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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 8, 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...
Mar 1, 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...
Feb 22, 2024


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...
Dec 1, 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 10, 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...
Oct 2, 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...
Sep 6, 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 23, 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...
Aug 12, 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...
Mar 6, 2023