Doctor Vaughan's COVID-19 Updates
293 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★ - 9 ratingsDr. 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 information is gleaned from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security daily updates among other sources of health and medical news stories.
Dr. Vaughan is the Medical Director of the Auburn Medical Group. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Sutter Independent Physicians. Learn about the Auburn Medical Group at auburnmedicalgroup.com.
Other podcasts : https://vaughanmd.com
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Pan Coronavirus Vaccine
July 27, 2022 20:11 - 5 minutes - 5.16 MBThe decision was made this week to create a pan coronavirus vaccine which would greatly decrease the need for vaccine boosters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Pediatric Vaccines
June 23, 2022 00:40 - 2 minutes - 2.71 MBThe CDC has made a recommendation for use of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children down to age 6 months. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Paxlovid Available
May 26, 2022 17:08 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MBPaxlovid is for available to treat COVID in patients with certain conditions. https://auburnmedicalgroup.com/covid-conditions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
4th Shot for Over 50
March 30, 2022 17:19 - 3 minutes - 3.65 MBThe FDA has approved a second booster for people age 50 and older. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
The Vulnerable
March 22, 2022 17:20 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBPeople over age 65 and those with immune compromising conditions or medications absolutely need to have their full vaccination series and boosters. The rest of us need to be sensitive to their condition and be OK with wearing masks when we are around them in public. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Who Gets a 4th Shot?
February 24, 2022 20:50 - 5 minutes - 4.72 MBA fourth shot or second booster is recommended for certain groups at higher risk for COVID-19. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
BA.2
February 22, 2022 19:52 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBThe BA.2 strain of Omicron is currently 3.8% of cases in the US and doubling weekly. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Omicron Burnout
February 01, 2022 19:58 - 3 minutes - 3.37 MBOmicron New cases in Placer County have been decreasing for three weeks. The number of cases in general hospital beds and the ICU in Placer County have also been decreasing over the last week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Free Home COVID Tests
January 19, 2022 18:53 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBFree home COVID-19 test kits are now available through Covidtests.gov. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
After Omicron
January 14, 2022 19:15 - 5 minutes - 5.34 MBWe are rapidly approaching the peak of Omicron and the resolution of the pandemic. Welcome to the endemic. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Omicron Treatment
January 04, 2022 19:39 - 6 minutes - 5.75 MBThe approved treatments for Omicron are extremely limited in availability. We are recommending vaccination as the primary means of avoiding detrimental effects of the Omicron Variant. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
COVID Pill
December 22, 2021 20:37 - 2 minutes - 2.42 MBPaxlovid is an antiviral pill by Pfizer which was approved for emergency authorization by the FDA. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Omicron is Here
December 21, 2021 19:56 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MBOmicron is responsible for 2/3 of COVID cases both in California and the US. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Oral Antivirals
December 14, 2021 18:51 - 5 minutes - 5.08 MBOral antiviral medications against COVID include Mulnupiravir (already with FDA EUA) and Paxlovid. They decrease risk of death and hospitalization from COVID, but not as well as vaccination. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Evusheld
December 10, 2021 20:05 - 3 minutes - 3.32 MBEvusheld is approved as a preventive treatment against COVID for patients with specific risks for COVID. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Is Omicron Good?
November 30, 2021 19:22 - 4 minutes - 3.98 MBThere have been no reported deaths from Omicron… YET. There is reason for hope given the reports of notably mild infections so far in South Africa. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Omicron Begins
November 29, 2021 19:13 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MBA new variant of concern in South Africa has been named. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Boosters for All Adults
November 23, 2021 18:15 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBEveryone over age 18 is now eligible for a booster 6 months after receiving their second mRNA vaccine dose. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Pfizer Vs. Moderna
November 16, 2021 18:28 - 3 minutes - 3.09 MBA number of European countries are not giving the Moderna mRNA vaccine to people under age 30, yet they prefer it over Pfizer for people over age 30. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Pfizer Now for Kids
November 03, 2021 21:10 - 2 minutes - 2.43 MBIt's official. You can now vaccinate children, age 5-11, with the Pfizer Covid vaccine. Check vaccines.gov for a local pharmacy if your children are not already getting vaccinated through school. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
November 01, 2021 21:12 - 3 minutes - 2.87 MBThe Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine has an association with a blood clot in the veins around the brain. It is rare, and it is 30 times more rare in the group most likely to experience it than severe effects of COVID 19 if they don't get the vaccine. This is not a problem with the mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Can't Vaccinate Children Yet
October 28, 2021 20:57 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MBApproval of the Pfizer vaccine in children, age 5 - 11, is likely to occur after going through review at the FDA, the ACIP, and then the CDC. Send in a voice message to tell me what you think of the video format. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Final Booster Recommendations
October 22, 2021 20:03 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MBFinal COVID-19 vaccine booster recommendations have been announced by the CDC. Click to see if you count as immunosuppressed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
ACIP Vaccine Booster Recommendation
October 21, 2021 22:07 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC recommends that booster shots be given to specific populations six months after receiving their second dose of mRNA vaccine and that anyone who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine receive a second shot two months after they received their first shot. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
We Have Same-Day PCR Testing
October 19, 2021 16:08 - 5 minutes - 5.2 MBWe now have 30 minute PCR testing at the other medical group for Auburn Medical Group patients who have been exposed to Covid or have possible Covid symptoms. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Is J&J Actually a Two Shot Vaccine?
