asked by several readers to evaluate an editorial in the Wall Street Journal with the provocative title “Are vaccines fueling new COVID variants?” This editorial by Allysia Findlay, a non-medical member of the Journal’s editorial board, proposes that vaccinating individuals against COVID-19 is now responsible for driving the creation of new COVID virus…
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