Albert Fuchs, MD FACP

09/11/2023

Should you get the RSV vaccine? The CDC isn't sure.

The CDC isn’t sure.

11/19/2022

COVID-19 is getting more infectious and less lethal.

Why You’ll Probably Get COVID, and Why That’s Probably OK

04/03/2022

Should you get a second COVID booster?

Last week the FDA permitted the administration of second COVID booster doses (meaning fourth vaccine doses) to people 50 and over. The CDC followed suit by releasing a statement highlighting the option without actually endorsing it. “Boosters are safe, and people over the age of 50 can now get an ...

01/28/2022

Learning from Omicron

Has prevention failed?

12/31/2021

What to do if you are exposed to someone with COVID, or if you get infected

12/21/2021

Omicron knowns and unknowns

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 You’re luxuriating on your patio on a beautiful unfinished cedar lawn chair when you get a splinter in your finger. What are the most likely outcomes? By far the most likely outcome is that you fish the splinter out of your skin with tweezers, apply a little rubbing alco...

11/15/2021

A grab bag of current health topics

10/22/2021

In which I explain the evolving recommendations on vaccine boosters.

Thursday, October 21, 2021 Now again, with a flurry of recent news about vaccination options, I present answers to questions I’m frequently asked, or wish I was. Public health officials are talking about “boosters” and “third doses” as if they’re different things. Are they? Those are two...

08/01/2021

To understand whether masks are helpful we have to understand the benefit of vaccination.

Sunday, August 1, 2021 A couple of months ago I was desperately hoping that my next post about COVID-19 would be a retrospective, summarizing what we had learned and looking forward to a post-pandemic world. I am extremely ready to be done with this microscopic monster, but it is clearly not done wi...

03/17/2021

Are we approaching the end of the pandemic or a new surge of cases?

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 It’s been a long dark night And I’ve been a waitin’ for the morning It’s been a long hard fight But I see a brand new day a dawning — Dolly Parton, Light of a Clear Blue Morning In medicine, the light at the end of the tunnel is usually the […]

01/17/2021

In which I detail everything I know and even more I don't know about getting your COVID vaccine.

or This Pandemic Will End in Tiers Sunday, January 17, 2021 The Short Version for Readers Who Want Clear Instructions and Little Else Keep an eye on the LA County Dept of Public Health COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution site. Know your phase and tier. If you want to receive the vaccine at Cedars-Sinai Me...

12/24/2020

To all the people at Pfizer and BioNTech who developed this vaccine, to Operation Warp Speed and all the taxpayers funding it, to the volunteers in the clinical trials, and to all the staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center who are meticulously storing the vaccine, scheduling our appointments, and vaccinating us, I am filled with gratitude. Thank you! My only side effects thus far have been joy, and a resurgence of hope.