They are finally here! Vaccinations against COVID-19 were at last approved for the youngest people ages 6 months to 5 years old. Studies in children have been done showing definite protective benefits and no major adverse reactions occurring. The first step was the FDA approval after an advi…
A new study from Germany calculating how many possible COVID germs could be excreted during exercise in a gym setting was published just recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Maybe it’s time for a break from writing about COVID almost every week for 2½ years. This inspiration, if you will, came after meeting people out walking, a couple of whom asked, “Say can you take a look at something (on my skin)?” My reply always is “Sure,” because if someone has something …
Maybe it’s time for a break from writing about Covid almost every week for 2½ years. This inspiration, if you will, came after meeting people out walking, a couple of whom asked, “Say can you take a look at something” (on their skin)? My reply always is “Sure” because if someone has somethin…
So, what’s the monkey business over the news of monkeypox (MP) infections? It really is not funny stuff.
Since the beginning of COVID, “guesstimates” have been made about the number and percentage of asymptomatic COVID infections that never produce any illness, but still cause a person to be infected. This has been true for any and every infectious organism in any population, because each perso…
The SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in all its current mutations is the dominant version of the viral plague infecting us for the last several months. The subvariant mutations seem to be multiplying like they took lessons from rabbits.
Testing wastewater for the genetic RNA material of the SARS-C0V-2 virus has not proven to be a waste of time. It has become another tool in tracking COVID surges/increases/upticks in a region or community that utilizes a shared wastewater and sewage disposal system. Through the National Wast…
The CDC recently announced that a fourth COVID vaccination, a second booster, is available for people over 50 years old, for those who have a weakened immune system ages 12 years and older, generally called immunocompromised, and for those who’ve had two shots of the Johnson and Johnson vacc…
Just last weekend an event happened at the television event called the Oscars, which was viewed by many people (but also not by many people). It was an act of violence by one actor, Will Smith, against another actor, Chris Rock, who was the emcee.
It’s spring break time! All the schools seem to be taking their time off. I thought it would a good time to do the same and take a vacation from the all viral Covid considerations. The following Hint is a repeat or reprise from years past. But isn’t spring always a reprise from the past?
How many of us are tired of being part of an historic event, the COVID pandemic? Hold up your hands. As of this writing, we are hearing that the number of COVID-19 cases is dropping in a majority of areas worldwide. So, when do we label our viral lives something less than a pandemic, like pe…
We’re beginning our third year of the COVID pandemic. Everyone is tired and sick of and maybe from it. But the virus isn’t going anywhere real soon. It is still teaching us. The latest chapter is the rather incredible “surge” from the omicron variant (Ov). It has several aspects that disting…
Ivermectin (Ivm) is a medicine intended for serious parasitic diseases, especially in the tropics, that kill or damage people irreparably. It and many other medicines already in use have been tried in lab settings to see if they work in other infections and diseases, called repurposing. Ivm …
Cecil is a 10-year-old+, orange tiger, neutered male.
Questions have arisen about the need for a COVID vaccination if you already had a primary or natural infection. At this point in our learning from the virus, we aren’t sure. We’ll cite a few opinions from experts to illustrate the somewhat differing views. The essential problem in giving a d…
Marinara is a 5 month old, black, spayed female.
Can COVID-19 infection cause erectile dysfunction (ED) in males? The topic was raised in earlier COVID times. Now there are two threads of indirect evidence that have come up from two different research papers. It cannot be said yet that the virus causes ED unequivocally. However, the virus …
A recent article from the Aug. 27, Minneapolis Star-Tribune discussed the increase in a respiratory viral infection that can be confused with COVID-19, and usually peaks during the winter months.
At the end of July, the CDC made new mask recommendations for mask wearing because lots more people were getting infected, going to the hospital, and dying from COVID-19.
Maisie is a 10-years-old or older, Buff Tiger with White, spayed female.
Carbonara is a 4-month-old+, black with white, neutered male.
It seems lately that ivermectin has been in news pieces more often than before, becoming a political football discussed and extolled by street corner and legislative non-medical preachers of the medical word as a miracle for prevention and/or treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections. It is approve…
Severe weather goes part and parcel with summer – and this year is no exception.
Leila is a 6-year-old, spayed female, Boxer mix who is current on vaccinations.
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