What’s up with monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19 infections?
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
The safety profile for monoclonal antibody treatment is very good. For people with COVID-19 infections who do not need to be hospitalized and who are at high risk of progressing to severe illness, monoclonal antibody therapies can reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. Monoclonal antibody therapies use laboratory made antibodies that are Read more…
¿Son las personas vacunadas infectadas con Delta *realmente* tan contagiosas como las no vacunadas?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Probablemente no. Y cuando se toma en cuenta la posibilidad de infectarse en primer lugar, las personas vacunadas tienen muchas menos probabilidades de transmitir el virus. 💥 A grandes rasgos: Es probable que las personas vacunadas *puedan* transmitir el virus, pero este riesgo NO es el mismo que las personas no vacunadas. Entre las crecientes Read more…
What is the difference between ‘an additional primary dose’ and a ‘booster dose’?
Vaccines
Vijaya Knight, MD PhD (D)ABMLI
A. It’s a subtle difference. A booster dose builds up waning immunity in people who made a good immune response to the first vaccine series. A third (or additional) dose helps people who did not make a good response to the first vaccine series and whose immune systems benefit from the additional dose. 👉🏽TL;DR. A Read more…
Coxsackieviruses: They’re almost as unpleasant as they sound!
Infectious Diseases
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Does your under-5 child have a runny nose accompanied by a general tendency toward being absolutely and uncharacteristically miserable? Do they want nothing other than to whine and drink cold milk around the clock? Coxsackie! No, that’s not a swear; it’s the name of a family of viruses, and it might be the reason for Read more…
¿Debería mentir para vacunar a mi hijo que aún no tiene 12 años antes de que comience la escuela?
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
No. Ésta es mala idea por varias razones que nosotros explicamos a continuación. Pero primero queremos decir que nos solidarizamos con ustedes. Como padres de niños menores de 12 años que van a comenzar la escuela pronto o ya la comenzaron, lo sentimos. Sabemos exactamente cómo se han llegado a plantear esta pregunta, nosotras sabemos Read more…
Is immunity from natural COVID infection “better” than vaccine immunity?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: No. Getting vaccinated is by far the safest way to develop immunity to SARS-CoV-2. If you’ve already been infected, getting vaccinated still provides you with the best protection-in fact likely *better* than either previous infection or the vaccine alone. A recent study from Israel created waves with findings that people with previous COVID-19 infection Read more…
Excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19
Posts en Español Treatments Uncategorized
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
A continuación, encontrará excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19, creados por investigadores de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles aquí. Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana. ~Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
New evidence shows mask wearing reduces COVID-19 infections in the community.
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A recent study examining strategies to increase mask wearing and the effect of mask wearing on the number of COVID-19 infections is a work of art. Those Nerdy Girls are celebrating this study for two reasons: Excellent scientific rigor and real life implications. The take home message from this great real-world study: Masks work in Read more…
Subscribe to the Nerdy Newsletter!
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
We value your support! Those Nerdy Girls are now sending our twice-weekly newsletter from Substack. It provides our usual curated, credible, and timely interpretation of science in an approachable style delivered straight to your inbox. Read the current “Hot Topic” or catch up on some “In Case You Missed It” content. Although our newsletter will Read more…
¿Es cierto que una nueva investigación muestra que la proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 podría causar daño cardiovascular igual al daño del pico del virus COVID-19?
Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
The safety profile for monoclonal antibody treatment is very good. For people with COVID-19 infections who do not need to be hospitalized and who are at high risk of progressing to severe illness, monoclonal antibody therapies can reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. Monoclonal antibody therapies use laboratory made antibodies that are Read more…
¿Son las personas vacunadas infectadas con Delta *realmente* tan contagiosas como las no vacunadas?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español Uncertainty and MisinformationTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Probablemente no. Y cuando se toma en cuenta la posibilidad de infectarse en primer lugar, las personas vacunadas tienen muchas menos probabilidades de transmitir el virus. 💥 A grandes rasgos: Es probable que las personas vacunadas *puedan* transmitir el virus, pero este riesgo NO es el mismo que las personas no vacunadas. Entre las crecientes Read more…
What is the difference between ‘an additional primary dose’ and a ‘booster dose’?
