How New Genetic Disease Research May Help Reduce the Number of Infant Deaths
"These findings represent a new and promising avenue for future research and treatment and are a sign of where medicine is headed in general." (Karen Edwards)
PSA: Now Is Your Last Chance To Get Free COVID Tests From the Post Office
"The advantage of at-home tests is that they are fast," (Karen Edwards)
Most Countries Stopped Requiring COVID Tests for Air Travel. Why Hasn’t the US?
"However, it will never be 100 percent effective, just given the variation we see in terms of susceptibility, infectivity, as well as characteristics of the virus, such as length of the incubation period," (Karen Edwards)
Biden’s State of the Union: Drug Pricing, Mental Health Care, and his ‘Test to Treat’ COVID Plan
"Each of [these] steps are critical in helping us move forward, but they also acknowledge and plan for the fact that COVID will be with us for the foreseeable future," (Karen Edwards)
11 Potential ‘Stealth’ Omicron Symptoms Experts Say May Impact Breakthrough Cases
"I have not seen anything to indicate that the symptoms with BA.2 are different from BA.1," (Karen Edwards)
Omicron Variant Encourages Some to Drop Covid-19 Precautions, Despite Risks
"They may be vaccinated and boosted and because of their underlying disease or medications they’re taking, their immune system is not going to react in the same way that a healthy individual’s would," (Karen Edwards)
Here’s What Epidemiologists Want You To Know About the Best N95 Masks To Buy
"These masks meet specific requirements in terms of the size of the particles they are designed to filter out and are also designed to provide a very close facial fit so that they form a seal around your nose and mouth," (Karen Edwards)
What Will Change When COVID Becomes Endemic?
"Instead, it means that it will still be around and may even increase during certain times of the year, but it will be at manageable and more or less at a constant level with largely predictable patterns over time." (Karen Edwards)
You asked: Should I cancel my kids’ end-of-summer trip?
"The upswing in cases is likely to continue over the several weeks so I would consider cancelling and rescheduling at a later date when cases are down and restrictions are removed," (Karen Edwards)
How Epidemiologists are Planning to Vacation with their Unvaccinated Kids
"If you are set on travel that would include flying to specific destinations, including international destinations, then I would be prepared to change those plans and have a backup." (Karen Edwards)
