“Mi héroe eres tú”
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Este corto animado de la Facultad de Medicina de Stanford es una adaptación del libro para niños “Mi héroe eres tú” (My Hero is You, en Inglés) publicado a inicios de 2020 para ayudar a educar a los niños de todo el mundo sobre el COVID-19. La película tiene como objetivo transmitir mensajes de esperanza, Read more…
Is there any truth that ivermectin prevents or lessens the severity of COVID-19?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
A. So far, we still have no evidence from well-designed randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that ivermectin is safe and effective for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19. However, several RCTs are currently underway which will hopefully provide us with an answer to this important question. ➡️What is ivermectin? Ivermectin (Iv) is a drug FDA-approved for Read more…
What is the relationship of Antibody-Dependent Enhancement (ADE) to heightened COVID symptoms?
Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
Q: Is this a worry with the vaccine? What about with reinfection?” A: Antibody-dependent enhancement or ADE is not a concern with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and will not likely be a concern with the other vaccines that will be approved. Vaccine developers and the FDA are all looking carefully for any evidence of Read more…
Are usual precautions effective against new strain of COVID-19?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: The new coronavirus strain is more transmissible than the older strain. Does this mean our usual precautions (masks, 6 foot distance, being outside) are less effective? A: Luckily, no. Virus mutations still don’t defy the laws of physics. But we need to be more vigilant about existing precautions. The new variant is transmitted the Read more…
New Rapid Home Test for COVID-19
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: I heard that the FDA approved several new rapid home test for diagnosis of COVID-19. Are the rapid tests just as good as the others? Can I take this one before I visit family? A: TL; DR: No, rapid tests are not quite as good at picking up positives (someone who really has COVID-19) Read more…
Why is vaccine rollout so slow!?!
Vaccines
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Why can’t we get available vaccine doses administered more quickly? A: Many factors: The holidays, lack of funding, staffing and logistical challenges, getting large-scale vaccine operations up and running, sticking to prioritization schemes, and lower take-up among high-priority groups. Things should be speeding up in the next few weeks. It’s frustrating to see statistics Read more…
¿Cuándo podrán los abuelos conocer al nuevo bebé?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Staying Safe
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Decidir cuándo introducir miembros de la familia a su bebé recién nacido es una decisión personal y no existe una respuesta correcta o incorrecta. Hablaremos de algunos puntos que debe considerar antes de tomar esta decisión. Cada familia es diferente, y puede haber razones buenas de por qué quiere presentar a su nuevo bebé Read more…
What does it mean when hospitals are talking about starting “Crisis Standards of Care?”
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As many places see a significant surge in COVID19 cases, hospitals and resources become strained. Crisis standards of care represent a big change from usual healthcare made necessary by a major disaster. ➡️So, what does that actually mean? Crisis standards help guide decisions that must be made in extreme scarcity of resources (including staff, Read more…
A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen?
Mental Health
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Q: A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen? I’m not really feeling up for New Year’s Resolutions this year. A: Get yourself ship-shape for 2021 with an anchors, sails and rudders exercise that honors the lessons we’ve learned in 2020 while also prioritizing forward movement for 2021. Psychologists (and Read more…
¿Los suplementos de vitamina D pueden ayudar a prevenir el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and Spread
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
Este corto animado de la Facultad de Medicina de Stanford es una adaptación del libro para niños “Mi héroe eres tú” (My Hero is You, en Inglés) publicado a inicios de 2020 para ayudar a educar a los niños de todo el mundo sobre el COVID-19. La película tiene como objetivo transmitir mensajes de esperanza, Read more…
Is there any truth that ivermectin prevents or lessens the severity of COVID-19?
Treatments Uncertainty and MisinformationSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
A. So far, we still have no evidence from well-designed randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that ivermectin is safe and effective for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19. However, several RCTs are currently underway which will hopefully provide us with an answer to this important question. ➡️What is ivermectin? Ivermectin (Iv) is a drug FDA-approved for Read more…
What is the relationship of Antibody-Dependent Enhancement (ADE) to heightened COVID symptoms?
Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
Q: Is this a worry with the vaccine? What about with reinfection?” A: Antibody-dependent enhancement or ADE is not a concern with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and will not likely be a concern with the other vaccines that will be approved. Vaccine developers and the FDA are all looking carefully for any evidence of Read more…
Are usual precautions effective against new strain of COVID-19?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: The new coronavirus strain is more transmissible than the older strain. Does this mean our usual precautions (masks, 6 foot distance, being outside) are less effective? A: Luckily, no. Virus mutations still don’t defy the laws of physics. But we need to be more vigilant about existing precautions. The new variant is transmitted the Read more…
New Rapid Home Test for COVID-19
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: I heard that the FDA approved several new rapid home test for diagnosis of COVID-19. Are the rapid tests just as good as the others? Can I take this one before I visit family? A: TL; DR: No, rapid tests are not quite as good at picking up positives (someone who really has COVID-19) Read more…
Why is vaccine rollout so slow!?!
Vaccines
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Why can’t we get available vaccine doses administered more quickly? A: Many factors: The holidays, lack of funding, staffing and logistical challenges, getting large-scale vaccine operations up and running, sticking to prioritization schemes, and lower take-up among high-priority groups. Things should be speeding up in the next few weeks. It’s frustrating to see statistics Read more…
¿Cuándo podrán los abuelos conocer al nuevo bebé?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Staying Safe
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Decidir cuándo introducir miembros de la familia a su bebé recién nacido es una decisión personal y no existe una respuesta correcta o incorrecta. Hablaremos de algunos puntos que debe considerar antes de tomar esta decisión. Cada familia es diferente, y puede haber razones buenas de por qué quiere presentar a su nuevo bebé Read more…
What does it mean when hospitals are talking about starting “Crisis Standards of Care?”
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As many places see a significant surge in COVID19 cases, hospitals and resources become strained. Crisis standards of care represent a big change from usual healthcare made necessary by a major disaster. ➡️So, what does that actually mean? Crisis standards help guide decisions that must be made in extreme scarcity of resources (including staff, Read more…
A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen?
Mental Health
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Q: A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen? I’m not really feeling up for New Year’s Resolutions this year. A: Get yourself ship-shape for 2021 with an anchors, sails and rudders exercise that honors the lessons we’ve learned in 2020 while also prioritizing forward movement for 2021. Psychologists (and Read more…
¿Los suplementos de vitamina D pueden ayudar a prevenir el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and Spread
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
A. So far, we still have no evidence from well-designed randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that ivermectin is safe and effective for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19. However, several RCTs are currently underway which will hopefully provide us with an answer to this important question. ➡️What is ivermectin? Ivermectin (Iv) is a drug FDA-approved for Read more…
What is the relationship of Antibody-Dependent Enhancement (ADE) to heightened COVID symptoms?
VaccinesMichelle Kinder, PhD
Q: Is this a worry with the vaccine? What about with reinfection?” A: Antibody-dependent enhancement or ADE is not a concern with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and will not likely be a concern with the other vaccines that will be approved. Vaccine developers and the FDA are all looking carefully for any evidence of Read more…
Are usual precautions effective against new strain of COVID-19?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: The new coronavirus strain is more transmissible than the older strain. Does this mean our usual precautions (masks, 6 foot distance, being outside) are less effective? A: Luckily, no. Virus mutations still don’t defy the laws of physics. But we need to be more vigilant about existing precautions. The new variant is transmitted the Read more…
New Rapid Home Test for COVID-19
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: I heard that the FDA approved several new rapid home test for diagnosis of COVID-19. Are the rapid tests just as good as the others? Can I take this one before I visit family? A: TL; DR: No, rapid tests are not quite as good at picking up positives (someone who really has COVID-19) Read more…
Why is vaccine rollout so slow!?!
