The Gurney Keeps Rolling
They are rolled down the hallway in a special gurney to the first stop on their journey to eternal rest. They are those who did not make it. Those who, despite our best efforts, lose the fight. BeRead More…
Category: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
How Good Is One’s Immunity After a Covid-19 Infection?
Several recent studies show that not all who get a positive COVID-19 diagnosis by RT-PCR develop antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus or seroconvert. An Israeli group showed that 5% of all their CRead More…
Covid-19 Vaccines: Do We Really Need Booster Shots?
As humans, our first line of defense against viral pathogens is the innate immune response. That includes things like the skin, cytokines, and macrophages. This response tries to hold the line till tRead More…
Vaccine Inequality & International Vaccine Diplomacy; What is The Solution?
In the past months with Covid-19 vaccines available in many countries, implementation programs are rolling out across the globe. The effectiveness of such programs is very important in curbing furtheRead More…
How Good Are We At Comparing Vaccine Efficacy?
Different countries have so far approved more than 6 Covid-19 vaccines mostly by Emergency Use Authorizations. With this development a few questions keep popping up. One such question is on how the vRead More…
AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccines and Blood Clots: Is There Any Cause For Concern?
The side effect of a vaccine becomes significant if that complication’s occurrence is higher than pertains in the general population.Let’s take Bell’s Palsy, aka partial facial paralysis, as an exampRead More…
What Are Our Healthcare Workers Who Have Completed Their Vaccines Are Saying?
This post is my attempt to bring the vaccine experience to a larger audience. To do this I polled about 500 vaccine recipients over about 24 days. A prior survey that I conducted suggested that manyRead More…
What Is The Neutralizing Antibody Response After The 1st Vaccine Shot in Those With Prior Infection?
Interestingly, two pre-prints were released this week that looked at the same issue. These papers were a comparison of the immune response to the first shot of an mRNA vaccine between those who have Read More…