Vaccines
Vijaya Knight, MD PhD (D)ABMLI
A. It’s a subtle difference. A booster dose builds up waning immunity in people who made a good immune response to the first vaccine series. A third (or additional) dose helps people who did not make a good response to the first vaccine series and whose immune systems benefit from the additional dose. 👉🏽TL;DR. A Read more…
Coxsackieviruses: They’re almost as unpleasant as they sound!
Infectious Diseases
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Does your under-5 child have a runny nose accompanied by a general tendency toward being absolutely and uncharacteristically miserable? Do they want nothing other than to whine and drink cold milk around the clock? Coxsackie! No, that’s not a swear; it’s the name of a family of viruses, and it might be the reason for Read more…
¿Debería mentir para vacunar a mi hijo que aún no tiene 12 años antes de que comience la escuela?
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
No. Ésta es mala idea por varias razones que nosotros explicamos a continuación. Pero primero queremos decir que nos solidarizamos con ustedes. Como padres de niños menores de 12 años que van a comenzar la escuela pronto o ya la comenzaron, lo sentimos. Sabemos exactamente cómo se han llegado a plantear esta pregunta, nosotras sabemos Read more…
Is immunity from natural COVID infection “better” than vaccine immunity?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: No. Getting vaccinated is by far the safest way to develop immunity to SARS-CoV-2. If you’ve already been infected, getting vaccinated still provides you with the best protection-in fact likely *better* than either previous infection or the vaccine alone. A recent study from Israel created waves with findings that people with previous COVID-19 infection Read more…
Excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19
Posts en Español Treatments Uncategorized
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
A continuación, encontrará excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19, creados por investigadores de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles aquí. Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana. ~Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
New evidence shows mask wearing reduces COVID-19 infections in the community.
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A recent study examining strategies to increase mask wearing and the effect of mask wearing on the number of COVID-19 infections is a work of art. Those Nerdy Girls are celebrating this study for two reasons: Excellent scientific rigor and real life implications. The take home message from this great real-world study: Masks work in Read more…
Subscribe to the Nerdy Newsletter!
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
We value your support! Those Nerdy Girls are now sending our twice-weekly newsletter from Substack. It provides our usual curated, credible, and timely interpretation of science in an approachable style delivered straight to your inbox. Read the current “Hot Topic” or catch up on some “In Case You Missed It” content. Although our newsletter will Read more…
¿Es cierto que una nueva investigación muestra que la proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 podría causar daño cardiovascular igual al daño del pico del virus COVID-19?
Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
Probablemente no. Y cuando se toma en cuenta la posibilidad de infectarse en primer lugar, las personas vacunadas tienen muchas menos probabilidades de transmitir el virus. 💥 A grandes rasgos: Es probable que las personas vacunadas *puedan* transmitir el virus, pero este riesgo NO es el mismo que las personas no vacunadas. Entre las crecientes Read more…
What is the difference between ‘an additional primary dose’ and a ‘booster dose’?
VaccinesVijaya Knight, MD PhD (D)ABMLI
A. It’s a subtle difference. A booster dose builds up waning immunity in people who made a good immune response to the first vaccine series. A third (or additional) dose helps people who did not make a good response to the first vaccine series and whose immune systems benefit from the additional dose. 👉🏽TL;DR. A Read more…
Coxsackieviruses: They’re almost as unpleasant as they sound!
Infectious Diseases
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Does your under-5 child have a runny nose accompanied by a general tendency toward being absolutely and uncharacteristically miserable? Do they want nothing other than to whine and drink cold milk around the clock? Coxsackie! No, that’s not a swear; it’s the name of a family of viruses, and it might be the reason for Read more…
¿Debería mentir para vacunar a mi hijo que aún no tiene 12 años antes de que comience la escuela?
