¿Puedo cantar con seguridad con mi coro?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español Socializing Staying Safe
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Aunque ninguna actividad está exenta de riesgos, sí que se puede cantar con más seguridad. RESUMEN: El COVID-19 se propaga por medio de pequeñas gotas que flotan en el aire. Hablar hace más de éstas y cantar hace aún más. Por ello, el canto es una actividad de mayor riesgo para la propagación del COVID-19. Read more…
Maybe you have heard about long COVID…but who gets it and where can I find more information on it?
Long COVID
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL; DR: Female sex and asthma are associated with the development of long COVID. We are still learning more about other factors like age. Data on long COVID is not systematically collected but there are efforts to do so in the future. For now, the national COVID data set as well as the patient led Read more…
If I worked with my boss on Saturday, we wore masks, he tested positive on Monday, and I’m boosted, what do I do?
Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: If you had close contact with your boss and it was < 48 hours before they tested positive (or developed symptoms), but you are boosted, guidance is to wear a mask for 10 days and watch for symptoms. We get asked this type of “Am I exposed and, if so, what do I do?” Read more…
¿Necesito un segundo refuerzo?
Biology/Immunity Posts en Español Vaccines
Heidi Schutz, PhD
En este punto de la pandemia, es fácil pasar de sentirse nervioso al pensar en más vacunas a sentirse ansioso ante la idea de quedar desprotegido. Muchos de nosotros también estamos tratando de entender la inmunidad otorgada por una infección reciente de Ómicron. Los datos que tenemos para guiarnos son complicados y, a veces, inaccesibles, Read more…
¿Puedo hacerme una prueba de anticuerpos para ver si necesito una vacuna de refuerzo?
Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Lamentablemente, no. RESUMEN: 💥Las pruebas de anticuerpos no pueden decirnos con precisión hasta qué punto alguien está protegido contra una infección o enfermedad del COVID-19. Tanto si te has infectado previamente, como si te has vacunado, reforzado o una combinación de las tres, la reciente autorización de las vacunas de refuerzo adicionales hace que la Read more…
Did getting exposed to fewer germs for the last 2 years weaken our immune systems?
Biology/Immunity Families/Kids
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Not likely. If your kids are suddenly getting sick a lot, this is likely due to “catching up” on exposures rather than a weakened immune system. Many families with young kids have been hunkered down for the better part of two years– a good % of a young child’s entire life. While isolation Read more…
Kids’ vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up.
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Many kids missed vaccines during the pandemic and we need to get kids caught up now! Vaccines are incredibly important to prevent serious childhood illness and save lives. Vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up. The CDC just released a report looking at kindergarteners in the Read more…
Does my mask protect me if no one else is wearing one?
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes. A well-fitting, high- quality mask worn correctly decreases your risk of catching COVID-19 even if no one else is wearing one. Mask mandates are no longer being enforced in many public spaces. Masks work best at decreasing the spread of viruses when everyone is wearing them. When that’s not the case, your mask Read more…
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía Read more…
Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help
Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental Health
Christine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
Aunque ninguna actividad está exenta de riesgos, sí que se puede cantar con más seguridad. RESUMEN: El COVID-19 se propaga por medio de pequeñas gotas que flotan en el aire. Hablar hace más de éstas y cantar hace aún más. Por ello, el canto es una actividad de mayor riesgo para la propagación del COVID-19. Read more…
Maybe you have heard about long COVID…but who gets it and where can I find more information on it?
Long COVIDAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL; DR: Female sex and asthma are associated with the development of long COVID. We are still learning more about other factors like age. Data on long COVID is not systematically collected but there are efforts to do so in the future. For now, the national COVID data set as well as the patient led Read more…
If I worked with my boss on Saturday, we wore masks, he tested positive on Monday, and I’m boosted, what do I do?
Infection and Spread
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: If you had close contact with your boss and it was < 48 hours before they tested positive (or developed symptoms), but you are boosted, guidance is to wear a mask for 10 days and watch for symptoms. We get asked this type of “Am I exposed and, if so, what do I do?” Read more…
¿Necesito un segundo refuerzo?
