July 21, 2020 Clinical Research Researchers careful to state that the long-term outcome/efficacy of the immune response to the Oxford vaccine will be known after the Phase 3 arm of the trial. Great science but verification required.
July 20, 2020 Health Policy The Ottawa Spike. Easy to blame younger people but the conflicting and contradictory public health rules and government decisions for Phase 3 are likely a significant contributing factor.
July 19, 2020 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #748, July 19, 2020: The Coronavirus Fizzbin Game
July 16, 2020 Allergy/Immunology Still too early in the pandemic to determine how long immunity lasts after initial infection.
July 15, 2020 Vaccines A Phase-1 vaccine study result should not be used to extrapolate efficacy. It is designed to determine the vaccine’s safety profile. Patience required for the results of the next two trial phases to truly answer the efficacy question.
July 14, 2020 Epidemiology Lots of questions remain and it is too early to conclude that asthma is not associated with increased risk of hospitalization among Covid-19 patients
July 13, 2020 Epidemiology Remembering what got us here and recognizing what has happened to other countries who did not as we enter Phase 3 will maximize our chances of success if we continue to employ face masks, physical distancing and hand washing.
July 12, 2020 Bariatric Medicine Sunday House Call, #747, July 12, 2020: Managing obesity by understanding what influences your GateKeeper, GoGetter, and Sleepy Executive with @DavidMacklinMD
