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July 21, 2021

¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 reducen la transmisión?

Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht Ph.D. MPH
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH

R: ¡SÍ! Continúa acumulándose evidencia de que algunas de las vacunas REDUCEN TANTO LAS INFECCIONES ASINTOMÁTICAS Y LA TRANSMISIÓN. ➡️ Mientras que las Nerdy Girls siguen soñando de un mundo donde la transmisión se prueba explícitamente en los ensayos clínicos (☎️ llámenos la próxima vez), los datos siguen llegando de todo el mundo y sugieren Read more…

July 21, 2021

Do monoclonal antibody treatments help for COVID-19 infection, and where do I get them?

Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD

A: Short answer: Yes. For people with COVID-19 infections who do not need to be hospitalized and who are at high risk of progressing to severe illness, monoclonal antibody therapies can reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. For the long answer, keep reading! Monoclonal antibody therapies use laboratory made antibodies that are similar to Read more…

July 21, 2021

Do immunocompromised people need a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine?

Vaccines
Vijaya Knight, MD PhD (D)ABMLI

A. Maybe. Emerging data suggest that a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine can induce a better immune response in some immunocompromised people. The CDC is expected to meet in the near future to discuss a possible 3-dose vaccine regimen for immunocompromised people. In the meantime, the CDC has stated that the current vaccine regimen may Read more…

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