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The decision was made this week to create a pan coronavirus vaccine which would greatly decrease the need for vaccine boosters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The CDC has made a recommendation for use of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children down to age 6 months. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Paxlovid is for available to treat COVID in patients with certain conditions. https://auburnmedicalgroup.net/covid-conditions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The FDA has approved a second booster for people age 50 and older. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

People over age 65 and those with immune compromising conditions or medications absolutely need to have their full vaccination series and boosters. The rest of us need to be sensitive to their condition and be OK with wearing masks when we are around them in public....

A fourth shot or second booster is recommended for certain groups at higher risk for COVID-19. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The BA.2 strain of Omicron is currently 3.8% of cases in the US and doubling weekly. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Omicron New cases in Placer County have been decreasing for three weeks. The number of cases in general hospital beds and the ICU in Placer County have also been decreasing over the last week. --- Send in a voice message:...

Free home COVID-19 test kits are now available through Covidtests.gov. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

We are rapidly approaching the peak of Omicron and the resolution of the pandemic. Welcome to the endemic. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The approved treatments for Omicron are extremely limited in availability. We are recommending vaccination as the primary means of avoiding detrimental effects of the Omicron Variant. --- Send in a voice message:...

Paxlovid is an antiviral pill by Pfizer which was approved for emergency authorization by the FDA. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Omicron is responsible for 2/3 of COVID cases both in California and the US. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Oral antiviral medications against COVID include Mulnupiravir (already with FDA EUA) and Paxlovid. They decrease risk of death and hospitalization from COVID, but not as well as vaccination. --- Send in a voice message:...

Evusheld is approved as a preventive treatment against COVID for patients with specific risks for COVID. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

There have been no reported deaths from Omicron… YET. There is reason for hope given the reports of notably mild infections so far in South Africa. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

A new variant of concern in South Africa has been named. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Everyone over age 18 is now eligible for a booster 6 months after receiving their second mRNA vaccine dose. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

A number of European countries are not giving the Moderna mRNA vaccine to people under age 30, yet they prefer it over Pfizer for people over age 30. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

It's official. You can now vaccinate children, age 5-11, with the Pfizer Covid vaccine. Check vaccines.gov for a local pharmacy if your children are not already getting vaccinated through school. --- Send in a voice message:...

The Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine has an association with a blood clot in the veins around the brain. It is rare, and it is 30 times more rare in the group most likely to experience it than severe effects of COVID 19 if they don't get the vaccine. This is not a...

Approval of the Pfizer vaccine in children, age 5 - 11, is likely to occur after going through review at the FDA, the ACIP, and then the CDC. Send in a voice message to tell me what you think of the video format. --- Send in a voice message:...

Final COVID-19 vaccine booster recommendations have been announced by the CDC. Click to see if you count as immunosuppressed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC recommends that booster shots be given to specific populations six months after receiving their second dose of mRNA vaccine and that anyone who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine receive a second shot...

We now have 30 minute PCR testing at the other medical group for Auburn Medical Group patients who have been exposed to Covid or have possible Covid symptoms. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The FDA VRBPAC recommends a booster for Johnson & Johnson vaccines for everyone who received the first dose. This will be considered by the FDA. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The FDA’s VRBPAC has recommended certain individuals to receive a third dose if the Moderna COVID vaccine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Overall, new cases, hospitalizations, and I see you occupation for Covid are improving in Placer County. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The national guard was called to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California, and three other hospitals in Bakersfield, California to help with the Covid surge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Johnson and Johnson is applying for approval for a second dose of its COVID vaccine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Overall new COVID cases, deaths, and hospitalizations are on a decline. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The final CDC approval for boosters includes people with occupational exposure despite its removal from the FDA EUA by the CDC’s ACIP. It also retains recommendations for proponents with certain health risks both age 50 to 64 and age 18 to 49. --- Send in a voice...

The FDA approved administration of a booster to certain groups for the Pfizer Covid vaccine. It is an emergency use authorization for individuals 65 years old and older, people at risk occupationally or due to institutionalization and people with certain high risk...

The FDA Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee voted against recommending a third dose to individual 16 years of age to 64 years of age. They did approve a recommendation for giving a third shot to individuals 65 years of age and older. This has not...

FDA vaccine advisors rejected a recommendation to add boosters for everyone at this time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

There are three new publications supporting the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations during pregnancy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

There is some controversy regarding the CDC’s announcement of plans to make third doses of mRNA vaccines available. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

A pre-print study from Israel suggests that natural immunity is superior to V vaccine immunity for COVID-19. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

This week’s MMWR reports on a study done over the summer in Los Angeles which found that people who are unvaccinated are five times more likely to get COVID-19. It also found that unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to get hospitalized compared to vaccinated...

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine, Comirnaty has full FDA approval for age 16 and older. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

A listener left a message asking about adverse effects and dosing of Covid vaccine boosters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The CDC has clarified who is considered immunocompromised enough to receive the third dose of mRNA vaccines. The ACIP of the CDC and the FDA have agreed on appending the Emergency Use Authorization for the mRNA vaccines in individuals who are moderately to severely...

The CDC’s Advisory Council on Immunization Practices unanimously voted to recommend third mRNA vaccine doses for the immunosuppressed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Edward Nirenberg wrote an excellent blog post addressing Dr. Stock’s presentation to an Indiana school board. https://www.deplatformdisease.com/blog/addressing-dr-daniel-stock-claims --- Send in a voice message:...

REGEN-COV Has been found to be effective in treating vulnerable unvaccinated patients exposed to COVID-19 before they start to have symptoms. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

A recent CDC MMWR reported on a Delta Variant Outbreak where more vaccinated people were infected than unvaccinated people. This was an exception to national statistics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

We are seeing a high number of positive Covid test for our office. We have seen Covid tests positive and people have been vaccinated. We have also had to send a teenager to be admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 causing unstable vital signs. --- Send in a voice...