Vaccines
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Why can’t we get available vaccine doses administered more quickly? A: Many factors: The holidays, lack of funding, staffing and logistical challenges, getting large-scale vaccine operations up and running, sticking to prioritization schemes, and lower take-up among high-priority groups. Things should be speeding up in the next few weeks. It’s frustrating to see statistics Read more…
¿Cuándo podrán los abuelos conocer al nuevo bebé?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Staying Safe
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Decidir cuándo introducir miembros de la familia a su bebé recién nacido es una decisión personal y no existe una respuesta correcta o incorrecta. Hablaremos de algunos puntos que debe considerar antes de tomar esta decisión. Cada familia es diferente, y puede haber razones buenas de por qué quiere presentar a su nuevo bebé Read more…
What does it mean when hospitals are talking about starting “Crisis Standards of Care?”
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As many places see a significant surge in COVID19 cases, hospitals and resources become strained. Crisis standards of care represent a big change from usual healthcare made necessary by a major disaster. ➡️So, what does that actually mean? Crisis standards help guide decisions that must be made in extreme scarcity of resources (including staff, Read more…
A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen?
Mental Health
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Q: A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen? I’m not really feeling up for New Year’s Resolutions this year. A: Get yourself ship-shape for 2021 with an anchors, sails and rudders exercise that honors the lessons we’ve learned in 2020 while also prioritizing forward movement for 2021. Psychologists (and Read more…
¿Los suplementos de vitamina D pueden ayudar a prevenir el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and Spread
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
Q: Is this a worry with the vaccine? What about with reinfection?” A: Antibody-dependent enhancement or ADE is not a concern with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and will not likely be a concern with the other vaccines that will be approved. Vaccine developers and the FDA are all looking carefully for any evidence of Read more…
Are usual precautions effective against new strain of COVID-19?
Infection and Spread Staying SafeJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: The new coronavirus strain is more transmissible than the older strain. Does this mean our usual precautions (masks, 6 foot distance, being outside) are less effective? A: Luckily, no. Virus mutations still don’t defy the laws of physics. But we need to be more vigilant about existing precautions. The new variant is transmitted the Read more…
New Rapid Home Test for COVID-19
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: I heard that the FDA approved several new rapid home test for diagnosis of COVID-19. Are the rapid tests just as good as the others? Can I take this one before I visit family? A: TL; DR: No, rapid tests are not quite as good at picking up positives (someone who really has COVID-19) Read more…
Why is vaccine rollout so slow!?!
Vaccines
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Why can’t we get available vaccine doses administered more quickly? A: Many factors: The holidays, lack of funding, staffing and logistical challenges, getting large-scale vaccine operations up and running, sticking to prioritization schemes, and lower take-up among high-priority groups. Things should be speeding up in the next few weeks. It’s frustrating to see statistics Read more…
¿Cuándo podrán los abuelos conocer al nuevo bebé?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Staying Safe
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Decidir cuándo introducir miembros de la familia a su bebé recién nacido es una decisión personal y no existe una respuesta correcta o incorrecta. Hablaremos de algunos puntos que debe considerar antes de tomar esta decisión. Cada familia es diferente, y puede haber razones buenas de por qué quiere presentar a su nuevo bebé Read more…
What does it mean when hospitals are talking about starting “Crisis Standards of Care?”
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As many places see a significant surge in COVID19 cases, hospitals and resources become strained. Crisis standards of care represent a big change from usual healthcare made necessary by a major disaster. ➡️So, what does that actually mean? Crisis standards help guide decisions that must be made in extreme scarcity of resources (including staff, Read more…
A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen?