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
No. Ésta es mala idea por varias razones que nosotros explicamos a continuación. Pero primero queremos decir que nos solidarizamos con ustedes. Como padres de niños menores de 12 años que van a comenzar la escuela pronto o ya la comenzaron, lo sentimos. Sabemos exactamente cómo se han llegado a plantear esta pregunta, nosotras sabemos Read more…
Is immunity from natural COVID infection “better” than vaccine immunity?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: No. Getting vaccinated is by far the safest way to develop immunity to SARS-CoV-2. If you’ve already been infected, getting vaccinated still provides you with the best protection-in fact likely *better* than either previous infection or the vaccine alone. A recent study from Israel created waves with findings that people with previous COVID-19 infection Read more…
Excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19
Posts en Español Treatments Uncategorized
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
A continuación, encontrará excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19, creados por investigadores de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles aquí. Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana. ~Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
New evidence shows mask wearing reduces COVID-19 infections in the community.
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A recent study examining strategies to increase mask wearing and the effect of mask wearing on the number of COVID-19 infections is a work of art. Those Nerdy Girls are celebrating this study for two reasons: Excellent scientific rigor and real life implications. The take home message from this great real-world study: Masks work in Read more…
Subscribe to the Nerdy Newsletter!
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
We value your support! Those Nerdy Girls are now sending our twice-weekly newsletter from Substack. It provides our usual curated, credible, and timely interpretation of science in an approachable style delivered straight to your inbox. Read the current “Hot Topic” or catch up on some “In Case You Missed It” content. Although our newsletter will Read more…
¿Es cierto que una nueva investigación muestra que la proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 podría causar daño cardiovascular igual al daño del pico del virus COVID-19?
Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
A. It’s a subtle difference. A booster dose builds up waning immunity in people who made a good immune response to the first vaccine series. A third (or additional) dose helps people who did not make a good response to the first vaccine series and whose immune systems benefit from the additional dose. 👉🏽TL;DR. A Read more…
Coxsackieviruses: They’re almost as unpleasant as they sound!
Infectious DiseasesMalia Jones, PhD MPH
Does your under-5 child have a runny nose accompanied by a general tendency toward being absolutely and uncharacteristically miserable? Do they want nothing other than to whine and drink cold milk around the clock? Coxsackie! No, that’s not a swear; it’s the name of a family of viruses, and it might be the reason for Read more…
¿Debería mentir para vacunar a mi hijo que aún no tiene 12 años antes de que comience la escuela?
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
No. Ésta es mala idea por varias razones que nosotros explicamos a continuación. Pero primero queremos decir que nos solidarizamos con ustedes. Como padres de niños menores de 12 años que van a comenzar la escuela pronto o ya la comenzaron, lo sentimos. Sabemos exactamente cómo se han llegado a plantear esta pregunta, nosotras sabemos Read more…
Is immunity from natural COVID infection “better” than vaccine immunity?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: No. Getting vaccinated is by far the safest way to develop immunity to SARS-CoV-2. If you’ve already been infected, getting vaccinated still provides you with the best protection-in fact likely *better* than either previous infection or the vaccine alone. A recent study from Israel created waves with findings that people with previous COVID-19 infection Read more…
Excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19
Posts en Español Treatments Uncategorized
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
A continuación, encontrará excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19, creados por investigadores de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles aquí. Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana. ~Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
New evidence shows mask wearing reduces COVID-19 infections in the community.
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A recent study examining strategies to increase mask wearing and the effect of mask wearing on the number of COVID-19 infections is a work of art. Those Nerdy Girls are celebrating this study for two reasons: Excellent scientific rigor and real life implications. The take home message from this great real-world study: Masks work in Read more…
Subscribe to the Nerdy Newsletter!