October 18, 2021 19:49 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MBThe FDA VRBPAC recommends a booster for Johnson & Johnson vaccines for everyone who received the first dose. This will be considered by the FDA. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Third Moderna Shot Recommended
October 14, 2021 19:59 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MBThe FDA’s VRBPAC has recommended certain individuals to receive a third dose if the Moderna COVID vaccine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Placer County COVID Numbers Update
October 11, 2021 18:56 - 3 minutes - 3.69 MBOverall, new cases, hospitalizations, and I see you occupation for Covid are improving in Placer County. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
National Guard Called to Four California Hospitals
October 07, 2021 19:59 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBThe national guard was called to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California, and three other hospitals in Bakersfield, California to help with the Covid surge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Nation Guard Called to Four California Hospitals
October 07, 2021 19:59 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBThe national guard was called to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California, and three other hospitals in Bakersfield, California to help with the Covid surge. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/covidupdates/message
A Second Johnson & Johnson Dose
October 05, 2021 18:38 - 4 minutes - 4.6 MBJohnson and Johnson is applying for approval for a second dose of its COVID vaccine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Over the Peak
October 01, 2021 18:30 - 3 minutes - 3.67 MBOverall new COVID cases, deaths, and hospitalizations are on a decline. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Pfizer Booster Update
September 24, 2021 18:47 - 2 minutes - 2.41 MBThe final CDC approval for boosters includes people with occupational exposure despite its removal from the FDA EUA by the CDC’s ACIP. It also retains recommendations for proponents with certain health risks both age 50 to 64 and age 18 to 49. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Pfizer Booster Approved
September 23, 2021 15:38 - 5 minutes - 5.44 MBThe FDA approved administration of a booster to certain groups for the Pfizer Covid vaccine. It is an emergency use authorization for individuals 65 years old and older, people at risk occupationally or due to institutionalization and people with certain high risk conditions. It is given at least 6 months after completing the initial two-shot series. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
FDA VRBPAC Third Shot Clarification
September 20, 2021 19:49 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MBThe FDA Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee voted against recommending a third dose to individual 16 years of age to 64 years of age. They did approve a recommendation for giving a third shot to individuals 65 years of age and older. This has not been approved by the FDA yet. It is likely they will approve it shortly. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
No Boosters for Now
September 17, 2021 20:29 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBFDA vaccine advisors rejected a recommendation to add boosters for everyone at this time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Miscarriages and COVID Vaccines
September 10, 2021 20:21 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MBThere are three new publications supporting the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations during pregnancy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Third Shot
September 02, 2021 19:13 - 8 minutes - 8.32 MBThere is some controversy regarding the CDC’s announcement of plans to make third doses of mRNA vaccines available. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Natural Immunity
August 30, 2021 22:04 - 9 minutes - 9.23 MBA pre-print study from Israel suggests that natural immunity is superior to V vaccine immunity for COVID-19. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
LA Summer COVID Vaccine Study
August 25, 2021 23:47 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MBThis week’s MMWR reports on a study done over the summer in Los Angeles which found that people who are unvaccinated are five times more likely to get COVID-19. It also found that unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to get hospitalized compared to vaccinated people if they do get infected. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7034e5.htm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Comirnaty Approved
August 24, 2021 18:31 - 3 minutes - 2.81 MBThe Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine, Comirnaty has full FDA approval for age 16 and older. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
What will Booster Shots Be?
August 20, 2021 20:38 - 5 minutes - 5.48 MBA listener left a message asking about adverse effects and dosing of Covid vaccine boosters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Who Exactly Counts as Immunosuppressed?
August 16, 2021 20:34 - 4 minutes - 3.73 MBThe CDC has clarified who is considered immunocompromised enough to receive the third dose of mRNA vaccines. The ACIP of the CDC and the FDA have agreed on appending the Emergency Use Authorization for the mRNA vaccines in individuals who are moderately to severely immunocompromised to receive a third dose booster. This includes people who have: Been receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood Received an organ transplant and are taking medicine to suppress th...
Immunosuppressed to Get Third Shot
August 13, 2021 19:39 - 4 minutes - 3.78 MBThe CDC’s Advisory Council on Immunization Practices unanimously voted to recommend third mRNA vaccine doses for the immunosuppressed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Dr Stock
August 10, 2021 23:34 - 6 minutes - 5.75 MBEdward Nirenberg wrote an excellent blog post addressing Dr. Stock’s presentation to an Indiana school board. https://www.deplatformdisease.com/blog/addressing-dr-daniel-stock-claims --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
August 06, 2021 22:41 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBREGEN-COV Has been found to be effective in treating vulnerable unvaccinated patients exposed to COVID-19 before they start to have symptoms. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
What happened In Massachusetts?
August 03, 2021 18:50 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBA recent CDC MMWR reported on a Delta Variant Outbreak where more vaccinated people were infected than unvaccinated people. This was an exception to national statistics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Our Delta Variant Patients
July 31, 2021 01:14 - 4 minutes - 3.73 MBWe are seeing a high number of positive Covid test for our office. We have seen Covid tests positive and people have been vaccinated. We have also had to send a teenager to be admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 causing unstable vital signs. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
mRNA Vaccines in Children and in Anaphylactics
July 27, 2021 23:28 - 4 minutes - 4.62 MBStudies are being done to see if the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are safe for use in children and in people who had immediate reactions to their first dose of an mRNA vaccine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message
Delta Herd Immunity
July 23, 2021 20:48 - 10 minutes - 9.93 MBThe Delta variant increases the percentage of people needing to be immune to Covid to achieve herd immunity through increasing the reproduction rate and decreasing vaccine efficacy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covidupdates/message