Mental Health
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Q: A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen? I’m not really feeling up for New Year’s Resolutions this year. A: Get yourself ship-shape for 2021 with an anchors, sails and rudders exercise that honors the lessons we’ve learned in 2020 while also prioritizing forward movement for 2021. Psychologists (and Read more…
¿Los suplementos de vitamina D pueden ayudar a prevenir el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and Spread
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
Q: The new coronavirus strain is more transmissible than the older strain. Does this mean our usual precautions (masks, 6 foot distance, being outside) are less effective? A: Luckily, no. Virus mutations still don’t defy the laws of physics. But we need to be more vigilant about existing precautions. The new variant is transmitted the Read more…
New Rapid Home Test for COVID-19
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact TracingAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Q: I heard that the FDA approved several new rapid home test for diagnosis of COVID-19. Are the rapid tests just as good as the others? Can I take this one before I visit family? A: TL; DR: No, rapid tests are not quite as good at picking up positives (someone who really has COVID-19) Read more…
Why is vaccine rollout so slow!?!
Vaccines
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Why can’t we get available vaccine doses administered more quickly? A: Many factors: The holidays, lack of funding, staffing and logistical challenges, getting large-scale vaccine operations up and running, sticking to prioritization schemes, and lower take-up among high-priority groups. Things should be speeding up in the next few weeks. It’s frustrating to see statistics Read more…
¿Cuándo podrán los abuelos conocer al nuevo bebé?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Staying Safe
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Decidir cuándo introducir miembros de la familia a su bebé recién nacido es una decisión personal y no existe una respuesta correcta o incorrecta. Hablaremos de algunos puntos que debe considerar antes de tomar esta decisión. Cada familia es diferente, y puede haber razones buenas de por qué quiere presentar a su nuevo bebé Read more…
What does it mean when hospitals are talking about starting “Crisis Standards of Care?”
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As many places see a significant surge in COVID19 cases, hospitals and resources become strained. Crisis standards of care represent a big change from usual healthcare made necessary by a major disaster. ➡️So, what does that actually mean? Crisis standards help guide decisions that must be made in extreme scarcity of resources (including staff, Read more…
A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen?
Mental Health
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Q: A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen? I’m not really feeling up for New Year’s Resolutions this year. A: Get yourself ship-shape for 2021 with an anchors, sails and rudders exercise that honors the lessons we’ve learned in 2020 while also prioritizing forward movement for 2021. Psychologists (and Read more…
¿Los suplementos de vitamina D pueden ayudar a prevenir el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and Spread
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
Q: I heard that the FDA approved several new rapid home test for diagnosis of COVID-19. Are the rapid tests just as good as the others? Can I take this one before I visit family? A: TL; DR: No, rapid tests are not quite as good at picking up positives (someone who really has COVID-19) Read more…
Why is vaccine rollout so slow!?!
VaccinesAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Why can’t we get available vaccine doses administered more quickly? A: Many factors: The holidays, lack of funding, staffing and logistical challenges, getting large-scale vaccine operations up and running, sticking to prioritization schemes, and lower take-up among high-priority groups. Things should be speeding up in the next few weeks. It’s frustrating to see statistics Read more…
¿Cuándo podrán los abuelos conocer al nuevo bebé?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Staying Safe
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Decidir cuándo introducir miembros de la familia a su bebé recién nacido es una decisión personal y no existe una respuesta correcta o incorrecta. Hablaremos de algunos puntos que debe considerar antes de tomar esta decisión. Cada familia es diferente, y puede haber razones buenas de por qué quiere presentar a su nuevo bebé Read more…
What does it mean when hospitals are talking about starting “Crisis Standards of Care?”
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As many places see a significant surge in COVID19 cases, hospitals and resources become strained. Crisis standards of care represent a big change from usual healthcare made necessary by a major disaster. ➡️So, what does that actually mean? Crisis standards help guide decisions that must be made in extreme scarcity of resources (including staff, Read more…
A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen?
