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My Opinion So Far of the 2nd Covid-19 Booster
My title for this post indicates my opinion of the Covid-19 vaccine 2nd booster. I missed nearly all of the FDA Advisory Committee meeting last Wednesday but got the last hour of the discussion of the questions: “Following the scheduled presentations and open public hearing, the VRBPAC will be asked to discuss and provide input…
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University of Iowa Ophthalmology Always a Top Contender
Well, I suppose I should tell you why you’re seeing these oldie blog posts from a different era in my career. It’s because I didn’t know whether I’d even be able to see well enough to write after my retinal detachment surgery, which was this past Friday. So, I scheduled a few posts from the…
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Going Down Blogging Memory Lane
I’ve been going down the blogging memory lane lately and thought I’d repost what was probably the very first post I published on my first blog, The Practical Psychosomaticist. The title was “Letter from a Pragmatic Idealist.” While a lot of water has gone under the bridge since mid-December of 2010, some principles remain the…
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My Old Elevator Pitches on Delirium
I thought it would be fun to take a look back at my chronicle as expressed in my old blog posts. As the featured image shows, I used to have a blog I called The Practical Psychosomaticist, which I started back in 2010. It was mostly about how to diagnose, manage, and prevent delirium. One…
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Reminder: FDA Advisory Committee Meeting Today on Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters
Just a reminder; today the FDA Advisory Committee will meet from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, ET today to discuss Covid-19 vaccine boosters. I’ll be unable to post a “play by play” as I have in the past because I have something else on my schedule. Especially noteworthy is the Briefing Document in the meeting…
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Quick Announcement on Covid-19 2nd Vaccine Booster
According to a University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics announcement on The Loop, 2nd booster doses were available to employees, volunteers, and patients starting April 4, 2022.
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Permissive Recommendation for Covid Vaccine 2nd Booster?
I have a question about the permissive recommendation by the CDC for the 2nd Covid vaccine booster. Does that mean I should get the booster or that I can get it if I just want one? There’s an important distinction between “should” and “can.” According to the AMA, the CDC gave permissive recommendation, which means…
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AMA Update on Covid-19 2nd Vaccine Booster
The AMA published an update on the Covid-19 Vaccine 2nd booster and the YouTube presentation is only a couple of days old and pretty thorough. While the CDC indeed gave a permissive recommendation, it sounds like another jab would be recommended in the fall anyway, likely targeting variants. The FDA Advisory Committee still has a…
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Second Covid Vaccine Booster Got Any Mojo?
Tomorrow’s April Fool’s Day and I thought I’d get this post up today so it wouldn’t get confused with a joke. I’m genuinely a little confused about the FDA and CDC approval of the 2nd Covid vaccine booster. It’s almost like this vaccine is getting a mojo of some kind, at least with some experts.…
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Get Happy Now
I think nearly all of us would agree that the last two years have been especially hard on the human race. It’s tough to be happy. Or would it be better to say it’s tough to find happiness? Or should you say that there are few things to be happy about? What I’m getting at…
