Why are COVID-19 numbers lower on the weekends?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy Testing and Contact Tracing
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: TL, DR: The weekly pattern of fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths on the weekends is primarily due to differences in testing timing and reporting delays, but some of the pattern may be due to increased weekend socializing. Based on publicly available data, there is a widely observed ‘weekend effect’ with fewer COVID-19 cases and Read more…
How safe would a contactless cookie exchange be this holiday season?
Staying Safe
A: We LOVE this idea. A cookie exchange CAN be done safely, and in fact, it’s just the kind of creativity we need to spread joy in this year’s unique holiday season. We know that many of our holiday traditions are too risky this year. From loud, boisterous meals to crowding our loved ones around Read more…
Prevención global contra el Covid-19
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Este corto animado de la escuela de Medicina de Standford por Maya Adam, ilustra cómo el coronavirus – el virus que causa la enfermedad respiratoria COVID-19 – se transmite a través de las personas y cómo la transmisión se puede prevenir. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls” Enlace a la publicación original de Read more…
Is the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutating and should I be concerned?
Biology/Immunity
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes, many variants of SARS-CoV-2 exist which is normal virus behavior. The changes noted to date warrant continued study, though should not cause alarm. Scientists study virus mutations to: 1) understand the family tree of virus strains 2) examine changes that could alter transmission and/or disease severity 3) examine changes that could alter the Read more…
How can I help someone who is struggling with mental wellness?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Focus on the basics, discuss mental wellness openly, and offer support where needed. 1-Focus on supporting the basics. We can all support our mental health by focusing on the basic pillars of wellness. 💤 Encourage 7-8 hours of sleep a day 🥕 Promote 3 meals a day with a few healthy snacks 🚰 Remind Read more…
What’s up with the new CDC guidelines for shorter quarantine periods?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: The guidelines represent a “most bang for your buck” approach to preventing transmission of COVID-19 at the population level–but quarantining for 14 days is still the recommended and safest approach. While our scientific understanding of how long it takes to develop COVID-19 symptoms after being exposed (science term: incubation period) still says up to Read more…
¿Cuándo recibiré mi primera dosis de la vacuna contra el COVID-19? ¿Me darán prioridad si el suministro de vacunas es limitado?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: El suministro de vacunas será limitado al principio para grupos de alta prioridad. El resto recibirán la vacuna empezando en la primavera en EE.UU. y extendiéndose hasta el verano. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. (FDA) emitió la Autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna de ARNm de Pfizer-BioNTech el Read more…
Vaccination against Covid19 is starting! How will the vaccine be monitored for safety?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Healthcare workers and people in long-term care facilities are starting to get the Covid19 vaccine this week. As vaccine supplies improve, more folks will start to get vaccinated in the coming weeks and months. While safety data from the clinical trials is very good, safety monitoring is ongoing and appropriately a priority. Several existing Read more…
¿Se puede transmitir la infección por SARS-CoV-2 a los bebés a través de la leche materna?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: No existe evidencia de que la infección por SARS-CoV-2 se pueda transmitir a los bebés a través de la leche materna con nuevos hallazgos que sugieren que la leche materna en las madres que han tenido COVID-19 contiene anticuerpos específicos de SARS-CoV-2. En un estudio reciente en leche materna de 15 mujeres que se Read more…
What can I do to “improve ventilation” in my house or my office? What does that even mean?
Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: We recently talked to environmental strategist and air quality expert Dr. Tim McAuley, founder and CEO of CHANGE Environmental, LLC. Dr. McAuley told us that the best thing we can do to protect ourselves is to create cleaner indoor air *in general*. Ventilation–exchanging indoor air for outdoor air–is just one part of cleaner indoor Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Malia Jones
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: TL, DR: The weekly pattern of fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths on the weekends is primarily due to differences in testing timing and reporting delays, but some of the pattern may be due to increased weekend socializing. Based on publicly available data, there is a widely observed ‘weekend effect’ with fewer COVID-19 cases and Read more…
How safe would a contactless cookie exchange be this holiday season?
