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Why might you get the disease even though you are vaccinated against it?
“About 90% of unvaccinated people who are exposed to measles will become infected, according to Columbus Public Health, and about 1 in 5 people in the US who get measles will be hospitalized.”
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A measles outbreak in central Ohio that sickened 85 children has been declared over, officials at Co...
A recent review that anti- maskers have been using appears to suggest that masks don’t work. Here is a thorough breakdown in this excellent article.![]()
“This recent Cochrane review is very limited in scope and is highly problematic in its methods. The most we can conclude from it is that we need better and more relevant controlled trials of mask wearing to more precisely determine its effect on the spread of COVID. But it does not show that mask wearing does not work or that mask policies don’t work. Further, if we look at the totality of the evidence (not just these trials) the best current conclusions are:![]()
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Properly wearing face masks when in public during high risk of spread reduces the risk of spread of respiratory viruses in general and COVID specifically.![]()
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During a pandemic of a respiratory virus, mask mandates are an effective public health measure.![]()
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N95 masks likely offer the best protection, but need to be worn over the mouth and nose to be effective, and need to be worn continuously when in public (not just in targeted situations).”![]()
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Masks Revisited | Science-Based Medicine
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A recent Cochrane review, limited in scope and problematic in methodology, does not show that masks ...
“The longer you can be without being infected, the better chance of new antivirals and vaccines. All of these are being developed as we speak."![]()
Professor Esterman has himself not yet had COVID.![]()
“If I can spend the next 12 months without getting it, there's a chance that even if I did get it I’d have much better treatment options," he said.
Philip is among a rare group of 'NOVIDs' in Australia. Here's how he's avoided COVID-19 so far
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Since the first recorded case of community transmission of COVID-19 in Australia, Philip, Christine ...
"From February 20, all adults who haven't had a booster or an infection in the past six months can go out and get a booster shot, to give them additional protection against severe illness from COVID," he said.![]()
"If you're 65 or over, or you're an adult at risk of severe COVID illness, and it's been six months since your last booster or infection, it's now time for a booster."
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Australian adults will be able to get a fifth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine within a fortnight, after...
“When asked what might happen over the next 12 months, Dr Turville said he didn't like to "crystal gaze" about what variants may or may not do. But if he were to make a guess, he said the virus was likely to follow one of three trajectories.![]()
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“The first — and most optimistic — scenario would see the vast majority of Australians get up to date with their booster vaccines, including the newly available bivalent shots, which would help to "put the virus under pressure".![]()
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“The second scenario, which he believes is most likely, looks not unlike our current COVID-19 situation: lagging booster rates and "not a lot of political discussion" means we'll face "an era of complacency", he said.![]()
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“In the third, "worst case" scenario, the virus might evolve into something that we can't predict.![]()
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"We might find the virus seismically shifts … a variant pops up that is incredibly immune evasive and can drive a very large wave,"
Omicron has splintered, amounting to a 'variant soup' — and it's making COVID harder to predict
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It’s been three long years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global health e...