Biology/Immunity Posts en Español Vaccines
Heidi Schutz, PhD
En este punto de la pandemia, es fácil pasar de sentirse nervioso al pensar en más vacunas a sentirse ansioso ante la idea de quedar desprotegido. Muchos de nosotros también estamos tratando de entender la inmunidad otorgada por una infección reciente de Ómicron. Los datos que tenemos para guiarnos son complicados y, a veces, inaccesibles, Read more…
¿Puedo hacerme una prueba de anticuerpos para ver si necesito una vacuna de refuerzo?
Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Lamentablemente, no. RESUMEN: 💥Las pruebas de anticuerpos no pueden decirnos con precisión hasta qué punto alguien está protegido contra una infección o enfermedad del COVID-19. Tanto si te has infectado previamente, como si te has vacunado, reforzado o una combinación de las tres, la reciente autorización de las vacunas de refuerzo adicionales hace que la Read more…
Did getting exposed to fewer germs for the last 2 years weaken our immune systems?
Biology/Immunity Families/Kids
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Not likely. If your kids are suddenly getting sick a lot, this is likely due to “catching up” on exposures rather than a weakened immune system. Many families with young kids have been hunkered down for the better part of two years– a good % of a young child’s entire life. While isolation Read more…
Kids’ vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up.
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Many kids missed vaccines during the pandemic and we need to get kids caught up now! Vaccines are incredibly important to prevent serious childhood illness and save lives. Vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up. The CDC just released a report looking at kindergarteners in the Read more…
Does my mask protect me if no one else is wearing one?
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes. A well-fitting, high- quality mask worn correctly decreases your risk of catching COVID-19 even if no one else is wearing one. Mask mandates are no longer being enforced in many public spaces. Masks work best at decreasing the spread of viruses when everyone is wearing them. When that’s not the case, your mask Read more…
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía Read more…
Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help
Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental Health
Christine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
TL; DR: Female sex and asthma are associated with the development of long COVID. We are still learning more about other factors like age. Data on long COVID is not systematically collected but there are efforts to do so in the future. For now, the national COVID data set as well as the patient led Read more…
If I worked with my boss on Saturday, we wore masks, he tested positive on Monday, and I’m boosted, what do I do?
Infection and SpreadAmanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: If you had close contact with your boss and it was < 48 hours before they tested positive (or developed symptoms), but you are boosted, guidance is to wear a mask for 10 days and watch for symptoms. We get asked this type of “Am I exposed and, if so, what do I do?” Read more…
¿Necesito un segundo refuerzo?
Biology/Immunity Posts en Español Vaccines
Heidi Schutz, PhD
En este punto de la pandemia, es fácil pasar de sentirse nervioso al pensar en más vacunas a sentirse ansioso ante la idea de quedar desprotegido. Muchos de nosotros también estamos tratando de entender la inmunidad otorgada por una infección reciente de Ómicron. Los datos que tenemos para guiarnos son complicados y, a veces, inaccesibles, Read more…
¿Puedo hacerme una prueba de anticuerpos para ver si necesito una vacuna de refuerzo?
Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Lamentablemente, no. RESUMEN: 💥Las pruebas de anticuerpos no pueden decirnos con precisión hasta qué punto alguien está protegido contra una infección o enfermedad del COVID-19. Tanto si te has infectado previamente, como si te has vacunado, reforzado o una combinación de las tres, la reciente autorización de las vacunas de refuerzo adicionales hace que la Read more…
Did getting exposed to fewer germs for the last 2 years weaken our immune systems?
Biology/Immunity Families/Kids
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Not likely. If your kids are suddenly getting sick a lot, this is likely due to “catching up” on exposures rather than a weakened immune system. Many families with young kids have been hunkered down for the better part of two years– a good % of a young child’s entire life. While isolation Read more…
Kids’ vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up.
