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The AstraZeneca vaccine proves worthy Recently released results show that the AstraZeneca vaccine was 79% effective at preventing COVID-19 and 100% prevention of hospitalization. They have presented the information to…Continue Reading …
The latest information on vaccine distribution A quote from an article on MedPage Today: The government has contracts for 100 million doses each of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, with…Continue Reading …
FAQ about testing, contagion, and the illness: Who should be tested? Anyone with exposure to someone with known COVID-19 or anyone with a respiratory illness. When should you be tested?…Continue Reading …
To summarize where we are now Since my last post four months ago there have been no major clinical break throughs until this week. The virus is spreading as was…Continue Reading …
new CDC estimates… The CDC “is estimating that about a third of coronavirus infections are asymptomatic.” The agency also “says its ‘best estimate’ is that 0.4% of people who show…Continue Reading …
Medical news Still nothing new on the medical front about results of well-established trials of medications or vaccines. The most diligent and urgent studies are being performed on those of…Continue Reading …
The latest Colorado stats are encouraging that everyone’s efforts are making a difference. This graph comes from data from the Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment. There appears to…Continue Reading …
Unfortunately no conclusive results yet on the benefits of any medical treatments on the corona virus. There are over 40 medications being actively tested and several different vaccines in active…Continue Reading …
More rapid test kits are being developed and tested and soon we will be able to know more promptly if someone has the virus. We have test kits for Quest…Continue Reading …
This is an update of some important sites everyone should spend some time reading and implementing into your daily and weekly routines. These recommendations will not go away any time…Continue Reading …
