Is Bamlanivimab effective in the treatment of COVID-19?
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Currently, the evidence is not yet clear, and we need lots more data. The FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab use in non-hospitalized patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 on November 9th. Bamlanivimab is a neutralizing monoclonal antibody that targets the spike protein on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The goal of neutralizing Read more…
¿Qué es la fatiga pandémica y qué puedo hacer al respecto?
Mental Health Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: La fatiga pandémica se puede definir como estar en un estado de lucha o huida por un periódo de tiempo prolongado. Esto puede causar una reacción similar al estrés, que eventualmente conduce a la fatiga conductual. Inicialmente todos estábamos temerosos del nuevo virus y cumplimos con las restricciones como limitando reuniones, evitando salir y Read more…
How is it possible that my friends are social distancing and yet have colds??
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: The interventions we use to reduce COVID-19 transmission–such as wearing masks, improving ventilation, and keeping physical distance from other people–don’t target the common cold as well. Unlike the virus that causes COVID-19, which is transmitted through sharing air with infected people, most of the many viruses that cause the common cold–called rhinoviruses–love to hang Read more…
A: Currently, the evidence is not yet clear, and we need lots more data. The FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab use in non-hospitalized patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 on November 9th. Bamlanivimab is a neutralizing monoclonal antibody that targets the spike protein on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The goal of neutralizing Read more…
¿Qué es la fatiga pandémica y qué puedo hacer al respecto?
Mental Health Posts en Español Staying SafeTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: La fatiga pandémica se puede definir como estar en un estado de lucha o huida por un periódo de tiempo prolongado. Esto puede causar una reacción similar al estrés, que eventualmente conduce a la fatiga conductual. Inicialmente todos estábamos temerosos del nuevo virus y cumplimos con las restricciones como limitando reuniones, evitando salir y Read more…
How is it possible that my friends are social distancing and yet have colds??
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: The interventions we use to reduce COVID-19 transmission–such as wearing masks, improving ventilation, and keeping physical distance from other people–don’t target the common cold as well. Unlike the virus that causes COVID-19, which is transmitted through sharing air with infected people, most of the many viruses that cause the common cold–called rhinoviruses–love to hang Read more…
R: La fatiga pandémica se puede definir como estar en un estado de lucha o huida por un periódo de tiempo prolongado. Esto puede causar una reacción similar al estrés, que eventualmente conduce a la fatiga conductual. Inicialmente todos estábamos temerosos del nuevo virus y cumplimos con las restricciones como limitando reuniones, evitando salir y Read more…
How is it possible that my friends are social distancing and yet have colds??
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and MisinformationMalia Jones, PhD MPH
A: The interventions we use to reduce COVID-19 transmission–such as wearing masks, improving ventilation, and keeping physical distance from other people–don’t target the common cold as well. Unlike the virus that causes COVID-19, which is transmitted through sharing air with infected people, most of the many viruses that cause the common cold–called rhinoviruses–love to hang Read more…
A: The interventions we use to reduce COVID-19 transmission–such as wearing masks, improving ventilation, and keeping physical distance from other people–don’t target the common cold as well. Unlike the virus that causes COVID-19, which is transmitted through sharing air with infected people, most of the many viruses that cause the common cold–called rhinoviruses–love to hang Read more…