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Many kids missed vaccines during the pandemic and we need to get kids caught up now! Vaccines are incredibly important to prevent serious childhood illness and save lives. Vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up. The CDC just released a report looking at kindergarteners in the Read more…
Does my mask protect me if no one else is wearing one?
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes. A well-fitting, high- quality mask worn correctly decreases your risk of catching COVID-19 even if no one else is wearing one. Mask mandates are no longer being enforced in many public spaces. Masks work best at decreasing the spread of viruses when everyone is wearing them. When that’s not the case, your mask Read more…
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía Read more…
Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help
Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental Health
Christine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
A: If you had close contact with your boss and it was < 48 hours before they tested positive (or developed symptoms), but you are boosted, guidance is to wear a mask for 10 days and watch for symptoms. We get asked this type of “Am I exposed and, if so, what do I do?” Read more…
¿Necesito un segundo refuerzo?
Biology/Immunity Posts en Español VaccinesHeidi Schutz, PhD
En este punto de la pandemia, es fácil pasar de sentirse nervioso al pensar en más vacunas a sentirse ansioso ante la idea de quedar desprotegido. Muchos de nosotros también estamos tratando de entender la inmunidad otorgada por una infección reciente de Ómicron. Los datos que tenemos para guiarnos son complicados y, a veces, inaccesibles, Read more…
¿Puedo hacerme una prueba de anticuerpos para ver si necesito una vacuna de refuerzo?
Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Lamentablemente, no. RESUMEN: 💥Las pruebas de anticuerpos no pueden decirnos con precisión hasta qué punto alguien está protegido contra una infección o enfermedad del COVID-19. Tanto si te has infectado previamente, como si te has vacunado, reforzado o una combinación de las tres, la reciente autorización de las vacunas de refuerzo adicionales hace que la Read more…
Did getting exposed to fewer germs for the last 2 years weaken our immune systems?
Biology/Immunity Families/Kids
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Not likely. If your kids are suddenly getting sick a lot, this is likely due to “catching up” on exposures rather than a weakened immune system. Many families with young kids have been hunkered down for the better part of two years– a good % of a young child’s entire life. While isolation Read more…
Kids’ vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up.
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Many kids missed vaccines during the pandemic and we need to get kids caught up now! Vaccines are incredibly important to prevent serious childhood illness and save lives. Vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up. The CDC just released a report looking at kindergarteners in the Read more…
Does my mask protect me if no one else is wearing one?
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes. A well-fitting, high- quality mask worn correctly decreases your risk of catching COVID-19 even if no one else is wearing one. Mask mandates are no longer being enforced in many public spaces. Masks work best at decreasing the spread of viruses when everyone is wearing them. When that’s not the case, your mask Read more…
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía Read more…
Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help
Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental Health
Christine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
En este punto de la pandemia, es fácil pasar de sentirse nervioso al pensar en más vacunas a sentirse ansioso ante la idea de quedar desprotegido. Muchos de nosotros también estamos tratando de entender la inmunidad otorgada por una infección reciente de Ómicron. Los datos que tenemos para guiarnos son complicados y, a veces, inaccesibles, Read more…
¿Puedo hacerme una prueba de anticuerpos para ver si necesito una vacuna de refuerzo?
Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing VaccinesSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Lamentablemente, no. RESUMEN: 💥Las pruebas de anticuerpos no pueden decirnos con precisión hasta qué punto alguien está protegido contra una infección o enfermedad del COVID-19. Tanto si te has infectado previamente, como si te has vacunado, reforzado o una combinación de las tres, la reciente autorización de las vacunas de refuerzo adicionales hace que la Read more…
Did getting exposed to fewer germs for the last 2 years weaken our immune systems?
Biology/Immunity Families/Kids
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Not likely. If your kids are suddenly getting sick a lot, this is likely due to “catching up” on exposures rather than a weakened immune system. Many families with young kids have been hunkered down for the better part of two years– a good % of a young child’s entire life. While isolation Read more…
Kids’ vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up.
