Operation warp speed is getting ready to distribute doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

Normal approval of a vaccine for distribution n the United States goes through the FDA with advice from the VRBPAC and the CDC with advice from the ACIP.

The published case reports regarding extensive spread of COVID-19 and airlines involved a long 10 hour international flight and almost exclusively affected people sitting within two seats or rows of the infected person.

There are cats infected with COVID-19 in Hong Kong and Chinese patients with COVID-19 wear eyeglasses less often than patients who don’t have COVID-19.

Studies finding coronavirus lingering in the air as an aerosol do not change recommendations nor evidence for mask wearing and social distancing.

A dilute solution of povidone iodine is thought to potentially decrease the risk of catching COVID-19 if applied to the inside of the nostrils following contact with an infected person. This is generally anticipated to be done in a healthcare environment where the person was wearing the proper protective equipment when the contact occurred.

Despite the recent removal of the state of health emergency in Placer County, we need to continue wearing facemasks to prevent widespread COVID-19 infections.

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Articles in Science and Nature describe heart and brain effects of COVID-19

A study published in the CDC’s Emerging Infectious Disease finds that wearing a face mask decreases the chance of catching COVID-19 for the person wearing the mask.