Category: science

  • CDC ACIP Meeting Today on Covid-19 Vaccines

    CDC ACIP Meeting Today on Covid-19 Vaccines

    Today is the scheduled meeting for the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). It meets from 10 AM-4 PM EDT. The final agenda is here. The presentation slides are at this link. I also want to recommend the recent article on the new Covid vaccine published in Scientific American on September 1, 2023, entitled…

  • FDA Authorizes Updated mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines

    FDA Authorizes Updated mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines

    Today, the FDA approved and authorized the updated mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, specifically for the monovalent XBB.1.5 variant. See the announcement on the FDA website for full details. The CDC ACIP will meet to discuss clinically-based recommendations for the use of these vaccines tomorrow.

  • CDC Update on SARS CoV-2 Variant BA.2.86

    CDC Update on SARS CoV-2 Variant BA.2.86

    New update on the Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 as of Sept. 8, 2023. Highlights:

  • The AARO Finally Has a Website And is it Part of a Zero-Sum Game?

    The AARO Finally Has a Website And is it Part of a Zero-Sum Game?

    The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) finally has a website—more than a year after it was formed. It looks like there’s an intriguing message in the section “Coming Soon: US Government UAP-Related Program/Activity Reporting.” It says AARO will accept reports of UAP from current government employees who know of any programs or activities related to…

  • CDC Update Today on Covid-19 Variant BA.2.86

    CDC Update Today on Covid-19 Variant BA.2.86

    Today’s update by the CDC on the Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 is at this link. Highlights: “CDC’s current assessment is that the updated COVID-19 vaccine, which will be available in mid-September, will likely be effective at reducing severe disease and hospitalization. Immune responses generated from prior infection also help protect against severe outcomes of COVID-19. There…

  • X-Files Notes: Alex Krycek Is Not from Tunguska

    X-Files Notes: Alex Krycek Is Not from Tunguska

    Sena and I used to watch the X-Files back in the 1990s, but I must have missed quite a few of them. My memory is at best spotty for a lot of episodes, probably because I was on call a lot as a resident and as a psychiatry faculty member at the hospital. The other…

  • CDC ACIP to Discuss Covid-19 Vaccines on September 12, 2023

    CDC ACIP to Discuss Covid-19 Vaccines on September 12, 2023

    The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has a scheduled meeting on September 12, 2023 to discuss Covid-19 vaccines. The information about it is a bit difficult to find. It’s announced as a notice on the Federal Register. On the agenda: Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussion of COVID–19 vaccines. Recommendation…

  • Easy Read Flu Shot Guidance from CDC

    Easy Read Flu Shot Guidance from CDC

    There is an easy to read guide about the seasonal influenza shot for 2023-24 at this link.

  • Parody vs Satire on Old X-File Show

    Parody vs Satire on Old X-File Show

    I see Dr. George Dawson blogged about an interesting movie he saw. And Dr. H. Steven Moffic watched an interesting play the other day. I like science fiction. I watched an old X-File show the other night, “War of the Coprophages.” You can read a Wikipedia article for a nice summary of the plot and…

  • Official CDC Update on New Covid-19 Variant BA.2.86

    Official CDC Update on New Covid-19 Variant BA.2.86

    I’ve been looking for official CDC news about the new Covid-19 variant, BA.2.86 and it looks like it was just posted on their website yesterday. Highlights: “Last week, a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 called BA.2.86 was detected in samples from people in Denmark and Israel. At least two cases have been identified in the United…