The complexity of plummeting cases and mysterious variants
03/08/21 • 41 min
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Things Discussed on Episode:
- Stephen was recently on a vaccine Q&A panel discussion. Check it out here!
- The science on mask efficacy
- Low-cost measurement of face mask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech
- A note with a list of research articles on ask efficacy.
- Maximizing Fit for Cloth and Medical Procedure Masks to Improve Performance and Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Exposure, 2021
- Association of State-Issued Mask Mandates and Allowing On-Premises Restaurant Dining with County-Level COVID-19 Case and Death Growth Rates — United States, March 1–December 31, 2020
- The US Has a Covid 'Scariants' Problem. Here's How to Fix It
- Former Biden COVID-19 adviser: 'We are in the eye of the hurricane right now'
- The CDC just warned of 3 new coronavirus vaccine side effects
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Can you Rate and Give us a Review in Apple Podcasts?
- Please go to Pandemic on Apple Podcasts to leave a review. Thank you!
Thank you to all of you who helped us reach our goal to pay off our equipment for this podcast! If you would like to still financially support us for the monthly upkeep and to help hand off some of the editing responsibilities, you can give a one-time donation or become a Patreon member for as little as $5 a month. See the links below. Thank you!
- Give a one-time gift through Venmo at @mattboettger
- Give a one-time gift through PayPal here.
- Give monthly (as little as $5 a month) on our Patreon Page.
Things Discussed on Episode:
- Stephen was recently on a vaccine Q&A panel discussion. Check it out here!
- The science on mask efficacy
- Low-cost measurement of face mask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech
- A note with a list of research articles on ask efficacy.
- Maximizing Fit for Cloth and Medical Procedure Masks to Improve Performance and Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Exposure, 2021
- Association of State-Issued Mask Mandates and Allowing On-Premises Restaurant Dining with County-Level COVID-19 Case and Death Growth Rates — United States, March 1–December 31, 2020
- The US Has a Covid 'Scariants' Problem. Here's How to Fix It
- Former Biden COVID-19 adviser: 'We are in the eye of the hurricane right now'
- The CDC just warned of 3 new coronavirus vaccine side effects
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- 'A Very Concerning Shift': CDC Head Warns Of Recent Uptick In COVID-19 Cases
- Single Covid vaccine reduces risk of going to hospital by 90%
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Thank you to all of you who helped us reach our goal to pay off our equipment for this podcast! If you would like to still financially support us for the monthly upkeep and to help hand off some of the editing responsibilities, you can give a one-time donation or become a Patreon member for as little as $5 a month. See the links below. Thank you!
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Things Discussed on Episode:
- Hospitals at breaking point as Brazil hits new COVID death record
- The Pandemic’s Dr. Doom Bets It All
- What’s the Best Covid Vaccine? Why It’s Not So Simple
- People Are Keeping Their Vaccines Secret
- The Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson Vaccines, Compared - The Atlantic
- Eli Lilly's combo therapy for COVID-19 cuts serious illness and death in large study
- New coronavirus drug said to be 80x more potent than the antibody drug Trump was given
- Scientists Respond to CDC COVID Vaccine Guidelines: 'Asking for Trouble'
Pandemic: Coronavirus Edition - The complexity of plummeting cases and mysterious variants
Transcript
Before we get started. I just wanna apologize ahead of time with this particular episode, because when Mark came on, which we're so grateful that he was able to join us this week for two weeks in a row, that we had some computer issues, like usual, some internet issues that caused some feedback. So it got a little staticky at times. I did my best to reduce that as much as possible for you. So it's not too terrible to the years. So I just want
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