KZYX Local Coronavirus Update with Dr. Drew Colfax

April 19, 2022--Dr. Drew Colfax gives the latest update on Covid-19 in Mendocino County. Since the last show, BA2 has driven an increase in new infections. Dr. Colfax tries to bring some clarity to the mixed messages about masking, and the decision to get second boosters.

April 5, 2022--With numbers looking good, and folks rediscovering "normal", Dr. Drew Colfax reminds people to maintain heighten vigilance after potential exposures, keep a low threshold to get tested, and consider therapeutics.

March 29, 2022--At last, Mendocino County's infection rate for Covid-19 is down to 5 per 100k, and this week saw a day at the Ukiah hospital with NO coronavirus cases. Despite the good news, the BA2 Variant is on the horizon, and Dr. Colfax advises listeners to keep up the common-sense covid protections like masking and testing. Treatments are increasingly available that contribute to the risk/benefit analysis for activities. With a discussion of Long Covid and a critical editorial at the end from a listener about Dr. Colfax's use of colorful language to describe anti-vaxers.

March 1, 2022--Dr Drew Colfax returns with better news about the Omicron surge, which has receded locally enough that hospitals have beds again.

February 15, 2022--Hospitalization number are still high, but the Omicron surge is receding in Mendocino County, albeit somewhat slower than in other regions. Dr. Drew Colfax returns for the latest update and listener questions.

February 1, 2022--Dr. Drew Colfax gives the latest on the Omicron surge for Mendocino County, looking forward to a normal spring as the wave of infections recedes over the next few weeks.

January 18, 2022--Dr. Colfax reports from the front lines of Mendocino County's health care system. Although case numbers are through the roof, local capacity to care for patients seems to be holding steady. He's optimistic that we will get through the Omicron surge, just barely. With listener questions.

January 11, 2022--Dr. Colfax returns to KZYX for a Special Special Edition of the Local Coronavirus Update about the Omicron Surge. The ferociously contagious variant is slamming Mendocino County, with hundreds of new cases this week and four additional deaths, but so far the hospitals are faring relatively well. With listener calls and the latest skyrocketing numbers.

January 4, 2022--Dr Drew Colfax returns to KZYX with the latest on how the Omicron surge is affecting local hospitals, and his hope that the contagious variant could expand immunity across our population and eventually help ease the pandemic. With questions from callers.

December 28, 2021--The last Coronavirus Update of 2021 brings tidings of omicron and a difficult month ahead as the tsunami of infections from the latest variant hits our communities.