COVID-19 Updates
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New Moderna vaccine data ‘support’ booster shot after 8 months
There is still a lot of debate in the medical community about the need for boosters.
Commentary
Is social media worsening our social fears?
Social networking sites are a great way for people to connect but may also decrease the quality of intimate connections and relationships.
Feature
COVID vaccine preprint study prompts Twitter outrage
The authors’ conclusions about rates of myocarditis after COVID vaccine in boys aged 12-17 years are attacked for supposedly stoking antivaccine...
Livin' on the MDedge
COVID wars, part nine: The rise of iodine
Plus: Justice for vaccination, a gut feeling about travel, and your inner braniac.
Commentary
Why misinformation spreads
COVID-19 is not a pandemic but rather a syndemic of viral disease and misinformation, says Leanna M. W. Lui, HBSC.
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Want to see what COVID strain you have? The government says no
“There would have to be some clinical significance for there to be a good reason to give this information.”
From the Journals
Low RA flare rate reported after Pfizer COVID vaccination
The rate of flares seen among RA patients in remission after vaccination was in line with other reports across a range of rheumatic and...
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Man dies after 43 full ICUs turn him away
As of Sept. 12, Alabama had 1,530 staffed ICU beds to accommodate 1,541 ICU patients.
From the Journals
At 18 months, much still unknown about diabetes and COVID-19
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Biden vaccine mandate rule could be ready within weeks
Companies that refuse to follow the standard could be fined $13,600 per violation.
From the Journals
Researchers describe first reports of breakthrough COVID infections, booster shots in rheumatology patients
The first published results of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection in fully or partially vaccinated patients with RMDs hint at encouraging low rates...