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Denial has always been a part of any epidemic. Pathogens, invisible and wiggling into vulnerabilities and fault lines in society, slip by cloaked by denial. The philosopher Foucault said of
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The story of Manaus is worrisome1. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil had an overwhelming initial surge (44% seropositive, likely 76% infected)2. Cases now surging again3. Mutant variants found spreading4. Variants like the
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Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine has been bought by countries with promises of high efficacyBrazil just burst that bubbleBrazilian researchers report the CoronaVac efficacy is 50.4%This is why we need published phase
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When all the dust settles, we realize we've lost azithromycin, right?Doctors from DC to Kampala give azithromycin for COVID even though it's a virus, even though
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How cold do COVID vaccines need to be?AstraZeneca, J&J - like the flu vaccine, warmer than ice cream at homeModerna - a bit colder, like the chickenpox vaccine, warmer than
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So what do we know about the Pfizer vaccine.1. Great news: vaccine, so far, 90% effective in reducing symptomatic COVID, as opposed to saline injection2. Study enrolled 43,538 volunteers and
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