28 Feb 2022

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  On March 18, 2020 Fred and Dr. Nick launched a weekly video discussion on the latest news and insights on COVID-19. Around that time we launched an information page gathering as much data in one place for people to reference as we all faced this new world with SARS-CoV-2 virus running across our world. Fast forward 2 years and we have been producing this video weekly offerin...
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21 Feb 2022

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In our 99th episode on COVID-19 we look at the latest news and updates on the Pandemic, asking the question of what it means going forward. COVID-19 remains a pandemic based on the classification of outbreaks that continue to occur worldwide, but countries are pulling back on mitigation measures and differing views on what we should be monitoring going forward. We are still seeing a subs...
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14 Feb 2022

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  This week Fred and Nick review the potential change to vaccine dosing schedule and why this may be a way to mitigate the rare instance of myocarditis seen, especially in younger populations. We talk about what the future holds that has some experts viewing this as a cyclical virus that emerges in ongoing waves or cycles. What does all this mean for everyone – we see a mov...
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01 Feb 2022

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This week Fred and Nick discuss the anecdotal reports on infection rate differences between shifts taking place at different times. There has been some data that demonstrates a higher incidence in two otherwise identical cohorts of individuals undergoing training. The daytime group operating during daylight hours has a much lower rate of COVID-19 infection based on the testing that takes...
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24 Jan 2022

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This week Fred and Dr. Nick review the history of treatment protocols for infection with SARS-CoV-2 and what new therapies and protocols have been developed. In the early days of the pandemic, we knew much less about the disease and not all therapies and treatments worked well. The good news was there were early insights clinically that changed the way patients were managed that saved...
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17 Jan 2022

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  This week we take a look at the choice of masks, what works best and what the differences are between the different names and annotations of the higher grade filtration masks: N95 –US standards (NIOSH approved) KN95 – Chinese Standard KF94 – South Korea Standard As the CDC has said: any mask is better than no mask, and most importantly, the best mask that you wear is th...
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10 Jan 2022

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  This week we take a look at the various responses around the world at different ends of the spectrum including what continues to be a very aggressive lockdown in Western Australia that locks their borders (land, sea, and air) and what that gives the residents. We discuss what the challenge is of determining an endpoint for these approaches with the expectation that COVID19 is n...
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03 Jan 2022

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  This week Fred and Dr. Nick take on the Omicron variant and dive into the latest data that has emerged. While we continue to learn more, there are some compelling perspectives that suggest some good news on Omicron that imply it is less virulent than previous variants. We discuss the reasons why and what other confounding factors or explanations might exist and review the impli...
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20 Dec 2021

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  This week Fred and Dr. Nick review the various options available to mitigate the risk of transmitting the virus to your family and friends during the holidays. The good news is there are lots of testing options available. The bad news is that there are few free options, placing some of these choices out of reach for some people. We discuss Antigen and PCR testing including s...
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13 Dec 2021

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  This week we review the status of the Omicron variant and what the current data tells us. Fred pulls out his handy dandy CO2 meter and we discuss the recent workout of Switzerland using CO2 meters to help inform the air quality in schools We have talked about the value of using CO2 as a proxy for air quality and more data continues to emerge that suggest this is an excellent ...
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