Mental Health
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Q: A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen? I’m not really feeling up for New Year’s Resolutions this year. A: Get yourself ship-shape for 2021 with an anchors, sails and rudders exercise that honors the lessons we’ve learned in 2020 while also prioritizing forward movement for 2021. Psychologists (and Read more…
¿Los suplementos de vitamina D pueden ayudar a prevenir el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and Spread
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
Q: Why can’t we get available vaccine doses administered more quickly? A: Many factors: The holidays, lack of funding, staffing and logistical challenges, getting large-scale vaccine operations up and running, sticking to prioritization schemes, and lower take-up among high-priority groups. Things should be speeding up in the next few weeks. It’s frustrating to see statistics Read more…
¿Cuándo podrán los abuelos conocer al nuevo bebé?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Staying SafeDaisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Decidir cuándo introducir miembros de la familia a su bebé recién nacido es una decisión personal y no existe una respuesta correcta o incorrecta. Hablaremos de algunos puntos que debe considerar antes de tomar esta decisión. Cada familia es diferente, y puede haber razones buenas de por qué quiere presentar a su nuevo bebé Read more…
What does it mean when hospitals are talking about starting “Crisis Standards of Care?”
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As many places see a significant surge in COVID19 cases, hospitals and resources become strained. Crisis standards of care represent a big change from usual healthcare made necessary by a major disaster. ➡️So, what does that actually mean? Crisis standards help guide decisions that must be made in extreme scarcity of resources (including staff, Read more…
A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen?
Mental Health
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Q: A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen? I’m not really feeling up for New Year’s Resolutions this year. A: Get yourself ship-shape for 2021 with an anchors, sails and rudders exercise that honors the lessons we’ve learned in 2020 while also prioritizing forward movement for 2021. Psychologists (and Read more…
¿Los suplementos de vitamina D pueden ayudar a prevenir el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and Spread
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
R: Decidir cuándo introducir miembros de la familia a su bebé recién nacido es una decisión personal y no existe una respuesta correcta o incorrecta. Hablaremos de algunos puntos que debe considerar antes de tomar esta decisión. Cada familia es diferente, y puede haber razones buenas de por qué quiere presentar a su nuevo bebé Read more…
What does it mean when hospitals are talking about starting “Crisis Standards of Care?”
TreatmentsSarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As many places see a significant surge in COVID19 cases, hospitals and resources become strained. Crisis standards of care represent a big change from usual healthcare made necessary by a major disaster. ➡️So, what does that actually mean? Crisis standards help guide decisions that must be made in extreme scarcity of resources (including staff, Read more…
A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen?
Mental Health
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Q: A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen? I’m not really feeling up for New Year’s Resolutions this year. A: Get yourself ship-shape for 2021 with an anchors, sails and rudders exercise that honors the lessons we’ve learned in 2020 while also prioritizing forward movement for 2021. Psychologists (and Read more…
¿Los suplementos de vitamina D pueden ayudar a prevenir el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and Spread
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
A: As many places see a significant surge in COVID19 cases, hospitals and resources become strained. Crisis standards of care represent a big change from usual healthcare made necessary by a major disaster. ➡️So, what does that actually mean? Crisis standards help guide decisions that must be made in extreme scarcity of resources (including staff, Read more…
A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen?
Mental HealthLindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Q: A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen? I’m not really feeling up for New Year’s Resolutions this year. A: Get yourself ship-shape for 2021 with an anchors, sails and rudders exercise that honors the lessons we’ve learned in 2020 while also prioritizing forward movement for 2021. Psychologists (and Read more…
¿Los suplementos de vitamina D pueden ayudar a prevenir el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and Spread
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
Q: A happier, healthier 2021 sounds great… but how do I make it happen? I’m not really feeling up for New Year’s Resolutions this year. A: Get yourself ship-shape for 2021 with an anchors, sails and rudders exercise that honors the lessons we’ve learned in 2020 while also prioritizing forward movement for 2021. Psychologists (and Read more…
¿Los suplementos de vitamina D pueden ayudar a prevenir el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and MisinformationDaisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and Spread
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
R: Es muy pronto para decir si sí o no, pero con más estudios podríamos saber pronto. La vitamina D es un micronutriente que se encuentra y es suplementado en la comida, se toma como suplemento y se produce en la piel cuando es expuesta a los rayos ultravioleta (UV). La vitamina D ayuda a Read more…
I’m reading that the new strain of COVID-19 is 70% more transmissible. What does this mean? How transmissible was the first strain?
