Two things have been buzzing this week, and both are confusing. Multiple people have been trumpeting the fact that there has been an uptick in COVID infections in certain European countries over the past three weeks. They attribute this to the presence of a variant of Omicron called BA.2. This variant has been reported toContinue reading “BA.2 and Pfizer’s fourth booster shot”
Category Archives: Diagnoses
Unfounded concerns about Omicron hospitalizations in children?
Last night NBC’s network news reported “record numbers” of children in hospitals with COVID-19 since Omicron came to the United States. Physicians from Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, Texas Children’s Hospital, and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland all alluded to sharp increases in children with serious COVID-19 infections. In contrast, Dr.Continue reading “Unfounded concerns about Omicron hospitalizations in children?”
What to do when you get COVID infected.
The harsh reality of the next few months is that almost all the population will be exposed to COVID-19. Even worse, with the remarkable infectivity of the Omicron virus, all unvaccinated and a significant percentage of vaccinated will get COVID-19. So, in many ways it’s not a question of if, but when? Many more peopleContinue reading “What to do when you get COVID infected.”
Focus Everyone: These are the most important weeks of the pandemic!
I have a short but important blog today. Over the next few weeks the first wave of the pandemic will crest in most of the US. What makes this time so important is that this first surge of the virus cuts through the population most aggressively. There is no immunity among us and the spread can beContinue reading “Focus Everyone: These are the most important weeks of the pandemic!”
It’s Time: How to self-diagnose a coronavirus infection. What to do if you think you're infected.
Executive Summary Coronavirus infections need to be self diagnosed This can be done by identifying a number of characteristic symptoms Individuals who suspect they are infected should contact their physician and not go to an emergency room or hospital Anyone with suspected coronavirus infection should self-isolate for 14 days regardless of whether they have hadContinue reading “It’s Time: How to self-diagnose a coronavirus infection. What to do if you think you're infected.”
Pandemic Pondering 