Staying SafeA: We LOVE this idea. A cookie exchange CAN be done safely, and in fact, it’s just the kind of creativity we need to spread joy in this year’s unique holiday season. We know that many of our holiday traditions are too risky this year. From loud, boisterous meals to crowding our loved ones around Read more…
Prevención global contra el Covid-19
Posts en Español Staying SafeTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Este corto animado de la escuela de Medicina de Standford por Maya Adam, ilustra cómo el coronavirus – el virus que causa la enfermedad respiratoria COVID-19 – se transmite a través de las personas y cómo la transmisión se puede prevenir. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls” Enlace a la publicación original de Read more…
Is the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutating and should I be concerned?
Biology/Immunity
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes, many variants of SARS-CoV-2 exist which is normal virus behavior. The changes noted to date warrant continued study, though should not cause alarm. Scientists study virus mutations to: 1) understand the family tree of virus strains 2) examine changes that could alter transmission and/or disease severity 3) examine changes that could alter the Read more…
How can I help someone who is struggling with mental wellness?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Focus on the basics, discuss mental wellness openly, and offer support where needed. 1-Focus on supporting the basics. We can all support our mental health by focusing on the basic pillars of wellness. 💤 Encourage 7-8 hours of sleep a day 🥕 Promote 3 meals a day with a few healthy snacks 🚰 Remind Read more…
What’s up with the new CDC guidelines for shorter quarantine periods?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: The guidelines represent a “most bang for your buck” approach to preventing transmission of COVID-19 at the population level–but quarantining for 14 days is still the recommended and safest approach. While our scientific understanding of how long it takes to develop COVID-19 symptoms after being exposed (science term: incubation period) still says up to Read more…
¿Cuándo recibiré mi primera dosis de la vacuna contra el COVID-19? ¿Me darán prioridad si el suministro de vacunas es limitado?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: El suministro de vacunas será limitado al principio para grupos de alta prioridad. El resto recibirán la vacuna empezando en la primavera en EE.UU. y extendiéndose hasta el verano. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. (FDA) emitió la Autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna de ARNm de Pfizer-BioNTech el Read more…
Vaccination against Covid19 is starting! How will the vaccine be monitored for safety?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Healthcare workers and people in long-term care facilities are starting to get the Covid19 vaccine this week. As vaccine supplies improve, more folks will start to get vaccinated in the coming weeks and months. While safety data from the clinical trials is very good, safety monitoring is ongoing and appropriately a priority. Several existing Read more…
¿Se puede transmitir la infección por SARS-CoV-2 a los bebés a través de la leche materna?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: No existe evidencia de que la infección por SARS-CoV-2 se pueda transmitir a los bebés a través de la leche materna con nuevos hallazgos que sugieren que la leche materna en las madres que han tenido COVID-19 contiene anticuerpos específicos de SARS-CoV-2. En un estudio reciente en leche materna de 15 mujeres que se Read more…
What can I do to “improve ventilation” in my house or my office? What does that even mean?
Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: We recently talked to environmental strategist and air quality expert Dr. Tim McAuley, founder and CEO of CHANGE Environmental, LLC. Dr. McAuley told us that the best thing we can do to protect ourselves is to create cleaner indoor air *in general*. Ventilation–exchanging indoor air for outdoor air–is just one part of cleaner indoor Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Malia Jones
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
Este corto animado de la escuela de Medicina de Standford por Maya Adam, ilustra cómo el coronavirus – el virus que causa la enfermedad respiratoria COVID-19 – se transmite a través de las personas y cómo la transmisión se puede prevenir. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls” Enlace a la publicación original de Read more…
Is the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutating and should I be concerned?
