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10/11/2021

https://www.cnbc.com/advertorial/2021/10/01/mrna-the-groundbreaking-technology-that-may-change-the-course-of-medicine.html?utm_campaign=NativeTout1&utm_source=Polar&mvt=i&mvn=d51a330a883d4bbfbcfe6c5bbff575e5&mvp=NA-CNBC-11239420&mvl=CNBC%20ROS_Polar%20-%20Polar%20Engine%20Backfill
Pretty good explanation of how mRNA vaccines (Pfizer & Moderna) work.

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was the first authorized vaccine to use messenger RNA, a groundbreaking biotechnology some 30 years in the making. The success of the vaccine underscores the immense potential of this technology.

08/26/2020

The rules keep changing but the overall situation is much better!

"This makes no sense. People without symptoms account for up to 50% of transmission," Dr. Leana Wen, the former health commissioner of Baltimore, said in a tweet. "We need MORE testing, not less."

06/08/2020

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/asymptomatic-coronavirus-patients-arent-spreading-new-infections-who-says.html
This is certainly good news to a lot of people!

Government responses should focus on detecting and isolating infected people with symptoms, said the WHO's Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove.

04/13/2020

It looks like COVID19 has peaked in NC! https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/covid19/covid-19-nc-case-count -over-time

03/25/2020

Joshua 1:9

03/18/2020

There are a lot of confusing signs out there. Nice when someone labels them in English.

03/18/2020

This could help explain the bed shortage in NY but not why their rates of hospitalization are so high compared to other states. GB

New York has lost a staggering 20,000 hospital beds over the last two decades to budget cuts and insurance overhauls, complicating local and state efforts to battle the coronavirus, according to re…

03/18/2020

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200318_36/
This looks promising for severe cases of COVID-19 but availability may be a problem. GB

The Chinese government says it has officially decided to use the Japanese-developed anti-influenza drug Avigan in treating people infected with the new coronavirus.

03/16/2020

Now everyone thinks he is an expert on viruses, even a former deputy governor of the Bank of England.

John Gieve, former deputy governor at the Bank of England, said COVID-19 would be "something we've got to get used to over a period of years."

03/16/2020

The most promising medication for the current coronavirus threat is remdesivir.

Trials are underway in the U.S., China and, soon, other Asian countries to test whether remdesivir, an antiviral developed by Gilead, could have potential against SARS-CoV-2.

03/16/2020

We are planning to maintain our regular hours through the current coronavirus situation. If your usual primary medical care gets interrupted you may, of course, call us at 919-233-6644 to see if we can help. If you have respiratory symptoms such as cough, fever, or shortness of breath call me before coming to the office so we can handle it the right way.