This week, Columbia University and Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center researchers reported their assessment of the newly approved COVID-19 booster shot. Unfortunately, the recent release by the FDA of the newest booster shot is not improving our chances of becoming … Continue reading
Most of us remember how bad the Delta variant of COVID-19 was just a few months ago. I was one of the fortunate ones to survive Delta with just a cough and a bit of fatigue. Many were not. However, … Continue reading
Nearly 40,000 people have died each year from seasonal influenza for the past eight years except for last year. Less than a thousand (748 deaths) were recorded from just over 2,000 confirmed cases of seasonal influenza. The Twindemic forecast for … Continue reading
Einstein is credited with saying insanity is doing the same repeatedly and expecting different results. Before COVID-19 vaccines, maybe a wise move was to isolate those spreading the disease. Governments around the world locked down everyone to prevent the spread … Continue reading
I saw a headline a day or so ago about what people can do to protect themselves from the Delta variant when they are already vaccinated. I considered the suggestions and thought about the latest upsurge in new cases, hospitalizations, … Continue reading
Viruses mutate. It happens all the time. The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19 has mutated over a thousand times according to some researchers. Should we be concerned? Latest Mutation in the News https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-you-shouldnt-freak-out-about-the-new-strain-of-covid-19 Over one thousand new cases of COVID-19 … Continue reading
A few months ago, there were a couple of studies published in Europe about the speculation that common colds caused by coronavirus could offer protection against the SARS-Co-V-2 virus that causes COVID-19. I wrote about them at that time. Further … Continue reading
Our bodies can recover from many maladies given time and a healthy immune system. Israel has been working for years on mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) to repair and reverse the effects of various diseases. Israeli Study https://www.newsmax.com/scitech/covid-19-lungs-medicine-research-and-development/2020/05/12/id/967160/ The Israeli company, … Continue reading
I noticed more than a couple of headlines today about the records of new cases of COVID-19. This surge is worse than the previous one. The rate of infection is increasing at an alarming rate. How do we really measure … Continue reading
I hear from friends living outside Texas asking about our COVID-19 pandemic situation. They are concerned about the bleak conditions being reported about Houston and the surrounding area. Some even send me a link to an article they read. I … Continue reading