Articles and Information about Covid

 COVID DELTA - NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. FOR MOST OF US.

The Covid Delta variant may seem terrifying. The bold and scary news headlines invite the reader to click but mislead the facts. To protect ourselves, our families and loved ones, a better understanding of true risk based on FACTS is needed. Let’s review:
Delta was never a surprise
The news may make it sound like Covid was on its way out and then suddenly, like the end of a horror movie, it sprang back to life in the mutated form of the Delta variant. The truth is… READ MORE

WHAT THE MEDIA GETS WRONG ABOUT COVID VACCINES

What the media says about Covid vaccines is factually correct, but a little misleading.

The media reports, for example, that the Pfizer vaccine is “85% effective after a single dose”, or that Astra Zeneca is “76% effective”. So it sounds like you still have a big risk of getting Covid. On top of that, the media reports that people are getting Covid a second time, even if they’ve been vaccinated. And we have a lot of public officials saying the mutations might evade the vaccines -- so don’t relax! READ MORE

COVID-19 VACCINES ARE GOOD FOR OUR COUNTRY, BUT ARE THEY GOOD FOR YOU?

The aim of the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 is herd immunity — the point at which so few people are susceptible to infection that the virus runs out of places to go. It’s anticipated that we’ll cross this threshold when 80-90% of us are immune to the virus, either because we were previously infected and now have lasting immunity, or because we’ve received a vaccine. READ MORE

A SURPRISING SIDE EFFECT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC? FOR MANY, IT'S JOINT PAIN

Over the past few months, so many people have come to me for help with joint pain. These are patients who have never had joint complaints before, but now find themselves waking up with stiff and achy joints, mild ankle and hand swelling and fatigue. They don’t understand why their joint health has suddenly taken a turn for the worse. READ MORE