129 – COVID Update for Aging Adults (7.21.22 Edition)
Better Health While Aging
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Dr. K covers what to know about Omicron BA.5, the data on 1st and 2nd boosters, what to know about Paxlovid rebound, what precautions she recommends for aging adults, and more.
Dr. K discusses the high COVID levels, the related risks for aging adults, what to know about Omicron BA.5, the data on boosters, and the most effective ways to take sensible precautions.
She covers:
The current COVID situation and how high cases really are
What to know about COVID hospitalization numbers
Whether COVID vaccines are still working
The data on first and second boosters
How the new Novavax COVID vaccine works
How to test for COVID
How long to isolate if you get COVID
What to know about Paxlovid and relapsing after Paxlovid
What masks she recommends
How to take reasonable precautions
Note: you can get the CO2 monitor Dr. K refers to on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3yhDtq8. The masks that Dr. K is currently using include 3M V-flex N95, and 3M Aura N95. These are affiliate links, so any purchases will help support Better Health While Aging, at no extra cost to you.
Related Episodes:
128 – COVID Update for Aging Adults (5.5.22 Edition)
Related Resources:
BHWA:
COVID & Aging Adults: 2022 Updates
COVID Vaccination for Aging Adults: What to Know & Do
To track COVID data:
Wastewater:
Walgreens Test Positivity Tracker
OurWorldInData.org Coronavirus Data Explorer
CDC Nursing Home Covid-19 Data Dashboard
CDC Variant Proportion Tracker
CDC COVID cases and deaths by vaccine status
FDA:
Update: COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Composition (6/30/22)
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted Emergency Use Authorization Review Memorandum (7/13/22)
Paxlovid EUA Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
For masking, ventilation COVID transmission information:
Masks Dr. K uses:
Twitter resources
@kprather88, @linseymarr, @masknerd
CDC Interactive ventilation tool
The Corsi-Rosenthal Box: DIY Box Fan Air Filter for COVID-19 and Wildfire Smoke
From medical journals and research groups:
Effectiveness of a second BNT162b2 booster vaccine against hospitalization and death from COVID-19 in adults aged over 60 years (Nature, April 2022)
Hospitalization and Emergency Department Encounters for COVID-19 After Paxlovid Treatment — California, December 2021–May 2022 (CDC 6/21/22)
Self-reported long COVID after infection with the Omicron variant in the UK (UK ONS 7/18/22)
SARS-CoV-2 transmission on planes, by “Your Local Epidemiologist” Katelyn Jetelina, PhD
UK Health Security Agency COVID-19 vaccine weekly surveillance reports
COVID-19 Rebound After Paxlovid Treatment (CDC 5/24/22)
Newest Omicron subvariants can evade boosters, antibody therapies (UMN CIDRAP, 7/6/22)
covers bebtelovimab, the only monoclonal antibody treatment still effective against BA.5
From news and other media:
What you need to know about the Novavax vaccine (Johns Hopkins Univ, 6/16/22)
New COVID Vaccine for Fall? What to Know About the FDA’s Plans (CNET 7/15/22)
FDA says COVID boosters for the fall must target newer omicron types (NPR 6/30/22)
Twitter sources that helped with this update:
Dr. Eric Topol (good for all kinds of COVID data and info)
Graphic for PCR and rapid tests here
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