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Mar 8, 2024
Measles is showing up all over the place - How do I know if I am protected?
Measles has been in the news a lot lately because, as of last week, there have been measles cases reported in 16 states (Arizona,...


Mar 1, 2024
Does COVID-19 destroy our immune systems?
The past couple of years we have seen fall virus seasons characterized with a tripledemic of COVID-19, RSV, and influenza surging...

Feb 22, 2024
New 99 million patient COVID-19 vaccine safety study - is it really the bombshell the headlines make it out to be?
The COVID-19 vaccines were globally introduced in 2020, accompanied by the most intensive vaccine safety monitoring program the world has...

Dec 1, 2023
BA.2.86 "Pirola" update
Since we are in the middle of holiday and fall cold season, and we have a noticeable uptick in cases per the wastewater data and the...

Oct 10, 2023
Do masks really work? What does the science say?
Masking is a critical public health tool for preventing spread of COVID-19. To protect yourself and others from COVID-19, CDC continues...


Oct 2, 2023
Should you wear a mask on the bus/train?
Q - I take the subway to work every day, should I wear a mask again since Covid is ticking up here in NYC? What are my chances of getting...

Sep 6, 2023
Why are the data on long COVID so confusing?
Hi folks! I haven't written about long covid in a while so I wanted to discuss why it seems like everywhere you look there seems to be a...

Aug 23, 2023
It's about that time...my FAQs on the flu vaccine!
How did this happen? I feel like I just had my seasonal flu vaccine but here we are again! The optimal timing to get the flu vaccine is...


Aug 12, 2023
Update on COVID-19, variant EG.5, and new fall vaccine booster
What is EG.5? The SARS-COV-2 EG.5 variant is another omicron sub-variant, and is a descendent of XBB.1.9.2, but with an additional...


Mar 6, 2023
Can we get a second bivalent booster?
Vaccines continue to be the most important tool in our arsenal to avoid severe illness and death from COVID-19. In the US, we have...