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
We value your support! Those Nerdy Girls are now sending our twice-weekly newsletter from Substack. It provides our usual curated, credible, and timely interpretation of science in an approachable style delivered straight to your inbox. Read the current “Hot Topic” or catch up on some “In Case You Missed It” content. Although our newsletter will Read more…
¿Es cierto que una nueva investigación muestra que la proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 podría causar daño cardiovascular igual al daño del pico del virus COVID-19?
Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
Does your under-5 child have a runny nose accompanied by a general tendency toward being absolutely and uncharacteristically miserable? Do they want nothing other than to whine and drink cold milk around the clock? Coxsackie! No, that’s not a swear; it’s the name of a family of viruses, and it might be the reason for Read more…
¿Debería mentir para vacunar a mi hijo que aún no tiene 12 años antes de que comience la escuela?
Families/Kids Posts en EspañolTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
No. Ésta es mala idea por varias razones que nosotros explicamos a continuación. Pero primero queremos decir que nos solidarizamos con ustedes. Como padres de niños menores de 12 años que van a comenzar la escuela pronto o ya la comenzaron, lo sentimos. Sabemos exactamente cómo se han llegado a plantear esta pregunta, nosotras sabemos Read more…
Is immunity from natural COVID infection “better” than vaccine immunity?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: No. Getting vaccinated is by far the safest way to develop immunity to SARS-CoV-2. If you’ve already been infected, getting vaccinated still provides you with the best protection-in fact likely *better* than either previous infection or the vaccine alone. A recent study from Israel created waves with findings that people with previous COVID-19 infection Read more…
Excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19
Posts en Español Treatments Uncategorized
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
A continuación, encontrará excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19, creados por investigadores de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles aquí. Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana. ~Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
New evidence shows mask wearing reduces COVID-19 infections in the community.
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A recent study examining strategies to increase mask wearing and the effect of mask wearing on the number of COVID-19 infections is a work of art. Those Nerdy Girls are celebrating this study for two reasons: Excellent scientific rigor and real life implications. The take home message from this great real-world study: Masks work in Read more…
Subscribe to the Nerdy Newsletter!
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
We value your support! Those Nerdy Girls are now sending our twice-weekly newsletter from Substack. It provides our usual curated, credible, and timely interpretation of science in an approachable style delivered straight to your inbox. Read the current “Hot Topic” or catch up on some “In Case You Missed It” content. Although our newsletter will Read more…
¿Es cierto que una nueva investigación muestra que la proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 podría causar daño cardiovascular igual al daño del pico del virus COVID-19?
Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
No. Ésta es mala idea por varias razones que nosotros explicamos a continuación. Pero primero queremos decir que nos solidarizamos con ustedes. Como padres de niños menores de 12 años que van a comenzar la escuela pronto o ya la comenzaron, lo sentimos. Sabemos exactamente cómo se han llegado a plantear esta pregunta, nosotras sabemos Read more…
Is immunity from natural COVID infection “better” than vaccine immunity?
Biology/Immunity VaccinesJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: No. Getting vaccinated is by far the safest way to develop immunity to SARS-CoV-2. If you’ve already been infected, getting vaccinated still provides you with the best protection-in fact likely *better* than either previous infection or the vaccine alone. A recent study from Israel created waves with findings that people with previous COVID-19 infection Read more…
Excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19
Posts en Español Treatments Uncategorized
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
A continuación, encontrará excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19, creados por investigadores de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles aquí. Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana. ~Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
New evidence shows mask wearing reduces COVID-19 infections in the community.
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A recent study examining strategies to increase mask wearing and the effect of mask wearing on the number of COVID-19 infections is a work of art. Those Nerdy Girls are celebrating this study for two reasons: Excellent scientific rigor and real life implications. The take home message from this great real-world study: Masks work in Read more…
Subscribe to the Nerdy Newsletter!
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
We value your support! Those Nerdy Girls are now sending our twice-weekly newsletter from Substack. It provides our usual curated, credible, and timely interpretation of science in an approachable style delivered straight to your inbox. Read the current “Hot Topic” or catch up on some “In Case You Missed It” content. Although our newsletter will Read more…
¿Es cierto que una nueva investigación muestra que la proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 podría causar daño cardiovascular igual al daño del pico del virus COVID-19?
Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
A: No. Getting vaccinated is by far the safest way to develop immunity to SARS-CoV-2. If you’ve already been infected, getting vaccinated still provides you with the best protection-in fact likely *better* than either previous infection or the vaccine alone. A recent study from Israel created waves with findings that people with previous COVID-19 infection Read more…
Excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19
Posts en Español Treatments UncategorizedTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
A continuación, encontrará excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19, creados por investigadores de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles aquí. Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana. ~Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
New evidence shows mask wearing reduces COVID-19 infections in the community.
Masks
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A recent study examining strategies to increase mask wearing and the effect of mask wearing on the number of COVID-19 infections is a work of art. Those Nerdy Girls are celebrating this study for two reasons: Excellent scientific rigor and real life implications. The take home message from this great real-world study: Masks work in Read more…
Subscribe to the Nerdy Newsletter!
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
We value your support! Those Nerdy Girls are now sending our twice-weekly newsletter from Substack. It provides our usual curated, credible, and timely interpretation of science in an approachable style delivered straight to your inbox. Read the current “Hot Topic” or catch up on some “In Case You Missed It” content. Although our newsletter will Read more…
¿Es cierto que una nueva investigación muestra que la proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 podría causar daño cardiovascular igual al daño del pico del virus COVID-19?
Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
A continuación, encontrará excelentes recursos y respuestas a importantes preguntas sobre el COVID-19, creados por investigadores de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles aquí. Cuerpo Sano, Mente Sana. ~Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
New evidence shows mask wearing reduces COVID-19 infections in the community.
MasksAshley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A recent study examining strategies to increase mask wearing and the effect of mask wearing on the number of COVID-19 infections is a work of art. Those Nerdy Girls are celebrating this study for two reasons: Excellent scientific rigor and real life implications. The take home message from this great real-world study: Masks work in Read more…
Subscribe to the Nerdy Newsletter!
Uncategorized
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
We value your support! Those Nerdy Girls are now sending our twice-weekly newsletter from Substack. It provides our usual curated, credible, and timely interpretation of science in an approachable style delivered straight to your inbox. Read the current “Hot Topic” or catch up on some “In Case You Missed It” content. Although our newsletter will Read more…
¿Es cierto que una nueva investigación muestra que la proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 podría causar daño cardiovascular igual al daño del pico del virus COVID-19?
Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
A recent study examining strategies to increase mask wearing and the effect of mask wearing on the number of COVID-19 infections is a work of art. Those Nerdy Girls are celebrating this study for two reasons: Excellent scientific rigor and real life implications. The take home message from this great real-world study: Masks work in Read more…
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We value your support! Those Nerdy Girls are now sending our twice-weekly newsletter from Substack. It provides our usual curated, credible, and timely interpretation of science in an approachable style delivered straight to your inbox. Read the current “Hot Topic” or catch up on some “In Case You Missed It” content. Although our newsletter will Read more…
¿Es cierto que una nueva investigación muestra que la proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 podría causar daño cardiovascular igual al daño del pico del virus COVID-19?
Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
We value your support! Those Nerdy Girls are now sending our twice-weekly newsletter from Substack. It provides our usual curated, credible, and timely interpretation of science in an approachable style delivered straight to your inbox. Read the current “Hot Topic” or catch up on some “In Case You Missed It” content. Although our newsletter will Read more…
¿Es cierto que una nueva investigación muestra que la proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 podría causar daño cardiovascular igual al daño del pico del virus COVID-19?
Posts en Español Uncertainty and MisinformationTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
NO. La proteína de pico de la vacuna contra COVID-19 NO CAUSA daño cardiovascular. 🤔 Comencemos a analizar el papel de la proteína de pico en la infección por SARS-CoV-2. El virus puede entrar al cuerpo cuando inhalamos las gotitas que exhala una persona infectada. Luego el virus entra a las células de los pulmones Read more…
How does a COVID-19 vaccine work in the body?