Infection and SpreadMalia Jones, PhD MPH
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
A: “Transmissibility” in infectious disease means how readily it is passed from one person to another, given the peculiarities of a specific time and place (in this case, in the UK this Fall). Transmissibility is measured in numbers with something called R-value. The R-value for the old SARS-CoV-2 variant was hovering right around 1 (in Read more…
Are we over-counting COVID-19 deaths?
Data and Metrics Data LiteracyJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
Q: Wouldn’t lots of people dying of COVID19 be dying from other causes anyway? A: Sadly, we are likely UNDER-counting deaths due to COVID-19. Among the COVID-19 myths that just won’t die, we continue to hear chatter that COVID-19 deaths are being over-counted, such as stories of victims of motorcycle accidents getting tested in the Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd
UncategorizedMalia Jones, PhD MPH
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental Health
A: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
This week we are featuring Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd, our incoming Nerdy Girl-In-Chief & scientist extraordinaire. Dr. Dowd is a health and social scientist who identifies most as a “demographer.” What’s a demographer? We’re glad you asked. Dr. Dowd uses statistics to study patterns in human populations–especially how long people live and why. Her impressive Read more…
COVID deaths are still rising, but why does it feel like we’ve become numb to this?
Mental HealthA: Something called “compassion fatigue” may be contributing to this – as the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it becomes harder for us to process such tremendous losses. Compassion fatigue is often experienced by the general public as feelings of overwhelm, stress, and decreased empathy in the face of mass human suffering – particularly Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread Vaccines VideosMalia Jones, PhD MPH
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
In this live Q&A, Drs. Malia Jones & Amanda Simanek will be tackling pandemic questions from our readers. We’ll take questions about the “mutant strain”, which vaccine is best, that rumor about asymptomatic transmission being a phantom, and what we know (and don’t) about whether someone can still spread COVID after being vaccinated. ➡️ Welcome Read more…
What’s going on with the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine and one-dose strategy in Britain?
VaccinesJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
A: The Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine was granted emergency authorization & the British government has decided to give as many people a first vaccine dose while delaying second doses *up to* 12 weeks after the first. A big news week here in the UK where this Nerdy Girl (Jenn) lives. Besides the worldwide focus on the new Read more…
Nerdy Girl Live Q&A Saturday 1/2 at 9:30 am CT
UncategorizedGretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
Join Nerdy Girls Dr. Malia Jones and Dr. Amanda Simanek LIVE at Dear Pandemic FB Page as they answer community questions from our Question Box. Saturday, January 2nd 9:30 a.m. Central Time
Happy 2021 from Your Nerdy Girls!
UncategorizedLindsey Leininger, PhD MA
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
These are dark days – literally and figuratively – but here at Dear Pandemic we see great hope ahead. We salute all #WomenInSTEM who are brightening prospects for the New Year… ➡️ SCIENTISTS such as Dr. Kizzy Corbett at the NIH, who Dr. Fauci praises as being “at the forefront of the development of the Read more…
¿Hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados?
Infection and Spread Posts en EspañolDaisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
P: Con la llegada del clima más frío, ¿hay alguna estrategia que pueda utilizar para reducir el riesgo de transmisión en lugares cerrados? R: Resulta que los principios #eSMART que las Nerdy Girls han estado promoviendo durante meses han resistido la prueba del tiempo y se aplican también a los ambientes cerrados. Para recordarles: eS: Read more…
