Doctor Vaughan's COVID-19 Updates

By Mark Vaughan

Dr. Mark Vaughan reviews COVID-19 (Coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2) pandemic news updates. Updates are based on daily news and scientific reports and are usually shorter than 5 minutes. Most of the informat... more

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The podcast currently has 293 episodes available.

Doctor Vaughan's COVID-19 Updates episodes:

July 31, 2020 COVID-19 Duration
A meta-analysis completed by a group in the UK and Italy provides information regarding duration of infectiousness, test positivity, and the reason for the difference.
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5min
July 30, 2020 Newsweek Opinions about Hydroxychloroquine
There are two opinion pieces published in Newsweek over the last week with opposite opinions regarding the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. The Key to Defeating COVID-19 Already Exists. We Need to Start Using It
Hydroxychloroquine Is Not a Key to Defeating COVID-19. Find all of Doctor Vaughan’s podcasts at vaughanmd.com.
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10min
July 29, 2020 Contact Tracing Apps
The US GAO published information on contact tracing apps.
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5min
July 28, 2020 America’s Frontline Doctors
A group clean itself America’s Frontline Doctors released a video from the steps of the supreme court. They make dubious claims about mask wearing and hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 prophylaxis.
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6min
July 27, 2020 Long-Term Illness
An article in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report investigated long-term illness in non-hospitalized patients, finding that a significant number of patients still had symptoms 2 to 3 weeks after testing positive.
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6min
July 24, 2020 COVID-19 Symptoms
Symptoms of COVID-19 can Include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea.
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4min
July 23, 2020 What about Air Travel?
Refrain from air travel if possible. Check your potential carriers for policies regarding keeping middle seats free, requiring facemask use of passengers, and screening for fever or symptoms before boarding.
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5min
July 22, 2020 Airborne COVID-19 Transmission
There is evidence that virus particles not attached to respiratory droplets may be floating in the air around patients with COVID-19.
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5min
July 21, 2020 Household COVID-19 Spread
A South Korean study demonstrated that the novel coronavirus spreads much more within households than it does to non-household contacts. It also found that children age 0 to 9 years are the least at risk for spreading COVID-19.
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5min
July 20, 2020 Face Mask Use Increased
The use of cloth face masks increased from April to May overall and among most sociodemographic groups.
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5min

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How many episodes does Doctor Vaughan's COVID-19 Updates have?

The podcast currently has 293 episodes available.