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Tag: Covid-19

  • COVID-19 Long Haul: Pizza in the Pan Again?

    COVID-19 Long Haul: Pizza in the Pan Again?

    I remember a scene in the 1979 movie The Jerk, starring Steve Martin as Navin. He was telling Marie (played by Bernadette Peters) about pizza in a cup. They were both eating pizza in a cup. At the time, this was funny because it was ludicrous to think of pizza being served in a cup.…

  • Unmasked Means Fully Vaccinated?

    Unmasked Means Fully Vaccinated?

    We were on our way home yesterday and drove by a couple of restaurants (Wig & Pen Pizza and Vine Tavern and Eatery) with crowded parking lots. We have not seen that since the COVID-19 pandemic hit a year ago. This seemed to coincide with the CDC announcement of the new mask guidance indicating you…

  • Aliens Dancing on Remote Controls and Other Causes of Anxiety

    Aliens Dancing on Remote Controls and Other Causes of Anxiety

    I was watching a TV show about UFOs and aliens the other night when I heard my remote control make clicking noises all by itself. Nothing happened on the set; neither the volume nor the channels changed. This has been happening for months and I usually just ignore it. Maybe it was because of the…

  • Catatonia: Another Reason to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

    Catatonia: Another Reason to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

    My wife and I have been immunized against COVID-19 and we recognize that people can be hesitant about getting vaccinated. However, I’m remembering my last few months prior to my retirement a year ago working as a general hospital psychiatric consultant and I saw one or two cases of catatonia in the context of COVID-19…

  • Updated CDC Guidelines: When You’re Fully Vaccinated

    Updated CDC Guidelines: When You’re Fully Vaccinated

    See today’s updated guidelines from the CDC about what activities are safer once you’ve been fully vaccinated.

  • FDA and CDC Lift Pause on J&J COVID-19 Vaccine

    FDA and CDC Lift Pause on J&J COVID-19 Vaccine

    After a safety review today, the FDA and CDC lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. See the full announcement on the FDA website.

  • Virtual Information Sessions On Covid-19 Vaccines Update

    Virtual Information Sessions On Covid-19 Vaccines Update

    Just some quick thoughts on the Virtual Information Session on COVID-19 Vaccines, Session 2 on 4/19/2021. This was another enlightening presentation. I just noticed that you’ll have to scrub forward to about 10 minutes and 30 seconds to start playback on the YouTube recording. This gap might be edited out in the near future. It’s…

  • Virtual Information Sessions on Covid-19 Vaccines

    Virtual Information Sessions on Covid-19 Vaccines

    There will be three live, free, virtual information sessions on the COVID-19 vaccines starting today at 10:00 a.m. Guest speakers include Pat Winokur, MD, Executive Dean, Carver College of Medicine; Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS); Professor of Internal Medicine–Infectious Disease. The third session will be available in Spanish. The sessions are scheduled for…

  • COVID-19 Vaccines and Safety Announcement from Patricia Winokur, MD

    COVID-19 Vaccines and Safety Announcement from Patricia Winokur, MD

    Here’s a heads up from Patricia Winokur, MD on the latest news about the COVID-19 vaccines, looking ahead to a post-COVID-19 world. Hang in there.

  • COVID-19 Vaccine: Frequently Asked Questions

    COVID-19 Vaccine: Frequently Asked Questions

    See the educational COVID-19 vaccine graphic below, courtesy of University of Iowa Health Care. Also see this link.