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Friday Update for 2021-01-15: Variants

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-01-15 by Keith Dawson2021-01-22

Herewith three items of pandemic news you may have missed recently: Llama antibodies redux; two new viral variants out of Ohio; and the function of that second shot of vaccine. Plus news briefs and a frippery. What the second shot … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Studies, Treatment, Vaccinations, Viral Variants | Leave a reply

Friday Update for 2020-12-18: Mink

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-12-18 by Keith Dawson2020-12-18

Herewith three items of pandemic news you may have missed recently: A wild mink in Utah has turned up infected; and two possibilities for finding that we may have more vaccine than we thought we did. Plus two fripperies. Just … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Reservoir, Medical Studies, Vaccinations | 2 Replies

Friday Update for 2020-12-11: Purgatory

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-12-11 by Keith Dawson2020-12-11

Some pandemic news you may have missed recently: How the upcoming time of vaccine purgatory will go down; two vaccines that hit a snag; and an antiviral com­pound that blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets. Plus a frippery. An antiviral that … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Update for 2020-11-24

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-11-24 by Keith Dawson2020-11-24

Herewith three items of pandemic news you may have missed recently: troubling details on Long Covid; news from the treatment front; and Minnesota’s Covid notification app. Plus the accustomed frippery. Minnesota’s Covid notification app Yesterday I downloaded and installed COVIDaware … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Haulers, Medical Studies, Monoclonal Antibodies, Online Life, Treatment | Leave a reply

Friday Update for 2020-11-13

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-11-13 by Keith Dawson2021-01-05

Herewith three items of pandemic news you may have missed recently: mental health associations with Covid-19; an anti-depressant possibly protective against worsening disease; and using testing to shorten the time of quarantine. Plus the usual frippery. OCD drug fluvoxamine may … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Studies, Testing, Treatment | 1 Reply

Tuesday Update for 2020-11-03

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-11-03 by Keith Dawson2020-11-03

Herewith three items of pandemic news you may have missed recently: testing a thyroid hormone for Covid-ARDS; grocery store clerks at high risk; and a simulator for rapid testing scenarios. Plus a frippery. A dashboard for exploring rapid testing Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Friday Update for 2020-10-23

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-10-23 by Keith Dawson2020-10-23

Today we offer four items of Covid-19 news: a county-level dashboard of dangerousness; new discoveries on how the virus spreads so effectively and why it inhibits long-term im­munity; and at-home saliva testing. Plus the accustomed frippery. Why illness may not … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Studies, Testing | 2 Replies

Tuesday Update for 2020-10-20

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-10-20 by Keith Dawson2020-10-20

The Update has gone semi-weekly. Herewith three more items of pandemic news you may have missed recently: the next pandemic; the duration of immunity; and two new metrics that may portend severe Covid-19. Plus a frippery. Two New Metrics That … Continue reading →

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Immunity and Neanderthals

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-09-30 by Keith Dawson2020-09-30

We’re going to be stringing together Covid-19 and the immune system’s response to it with genes we inherited from Neanderthals. Bear with us. First, let’s look at a paper outlining a genetic defect that results in sub-par pro­duc­tion of one … Continue reading →

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Johnson & Johnson, Novavax Phase IIIs

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-09-25 by Keith Dawson2020-12-29

This week two Operation Warp Speed-supported vaccine makers began Phase III trials: Johnson & John­son began enrolling 60,000 participants in the US and worldwide on Monday, and yesterday Novavax opened a 10,000-person trial in the UK. Johnson & Johnson / … Continue reading →

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Phase III Detailed Protocols

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-09-18 by Keith Dawson2020-09-21

After pressure from scientists and public health experts, vaccine makers are releasing the detailed protocols for their Phase III vaccine trials. Moderna went first yes­ter­day morning and Pfizer followed in the afternoon. The others will come around. These documents let … Continue reading →

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The Real Cost of an Early EUA

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-09-10 by Keith Dawson2020-12-11

The biggest drawback to one of the vaccine candidates receiving an FDA Emergency Use Authorization: it would halt the Phase III trial and destroy any chance of getting more data about that vaccine’s safety, efficacy, and longevity. On the This … Continue reading →

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AstraZeneca / Oxford Phase III Paused [Update: restarted]

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-09-09 by Keith Dawson2020-09-12

You have probably heard that one of the three vaccine makers in Phase III trials in the US, AstraZeneca, has paused its effort while an outside committee studies a “serious adverse incident.” This is jargon for “something bad happened.” AZ … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Studies, Phase III | 1 Reply

The Vaccine Makers’ Pledge

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-09-08 by Keith Dawson2020-09-08

Nine vaccine makers have signed an unprecedented pledge to conduct the search for a Covid-19 vaccine only “in accordance with high ethical standards and sound scientific principles,” in an attempt to bolster public confidence in any vaccine that emerges. Political … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Studies, Politics, Vaccines | 3 Replies

October Surprise

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2020-09-07 by Keith Dawson2020-12-11

The President, always one to say the quiet parts out loud, has made no secret of wanting to announce a vaccine before November 3 in order to boost his chances for reelection. Let’s look at how that might be possible. … Continue reading →

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  • Tuesday Update for 2020-10-27 on 2020-10-29
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  • No Authorized Vaccine by Election Day on 2020-09-24
  • Phase III Detailed Protocols (2) on 2020-09-21
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