Monkeypox: a brief overview (7 July 2022)As the COVID-19 pandemic crosses the two-and-a-half-year mark, another unrelated virus is now garnering international attention and…Jul 7, 2022Jul 7, 2022
COVID-19: Pursuit of a universal coronavirus vaccine (4 January 2022)The emergence of vaccine evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants, coupled with previous coronavirus outbreaks caused by severe acute respiratory…Jan 4, 2022Jan 4, 2022
COVID-19: A look at the data supporting COVID vaccination of 5–11-year-old children (8 November…On 29 October 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for use of the Pfizer-BioNTech…Nov 8, 20211Nov 8, 20211
COVID-19: Addressing some common concerns contributing to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (14 September…Considerable time has passed since I published my last COVID-19-themed post, a delay due in large part to my professional obligations as a…Sep 13, 2021Sep 13, 2021
COVID-19: A musing for the detractors of masking and vaccination (9 April 2021)There is a popular trend on social media to portray people who refuse to wear masks or get the COVID vaccine as brave non-conformists, and…Apr 9, 2021Apr 9, 2021
COVID-19: Synopsis of three notable SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (5 March 2021)Three COVID-19 vaccines currently have emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These include…Mar 3, 20211Mar 3, 20211
COVID-19: Synopsis of the available and likely soon to be available COVID-19 vaccines (9 February…In several prior posts, I describe the conventional sequence of vaccine development (i.e. pre-clinical research, Phase 1, 2, and 3…Feb 9, 20211Feb 9, 20211
COVID-19: The Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate (6 September 2020)In several prior posts, I describe the research underway to produce a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (1,2)…Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
COVID-19: Hydroxychloroquine Reviewed (15 August 2020)One of the hot button topics being discussed nowadays is the utility of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of patients infected with…Aug 9, 20201Aug 9, 20201
COVID-19: The Dilemma of Reopening Schools (1 August 2020)One of the most pressing COVID-19-related questions currently being debated on both the local and national level is whether schools should…Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