Studies are being done to see if the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are safe for use in children and in people who had immediate reactions to their first dose of an mRNA vaccine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The Delta variant increases the percentage of people needing to be immune to Covid to achieve herd immunity through increasing the reproduction rate and decreasing vaccine efficacy. --- Send in a voice message:...

Delta Variant is the predominant strain and vaccinated individuals are getting it, although at a lower rate and lower symptom severity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Dr. Michelle Fiscus, Director of Vaccines-Infectious and Preventable Diseases for the Tennessee State Board of Health was fired by the Governor for encouraging eligible adolescents to get vaccines....

Despite a mild increase in early July, the US COVID-19 mortality rate is on the decline with it now in the 150s. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Infection rates are increasing, most likely due to spread of the Delta Variant. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Data indicate that it is much safer for adolescents to receive two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine than to not get it. This is still true even when considering possible risk of myocarditis caused by the second dose of the vaccine....

Not having your second dose of mRNA vaccine allows vulnerability to the Delta variant --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Many Covid related mandates have been lifted in California on June 15, but there are still Covid related regulations in some settings. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Studies in Europe suggest that patients may benefit just as much from mixing mRNA vaccines with adenovirus vaccines as getting two doses of the same vaccine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

We had a positive case in a symptomatic patient in the office today. This is a Placer County case. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The majority of people yet to be vaccinated are not interested in detailed arguments. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are expected to receive full FDA authorization in the near future. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The EEOC has stated that employers can’t mandate COVID vaccination of their employees. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Novavax announced 96.4% efficacy against original strain COVID and 86.3% against the B.1.1.7 variant. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

After vaccination you should not get antibody test to check for immunity. Both visor and Materna are saying that individuals vaccinated with their products will probably need a booster in the Fall. --- Send in a voice message:...

This is a replay of our June 18, 2020 podcast with an updated link to an article in Smithsonian. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The CDC has updated their recommended activities for fully vaccinated individuals. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The Pfizer BioNTech Vaccine now has emergency use authorization for use down to age 12. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Projections in this weeks MMWR are reason to get vaccinated now rather than later. People with chronic health conditions overall will be many times more likely to benefit from the vaccines than to be harmed. --- Send in a voice message:...

Sign up for your COVID-19 at vaccines.gov. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The CDC has published interim activity guidelines for both people who are fully vaccinated and people who are not yet vaccinated. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

A study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine documents that more than half of study patients still have effects from COVID-19 six months following their infection. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

A study published in Nature on April 22 includes more bad effects of long-term Covid. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is now unpaused. Women under age 50 may want to consider getting one of the mRNA vaccines instead if they have a choice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

This week's article in the New England Journal of Medicine following patients who were pregnant at the time of vaccination finds a good report on safety of the mRNA vaccines in pregnancy. --- Send in a voice message:...

Now more than half of adults in the US have received their first dose of COVID vaccine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Both of the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine and the Astro Zeneca Vaccine use an adenovirus vector to deliver RNA to cells. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Data are now available which show that breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated individuals are very rare. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The CDC is advisory committee on immunization practices is meeting today to review the occurrence of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with thrombocytopenia occurring in six women after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. In addition to the...

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has caused 6 blood clots in women after receiving the vaccine. Administration of the vaccine is being paused until the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices can meet tomorrow....

Pfizer and BioNTech are requesting that their existing emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine be expanded to include people down to 12 years of age....

There is currently debate on the subject of vaccine passports in the United States. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The single demographic group most likely to refuse vaccination is self described white evangelical Christians.  Help them learn about vaccines....

The CDC announced today that it is safe for fully vaccinated people to travel. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Pfizer has announced results of a six month long study which finds their vaccine highly effective against the South African variant of COVID-19. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Pfizer-BioNTech announced results of phase 3 trials of their vaccine finding 100% efficacy in children aged 11-15 years. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Real world efficacy of the mRNA vaccines has been found to be 90% two weeks following the last dose of the vaccine in a .study published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. --- Send in a voice message:...

Further study needs to be done to determine if vaccine administration actually helps long Covid symptoms rather than just function as a placebo. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Natural immunity at 90 days appears to be providing 80% protection against COVID-19. It also appears that vaccinated mothers pass on antibodies to protect their unborn babies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

People need to continue wearing their masks and social distancing until they are fully vaccinated, two weeks following their final dose of vaccine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The list of COVID vaccine eligibility criteria continues to grow. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Astra Zeneca has a COVID-19 vaccine in use in several countries, but there has been no mention of an application for use in the US. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Novavax has announced 96.4% efficacy against mild, moderate, and severe disease caused by the original COVID-19 strain. It has an efficacy of 55.4% against the South African strain. It still has 100% protection against severe disease, including hospitalization and...

The CDC and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services have collaborated to update recommendations for visitation in nursing homes in light of the vaccination of most nursing home residents. --- Send in a voice message:...

An official at the State Department's Global Engagement Center has identified Russian intelligence service influence on US vaccine news stories. We cover these vaccine concerns in an Auburn Medical Group video. --- Send in a voice message:...

The CDC has released interim guidelines allowing for non-physical distancing behavior between private parties who have been fully vaccinated. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

Ultraviolet light band C may kill COVID-19, but there are difficulties in using it which may make it impractical. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The President has announced that the federal government will provide vaccines for all American adults by May. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

The CDC will be publishing new guidelines for vaccinated Americans later this week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

This weekend the FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine produced by their Janssen division. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

It appears that a person with a positive COVID antibody test is 10 times less likely to get infected compared to someone with a negative antibody test. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message

There will soon be a nationwide resource for finding available COVID-19 vaccines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message