Biology/ImmunityAshley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: Yes, many variants of SARS-CoV-2 exist which is normal virus behavior. The changes noted to date warrant continued study, though should not cause alarm. Scientists study virus mutations to: 1) understand the family tree of virus strains 2) examine changes that could alter transmission and/or disease severity 3) examine changes that could alter the Read more…
How can I help someone who is struggling with mental wellness?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Focus on the basics, discuss mental wellness openly, and offer support where needed. 1-Focus on supporting the basics. We can all support our mental health by focusing on the basic pillars of wellness. 💤 Encourage 7-8 hours of sleep a day 🥕 Promote 3 meals a day with a few healthy snacks 🚰 Remind Read more…
What’s up with the new CDC guidelines for shorter quarantine periods?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: The guidelines represent a “most bang for your buck” approach to preventing transmission of COVID-19 at the population level–but quarantining for 14 days is still the recommended and safest approach. While our scientific understanding of how long it takes to develop COVID-19 symptoms after being exposed (science term: incubation period) still says up to Read more…
¿Cuándo recibiré mi primera dosis de la vacuna contra el COVID-19? ¿Me darán prioridad si el suministro de vacunas es limitado?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: El suministro de vacunas será limitado al principio para grupos de alta prioridad. El resto recibirán la vacuna empezando en la primavera en EE.UU. y extendiéndose hasta el verano. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. (FDA) emitió la Autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna de ARNm de Pfizer-BioNTech el Read more…
Vaccination against Covid19 is starting! How will the vaccine be monitored for safety?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Healthcare workers and people in long-term care facilities are starting to get the Covid19 vaccine this week. As vaccine supplies improve, more folks will start to get vaccinated in the coming weeks and months. While safety data from the clinical trials is very good, safety monitoring is ongoing and appropriately a priority. Several existing Read more…
¿Se puede transmitir la infección por SARS-CoV-2 a los bebés a través de la leche materna?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: No existe evidencia de que la infección por SARS-CoV-2 se pueda transmitir a los bebés a través de la leche materna con nuevos hallazgos que sugieren que la leche materna en las madres que han tenido COVID-19 contiene anticuerpos específicos de SARS-CoV-2. En un estudio reciente en leche materna de 15 mujeres que se Read more…
What can I do to “improve ventilation” in my house or my office? What does that even mean?
Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: We recently talked to environmental strategist and air quality expert Dr. Tim McAuley, founder and CEO of CHANGE Environmental, LLC. Dr. McAuley told us that the best thing we can do to protect ourselves is to create cleaner indoor air *in general*. Ventilation–exchanging indoor air for outdoor air–is just one part of cleaner indoor Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Malia Jones
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: Yes, many variants of SARS-CoV-2 exist which is normal virus behavior. The changes noted to date warrant continued study, though should not cause alarm. Scientists study virus mutations to: 1) understand the family tree of virus strains 2) examine changes that could alter transmission and/or disease severity 3) examine changes that could alter the Read more…
How can I help someone who is struggling with mental wellness?
Mental HealthAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Focus on the basics, discuss mental wellness openly, and offer support where needed. 1-Focus on supporting the basics. We can all support our mental health by focusing on the basic pillars of wellness. 💤 Encourage 7-8 hours of sleep a day 🥕 Promote 3 meals a day with a few healthy snacks 🚰 Remind Read more…
What’s up with the new CDC guidelines for shorter quarantine periods?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: The guidelines represent a “most bang for your buck” approach to preventing transmission of COVID-19 at the population level–but quarantining for 14 days is still the recommended and safest approach. While our scientific understanding of how long it takes to develop COVID-19 symptoms after being exposed (science term: incubation period) still says up to Read more…
¿Cuándo recibiré mi primera dosis de la vacuna contra el COVID-19? ¿Me darán prioridad si el suministro de vacunas es limitado?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: El suministro de vacunas será limitado al principio para grupos de alta prioridad. El resto recibirán la vacuna empezando en la primavera en EE.UU. y extendiéndose hasta el verano. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. (FDA) emitió la Autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna de ARNm de Pfizer-BioNTech el Read more…
Vaccination against Covid19 is starting! How will the vaccine be monitored for safety?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Healthcare workers and people in long-term care facilities are starting to get the Covid19 vaccine this week. As vaccine supplies improve, more folks will start to get vaccinated in the coming weeks and months. While safety data from the clinical trials is very good, safety monitoring is ongoing and appropriately a priority. Several existing Read more…
¿Se puede transmitir la infección por SARS-CoV-2 a los bebés a través de la leche materna?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: No existe evidencia de que la infección por SARS-CoV-2 se pueda transmitir a los bebés a través de la leche materna con nuevos hallazgos que sugieren que la leche materna en las madres que han tenido COVID-19 contiene anticuerpos específicos de SARS-CoV-2. En un estudio reciente en leche materna de 15 mujeres que se Read more…
What can I do to “improve ventilation” in my house or my office? What does that even mean?
Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: We recently talked to environmental strategist and air quality expert Dr. Tim McAuley, founder and CEO of CHANGE Environmental, LLC. Dr. McAuley told us that the best thing we can do to protect ourselves is to create cleaner indoor air *in general*. Ventilation–exchanging indoor air for outdoor air–is just one part of cleaner indoor Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Malia Jones
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: Focus on the basics, discuss mental wellness openly, and offer support where needed. 1-Focus on supporting the basics. We can all support our mental health by focusing on the basic pillars of wellness. 💤 Encourage 7-8 hours of sleep a day 🥕 Promote 3 meals a day with a few healthy snacks 🚰 Remind Read more…
What’s up with the new CDC guidelines for shorter quarantine periods?
Testing and Contact TracingAmanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: The guidelines represent a “most bang for your buck” approach to preventing transmission of COVID-19 at the population level–but quarantining for 14 days is still the recommended and safest approach. While our scientific understanding of how long it takes to develop COVID-19 symptoms after being exposed (science term: incubation period) still says up to Read more…
¿Cuándo recibiré mi primera dosis de la vacuna contra el COVID-19? ¿Me darán prioridad si el suministro de vacunas es limitado?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: El suministro de vacunas será limitado al principio para grupos de alta prioridad. El resto recibirán la vacuna empezando en la primavera en EE.UU. y extendiéndose hasta el verano. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. (FDA) emitió la Autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna de ARNm de Pfizer-BioNTech el Read more…
Vaccination against Covid19 is starting! How will the vaccine be monitored for safety?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Healthcare workers and people in long-term care facilities are starting to get the Covid19 vaccine this week. As vaccine supplies improve, more folks will start to get vaccinated in the coming weeks and months. While safety data from the clinical trials is very good, safety monitoring is ongoing and appropriately a priority. Several existing Read more…
¿Se puede transmitir la infección por SARS-CoV-2 a los bebés a través de la leche materna?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: No existe evidencia de que la infección por SARS-CoV-2 se pueda transmitir a los bebés a través de la leche materna con nuevos hallazgos que sugieren que la leche materna en las madres que han tenido COVID-19 contiene anticuerpos específicos de SARS-CoV-2. En un estudio reciente en leche materna de 15 mujeres que se Read more…
What can I do to “improve ventilation” in my house or my office? What does that even mean?
Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: We recently talked to environmental strategist and air quality expert Dr. Tim McAuley, founder and CEO of CHANGE Environmental, LLC. Dr. McAuley told us that the best thing we can do to protect ourselves is to create cleaner indoor air *in general*. Ventilation–exchanging indoor air for outdoor air–is just one part of cleaner indoor Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Malia Jones
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: The guidelines represent a “most bang for your buck” approach to preventing transmission of COVID-19 at the population level–but quarantining for 14 days is still the recommended and safest approach. While our scientific understanding of how long it takes to develop COVID-19 symptoms after being exposed (science term: incubation period) still says up to Read more…
¿Cuándo recibiré mi primera dosis de la vacuna contra el COVID-19? ¿Me darán prioridad si el suministro de vacunas es limitado?
Posts en Español VaccinesSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: El suministro de vacunas será limitado al principio para grupos de alta prioridad. El resto recibirán la vacuna empezando en la primavera en EE.UU. y extendiéndose hasta el verano. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. (FDA) emitió la Autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna de ARNm de Pfizer-BioNTech el Read more…
Vaccination against Covid19 is starting! How will the vaccine be monitored for safety?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Healthcare workers and people in long-term care facilities are starting to get the Covid19 vaccine this week. As vaccine supplies improve, more folks will start to get vaccinated in the coming weeks and months. While safety data from the clinical trials is very good, safety monitoring is ongoing and appropriately a priority. Several existing Read more…
¿Se puede transmitir la infección por SARS-CoV-2 a los bebés a través de la leche materna?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: No existe evidencia de que la infección por SARS-CoV-2 se pueda transmitir a los bebés a través de la leche materna con nuevos hallazgos que sugieren que la leche materna en las madres que han tenido COVID-19 contiene anticuerpos específicos de SARS-CoV-2. En un estudio reciente en leche materna de 15 mujeres que se Read more…
What can I do to “improve ventilation” in my house or my office? What does that even mean?
Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: We recently talked to environmental strategist and air quality expert Dr. Tim McAuley, founder and CEO of CHANGE Environmental, LLC. Dr. McAuley told us that the best thing we can do to protect ourselves is to create cleaner indoor air *in general*. Ventilation–exchanging indoor air for outdoor air–is just one part of cleaner indoor Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Malia Jones
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
R: El suministro de vacunas será limitado al principio para grupos de alta prioridad. El resto recibirán la vacuna empezando en la primavera en EE.UU. y extendiéndose hasta el verano. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. (FDA) emitió la Autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna de ARNm de Pfizer-BioNTech el Read more…
Vaccination against Covid19 is starting! How will the vaccine be monitored for safety?
VaccinesSarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Healthcare workers and people in long-term care facilities are starting to get the Covid19 vaccine this week. As vaccine supplies improve, more folks will start to get vaccinated in the coming weeks and months. While safety data from the clinical trials is very good, safety monitoring is ongoing and appropriately a priority. Several existing Read more…
¿Se puede transmitir la infección por SARS-CoV-2 a los bebés a través de la leche materna?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: No existe evidencia de que la infección por SARS-CoV-2 se pueda transmitir a los bebés a través de la leche materna con nuevos hallazgos que sugieren que la leche materna en las madres que han tenido COVID-19 contiene anticuerpos específicos de SARS-CoV-2. En un estudio reciente en leche materna de 15 mujeres que se Read more…
What can I do to “improve ventilation” in my house or my office? What does that even mean?
Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: We recently talked to environmental strategist and air quality expert Dr. Tim McAuley, founder and CEO of CHANGE Environmental, LLC. Dr. McAuley told us that the best thing we can do to protect ourselves is to create cleaner indoor air *in general*. Ventilation–exchanging indoor air for outdoor air–is just one part of cleaner indoor Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Malia Jones
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: Healthcare workers and people in long-term care facilities are starting to get the Covid19 vaccine this week. As vaccine supplies improve, more folks will start to get vaccinated in the coming weeks and months. While safety data from the clinical trials is very good, safety monitoring is ongoing and appropriately a priority. Several existing Read more…
¿Se puede transmitir la infección por SARS-CoV-2 a los bebés a través de la leche materna?
Families/Kids Infection and Spread Posts en EspañolDaisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: No existe evidencia de que la infección por SARS-CoV-2 se pueda transmitir a los bebés a través de la leche materna con nuevos hallazgos que sugieren que la leche materna en las madres que han tenido COVID-19 contiene anticuerpos específicos de SARS-CoV-2. En un estudio reciente en leche materna de 15 mujeres que se Read more…
What can I do to “improve ventilation” in my house or my office? What does that even mean?
Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: We recently talked to environmental strategist and air quality expert Dr. Tim McAuley, founder and CEO of CHANGE Environmental, LLC. Dr. McAuley told us that the best thing we can do to protect ourselves is to create cleaner indoor air *in general*. Ventilation–exchanging indoor air for outdoor air–is just one part of cleaner indoor Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Malia Jones
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
R: No existe evidencia de que la infección por SARS-CoV-2 se pueda transmitir a los bebés a través de la leche materna con nuevos hallazgos que sugieren que la leche materna en las madres que han tenido COVID-19 contiene anticuerpos específicos de SARS-CoV-2. En un estudio reciente en leche materna de 15 mujeres que se Read more…
What can I do to “improve ventilation” in my house or my office? What does that even mean?