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Many kids missed vaccines during the pandemic and we need to get kids caught up now! Vaccines are incredibly important to prevent serious childhood illness and save lives. Vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up. The CDC just released a report looking at kindergarteners in the Read more…
Does my mask protect me if no one else is wearing one?
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes. A well-fitting, high- quality mask worn correctly decreases your risk of catching COVID-19 even if no one else is wearing one. Mask mandates are no longer being enforced in many public spaces. Masks work best at decreasing the spread of viruses when everyone is wearing them. When that’s not the case, your mask Read more…
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía Read more…
Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help
Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental Health
Christine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
Lamentablemente, no. RESUMEN: 💥Las pruebas de anticuerpos no pueden decirnos con precisión hasta qué punto alguien está protegido contra una infección o enfermedad del COVID-19. Tanto si te has infectado previamente, como si te has vacunado, reforzado o una combinación de las tres, la reciente autorización de las vacunas de refuerzo adicionales hace que la Read more…
Did getting exposed to fewer germs for the last 2 years weaken our immune systems?
Biology/Immunity Families/KidsJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Not likely. If your kids are suddenly getting sick a lot, this is likely due to “catching up” on exposures rather than a weakened immune system. Many families with young kids have been hunkered down for the better part of two years– a good % of a young child’s entire life. While isolation Read more…
Kids’ vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up.
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Many kids missed vaccines during the pandemic and we need to get kids caught up now! Vaccines are incredibly important to prevent serious childhood illness and save lives. Vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up. The CDC just released a report looking at kindergarteners in the Read more…
Does my mask protect me if no one else is wearing one?
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes. A well-fitting, high- quality mask worn correctly decreases your risk of catching COVID-19 even if no one else is wearing one. Mask mandates are no longer being enforced in many public spaces. Masks work best at decreasing the spread of viruses when everyone is wearing them. When that’s not the case, your mask Read more…
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía Read more…
Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help
Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental Health
Christine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
A: Not likely. If your kids are suddenly getting sick a lot, this is likely due to “catching up” on exposures rather than a weakened immune system. Many families with young kids have been hunkered down for the better part of two years– a good % of a young child’s entire life. While isolation Read more…
Kids’ vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up.
Families/Kids VaccinesSarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Many kids missed vaccines during the pandemic and we need to get kids caught up now! Vaccines are incredibly important to prevent serious childhood illness and save lives. Vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up. The CDC just released a report looking at kindergarteners in the Read more…
Does my mask protect me if no one else is wearing one?
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes. A well-fitting, high- quality mask worn correctly decreases your risk of catching COVID-19 even if no one else is wearing one. Mask mandates are no longer being enforced in many public spaces. Masks work best at decreasing the spread of viruses when everyone is wearing them. When that’s not the case, your mask Read more…
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía Read more…
Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help
Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental Health
Christine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
TL;DR: Many kids missed vaccines during the pandemic and we need to get kids caught up now! Vaccines are incredibly important to prevent serious childhood illness and save lives. Vaccination rates decreased during the height of the pandemic and have not yet caught up. The CDC just released a report looking at kindergarteners in the Read more…
Does my mask protect me if no one else is wearing one?
MasksAshley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes. A well-fitting, high- quality mask worn correctly decreases your risk of catching COVID-19 even if no one else is wearing one. Mask mandates are no longer being enforced in many public spaces. Masks work best at decreasing the spread of viruses when everyone is wearing them. When that’s not the case, your mask Read more…
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía Read more…
Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help
Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental Health
Christine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
A: Yes. A well-fitting, high- quality mask worn correctly decreases your risk of catching COVID-19 even if no one else is wearing one. Mask mandates are no longer being enforced in many public spaces. Masks work best at decreasing the spread of viruses when everyone is wearing them. When that’s not the case, your mask Read more…
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and MisinformationHeidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía Read more…
Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help
Mental Health Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental Health
Christine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía Read more…
Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help
Mental Health Staying SafeAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental Health
Christine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
I haven’t gone out in 2 years, 🆘 help 🆘! Will I ever be able to feel safe leaving the house again? Help! ✅ While we can’t tell you that leaving your house will be 100% safe at any given time (COVID-19 times or not), there are things you can do to increase your tolerance Read more…
Our Journey Out of This Pandemic
Mental HealthChristine Whelan, PhD
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
Our journey out of this pandemic has been longer, more confusing, and messier than a lot of us expected. If you’re feeling emotionally exhausted and burnt-out, you’re not alone. Now is the time to face those feelings head-on and give yourself the gift of a purpose-focused break. Ideally in the sunshine. After a nap. Here’s Read more…
📣 ¿Te han contado sobre el nuevo sitio web covid.gov en Español?
