Dr. Paul Auwaerter – Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine – reviews the latest on Covid-19, vaccines, and variants, hosted by Dr. Bill Detmer, CEO of Unbound Medicine.

Dr. Bill Detmer, CEO of Unbound Medicine, hosts Dr. Paul Auwaerter, Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, for a 2022 update about the current state of the pandemic with emphasis on the omicron variant, treatment, boosters/vaccines, testing, and what we might expect in the future.

Topics Discussed:
* Trends and expectations of virus variants including omicron
* Vaccine/booster effectiveness, distribution, and reluctance
* Latest treatment options
* What can we expect in 2022?

PRESENTATION
00:00 Introduction
02:13 Update on Covid-19 – where are we today? (May 2021)
03:17 Risk of Covid-19 exposure in the United States
05:30 SARS-COV-2 Variant Viruses (Variants of Concern, UK’s B.1.1.7)
08:51 Vaccine Efficacy against variants (South African 1.3.5.1, Brazil P1)
11:44 Addressing the patient need for second dose (Protective neutralizing assays)
12:54 Are mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) more effective against variants?
15:40 Real-world impact of vaccines – Israel Case Study
18:52 Vaccine rare side effects – anaphylaxis, thrombosis-thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST)
24:14 Vaccine Hesitancy – strategies for overcoming
27:58 Vaccine Myths and Facts (fertility, syncytin-1, DNA)

QUESTION & ANSWER
32:16 How well do vaccines protect against Covid-19? How do they compare to protection after natural infection?
35:05 What have we learned about population immunization needs, relationship with influenza?
38:05 When will we reach herd immunity?
40:10 When can we expect the CDC to recommend children get vaccinated?
43:14 What are learning about Post-acute Covid-19 (Long Covid)?
45:47 Will institutions specialize in Post-acute Covid-19 and other post-infectious fatigue syndromes?
48:41 What lessons have we learned, as a global community, as a result of this pandemic?
52:44 Wrap up, thanks, and conclusions

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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Johns Hopkins Antibiotic (ABX) Guide: [ Ссылка ]
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*Pre-recorded and released May 4th, 2021

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