Staying SafeMalia Jones, PhD MPH
A: We recently talked to environmental strategist and air quality expert Dr. Tim McAuley, founder and CEO of CHANGE Environmental, LLC. Dr. McAuley told us that the best thing we can do to protect ourselves is to create cleaner indoor air *in general*. Ventilation–exchanging indoor air for outdoor air–is just one part of cleaner indoor Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Malia Jones
Uncategorized
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: We recently talked to environmental strategist and air quality expert Dr. Tim McAuley, founder and CEO of CHANGE Environmental, LLC. Dr. McAuley told us that the best thing we can do to protect ourselves is to create cleaner indoor air *in general*. Ventilation–exchanging indoor air for outdoor air–is just one part of cleaner indoor Read more…
Meet Those Nerdy Girls – Dr. Malia Jones
UncategorizedMalia Jones, PhD MPH
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
In this week’s edition of our “Meet those nerdy girls” series, we are introducing co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Malia Jones. It all started early in the morning on Thursday, March 5th, when Dr. Jones sat down at her computer and wrote a lengthy message to her friends and family about the pandemic. Read more…
It has been a BIG day in vaccine news!
VaccinesMalia Jones, PhD MPH
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and Metrics
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
Today, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the first COVID-19 vaccine! The ACIP met to review and make recommendations on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was given emergency use authorization by the FDA last night. You can read all the information presented at the ACIP meeting (see the link at the bottom). Read more…
The numbers on the COVID dashboards just keep going up and up.😬 📈 When will cases, deaths, and hospitalizations peak and start heading back down? 📉
Data and MetricsAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School Videos
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: Buckle up and hunker down: We have a couple more months to get through before we see steep and sustained drops in the numbers. Most experts say we won’t turn the corner until February at the earliest. Several records were broken this week in the US: Number of new cases per day (232,105 on Read more…
Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A
School VideosMalia Jones, PhD MPH
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing Travel
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
For this week’s Live Q&A, we are so excited welcome a special guest whose expertise is COVID and K12 schools for our live Q&A! Dr. Chloe Gibbs is an education policy scholar at the University of Notre Dame and writes a weekly review [archived link] of the emerging science on COVID and K12 schools. This Read more…
How many days do I need to quarantine if I plan to see family and friends for Christmas?
Socializing TravelAshley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en Español
Este corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: A 14-day quarantine prior to visiting family and friends continues to offer the greatest risk reduction. TODAY IS THE DAY TO START YOUR QUARANTINE! The CDC recently revised guidelines offering alternatives to a 14-day quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19 who remain asymptomatic. (Look for an in-depth post on this change next Read more…
Qué debemos hacer si experimentamos síntomas de COVID-19?
Clinical Symptoms Posts en EspañolEste corto animado de Maya Adam de la Escuela de Medicina de Stanford ilustra prácticas comunes para mejorarse y mantener sanas a las personas a nuestro alrededor. Cuerpo sano, mente sana. ~ Las “Nerdy Girls”
“I’ve read that the Pfizer vaccine causes female infertility by blocking a protein that is key in the formation of the placenta in mammals. Is there any shred of truth to this?”
Families/Kids Uncertainty and Misinformation VaccinesMichelle Kinder, PhD
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: No. There is no truth to this rumor. There is nothing in the human genome that is similar to the spike protein that each of the vaccines are targeting to prevent COVID-19. 💉First of all, rumors about similarity between the placenta proteins and spike protein just do not pass the sniff test. Remember: extraordinary Read more…
The FDA is meeting TODAY about the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine. How does a vaccine get from the lab to my doctor’s office?
VaccinesSarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: It’s a big process with lots of steps and players! These include clinical development and testing, review by the FDA, review by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, distribution to communities, and finally, vaccination. Let’s run down the process. The Covid vaccine is on the horizon! Hooray! The FDA is meeting TODAY (watch it Read more…
¿Cuáles son las 3 E de la capacidad hospitalaria?
Data and Metrics Infection and Spread Posts en EspañolTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
R: Espacio, empleados y equipo … “Necesitas las tres y si no tienes una, no importa que tengas las otras dos.” Esta cita de una médica de emergencia del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. destaca lo que se necesita para que un sistema hospitalario siga funcionando. Desafortunadamente, la escasez de recursos en las tres Es Read more…
First the COVID-19 pandemic, now winter….is seasonal depression coming my way?
Mental HealthAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
A: Not necessarily! There are things you can do to ward off the blues. TL; DR: Focus on variables you can change: sleeping, scheduling, using a bright light, planning activities, and allowing yourself breaks. The Long Version: We know that the pandemic has worsened mental health symptoms (primarily anxiety and depressive symptoms), especially for young Read more…