Masks Posts en Español Testing and Contact Tracing Treatments VaccinesAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
El nuevo sitio web covid.gov tiene respuestas a las preguntas frecuentes en un lugar. Te ayudará a pedir pruebas para el COVID-19 gratis y encontrar sitios de tratamiento para COVID-19 después de recibir una prueba de COVID-19 positiva. También te ayudará a encontrar información pertinente de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades Read more…
How do I talk to kids about vaccines?
Families/Kids VaccinesSarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
A: Vaccination is very important for health in kids and adults alike! Sadly, vaccination rates in children tanked during the pandemic and it is time we get caught back up. Talking to kiddos about vaccination can help them feel safe and ready for their vaccines. Below are a few tips to help you have this Read more…
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and MisinformationKristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español Socializing
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during Read more…
¿Habrá una manera fácil de saber cuanto tiempo debo estar en aislamiento o cuarentena?
Posts en Español SocializingSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
Si! Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU tienen una nueva calculadora de cuarentena y aislamiento. Al responder a unas pocas preguntas cortas, la calculadora virtual (también disponible en español) te dará una fecha estimada para salir de aislamiento si tienes COVID-19 o mantener cuarentena si has estado expuesto a Read more…
What’s this news about a COVID-19 breath test?
Testing and Contact TracingJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact Tracing
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
A: It’s true that new device was recently approved…but it’s not designed for home use. This week the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to a new COVID-19 testing device that detects chemical compounds associated with the coronavirus in exhaled breath. The test had good sensitivity and specificity, accurately detecting 91.2% of positive samples 99.3% Read more…
Is it OK to use Flonase, allergy sprays, saline mist, or neti pots before I take a COVID-19 rapid test or will it change my results?
Infection and Spread Testing and Contact TracingAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
The answer: There is no evidence that using a nose spray will alter your test results. TL; DR: The SARS CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (aka COVID-19 rapid tests) become positive if they find a lot of the protein that that comes from SARS CoV-2. It is not likely that allergy sprays would change the amount Read more…
Recibí la vacuna Johnson & Johnson. ¿Cuál refuerzo debo ponerme?
Posts en Español VaccinesSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
No hay duda de que DEBE ponerse un refuerzo. Pfizer o Moderna vacunas de mRNA son recomendados para cualquiera persona que haya puesto la vacuna J&J como su primera vacuna. La evidencia existente indica que las vacunas de mRNA de dos dosis de Moderna y Pfizer ofrecen mejor protección que la vacuna J&J de una Read more…
Can I sing safely with my choir? I want to sing my heart out.
Infection and Spread Socializing Staying SafeAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
A: While no activity is risk free, you can certainly sing safer! TL; DR: COVID-19 is spread by tiny droplets floating around in the air. Talking makes more of these and singing makes even more. Because of this, singing is a higher risk activity for spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 transmission decreasing in many places in Read more…
With so many people using home tests (which mostly go unreported), how can we rely on COVID-19 data to understand community levels of transmission?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact TracingAmanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
A: With more people using home rapid tests interpreting local COVID-19 data does become murkier, but a useful addition is wastewater surveillance! TL; DR Keeping an eye on local wastewater surveillance can help round out understanding of community transmission as it doesn’t rely on testing or reporting of test results. ✳️Home testing is great because Read more…