Biology/Immunity VaccinesAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread School
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
A: Vaccines show your body how to fight a virus without actually making you sick from the virus. Here is how this works (inspired by this fun explainer) 🦠 SARS-CoV-2 (aka the virus that causes COVID-19) is a round little thing with spikes coming out of it. ⛏️ The spikes help the virus stick to Read more…
California Classroom Outbreak Explained
COVID Variants Infection and Spread SchoolJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
A recent CDC outbreak investigation found that an unvaccinated teacher infected twelve elementary school students out of a class of 24 students in California. All students were too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Key take-aways: ➡️ GET VACCINATED ➡️ KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHILE TALKING!! ➡️ STAY HOME WHEN SICK ➡️ GET VACCINATED Read more…
Should I get the flu shot?
VaccinesSarah Whitley Coles, MD
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and Misinformation
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
Short answer: Yes! Except for a very few exceptions, flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Read on for information about what to expect for this year’s flu season, when to get the shot, and why getting the flu vaccine is so important! Sometimes people say “the flu” to mean a bad Read more…
“Endemic” Explainer
Infection and Spread Uncertainty and MisinformationMalia Jones, PhD MPH
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
“We’re moving from pandemic to endemic.” We’re hearing this phrase tossed around more and more. In certain anti-science twitter circles, the hashtag #endemic is used as shorthand for the opinion that COVID-19 is overhyped, we’ve all been duped by the media into a hysteria over the pandemic; the vaccine is unnecessary; and everything should return Read more…
¿Puedo contraer COVID-19 por medio de una transfusión de sangre? 🩸
Infection and Spread Posts en EspañolTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
Masks
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
Varios virus 🦠 se pueden transmitir a través de una transfusión de sangre. Sin embargo hasta ahora no había casos reportados de personas que se contagien de COVID-19 a través de una transfusión. Aquí repasamos los detalles. ➡️ En 1628, el médico británico William Harvey publicó la primera descripción de la circulación sanguínea en la Read more…
Tips for (Properly!) Washing a Cloth Mask
MasksLindsey Leininger, PhD MA
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and Metrics
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
With many of us having trouble accessing or affording medical-grade masks, cloth masking remains a bedrock layer of protection for pandemic living. Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, cautions that “a dirty or ‘soiled’ mask can reduce the efficacy of the mask itself. It can also become an irritant to Read more…
What’s going on with the Delta variant in the UK 🇬🇧? I heard cases were falling?
COVID Variants Data and MetricsJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
A: It’s a mixed bag—cases *have* fallen from their peak but have now plateaued at a high level. TL;DR: ➡️ Cases remain stuck at a high level in the UK, despite high vaccination rates (higher than the US). This speaks to the transmissibility of Delta and means things could get worse in the US. ➡️ Read more…
La Asociación Americana de Pediatría advierte contra el uso no autorizado 🚫 de vacunas 💉 Covid-19 en niños menores de 12 años.
Families/Kids Posts en EspañolTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
ITASCA, IL – La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) finalizó la aprobación total de la vacuna 💉 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 para mayores de 16 años. Si bien ahora pueden surgir preguntas sobre la administración de la vacuna para niños de 11 años o menos, que actualmente no tienen una vacuna disponible, la Academia Estadounidense de Read more…
Does hand sanitizer really kill bacteria and viruses?
Staying SafeVerdena Jennings, DO
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
A: Yes. Hand sanitizers that contain 60-95% alcohol or 0.13% benzalkonium chlorides are effective in killing bacteria and destroying viruses when used properly. Washing hands with soap and water remains the best way to rid your hands of disease-causing germs. And there are a few germs that hand sanitizer will not kill. However, when there Read more…
Ayude a detener la propagación del coronavirus y proteja a su familia
Posts en Español Staying SafeAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
Aquí hay información de la FDA Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
