Dr. Des Says.. It’s All Your Immunity Podcast

Is the New Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine A Good, Safe, and Effective Vaccine Against COVID-19?

March 04, 2021 05:57 - 17 minutes - 14.2 MB

The Johnson and Johnson Vaccine against COVID 19 was approved for Emergency Use Authorization in the United States on Saturday Feb 27, 2021. The main questions are does the clinical trial data show that the vaccine offers meaningful, measurable protection from Covid-19 disease? After this vaccine is administered, will it cause fewer people to get sick, cause fewer people to get severely ill from Covid-19, or cause fewer people to transmit the virus after exposure? The initial release of fin...

How Does the New Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine Work and Why is It Different from mRNA Vaccines?

February 25, 2021 13:44 - 23 minutes - 19.1 MB

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 is moving forward with positive clinical trial results and expects to seek emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company is working with its pharmaceutical arm Janssen to develop the vaccine under the project names Ensemble and Ensemble 2. The company enrolled participants for its late-stage trials in December 2020 and will test its vaccine with two different doses. The first dose uses only one shot,...

What the South African Variant Tells Us About Our Future With COVID-19

February 18, 2021 17:00 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MB

As new variants of Sars-Covid-2 sweep across the globe, the efficiency and the speed of new infection and re-infection cases have given pause to those who thought a good vaccine would help diminish the virus quickly. In the time since those initial predictions, some good things have happened. We have had several vaccines come online and countries are starting their vaccination programs. And a significant portion of the of the world’s population has been exposed to the virus through natural...

Which COVID-19 Vaccine Is the Best for You?

February 11, 2021 20:45 - 23 minutes - 19.1 MB

The operative words in the title of this episode are for you. You see, no vaccine or therapeutic is 100% guaranteed to cure you of an infectious disease or alleviate the symptoms of disease. And another point that is important to make in the same vein, is that just as each person is unique, his or her immune system that is tasked with fighting the disease is just as unique. The immune system like a person is shaped by the environment, including accessed to healthcare, the early screening for...

What to Do for Self-Care If You Contract COVID-19 Part 2: Optimizing Your Immune System through Vitamins and Rest

February 04, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes - 24 MB

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we delved into measures a person can take if they have diagnosed with Covid-19. Among the topics we discussed was the use of a pulse oximeter to monitor the onset Covid-19 lung inflammation and pneumonia. And we also discussed the use of monoclonal antibodies, newly approved in the US. For the treatment of moderate Covid-19 infection in people who are at risk for hospitalization. In this episode we will take a look at the vitamins that boost the immune sy...

What to Do for Self-Care If You Contract COVID-19 Part 2: Optimizing Your Immune System Through Vitamins and Rest

February 04, 2021 17:00 - 24 minutes - 19.5 MB

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we delved into measures a person can take if they have diagnosed with Covid-19. Among the topics we discussed was the use of a pulse oximeter to monitor the onset Covid-19 lung inflammation and pneumonia. And we also discussed the use of monoclonal antibodies, newly approved in the US. For the treatment of moderate Covid-19 infection in people who are at risk for hospitalization. In this episode we will take a look at the vitamins that boost the immune sy...

What to Do for Self-Care If You Contract COVID-19 Part 1: Optimizing Your Immune System through Monoclonal Antibodies

January 28, 2021 17:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

There is great emphasis on COVID-19 vaccines now that vaccines have begun being approved and distributed to combat the pandemic. But as there are an increasing number of Sars-coronavirus-2 variants that are more infectious than the original virus, more people around the world are contracting the disease. But many of these people will not be sick enough for in hospital care. Therefore, the infected person will have to ensure that they have the type of equipment and immune boosting nutrients n...

What to Do for Self-Care If You Contract COVID-19 Part 1: Optimizing Your Immune System Through Monoclonal Antibodies

January 28, 2021 17:00 - 20 minutes - 16.5 MB

There is great emphasis on COVID-19 vaccines now that vaccines have begun being approved and distributed to combat the pandemic. But as there are an increasing number of Sars-coronavirus-2 variants that are more infectious than the original virus, more people around the world are contracting the disease. But many of these people will not be sick enough for in hospital care. Therefore, the infected person will have to ensure that they have the type of equipment and immune boosting nutrients n...

Do You Have the Flu, a Cold, or COVID?

January 21, 2021 17:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

Over the past few weeks, I have received questions about how to differentiate between symptoms of Influenza (which we will hereafter refer to as “the flu”), a cold, or COVID 19. In this episode we will go over the traits of each illness focusing on the hallmark signs of each. Then we will take more of a deep dive into specific traits of COVID-19 and what exactly is going on with each symptom and what scientists and doctors know about them at the time of this recording. Disclaimer: I am not...

Answers to Your 3 Most Pressing Questions About the COVID-19 Variants And Updates

January 14, 2021 19:10 - 15 minutes - 12.3 MB

Over the past few weeks, I have received questions about the new COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 symptoms, the variants, as well as questions about the points raised in previous episodes. To open the new year, I decided to devote the first episodes of 2021 to answering your most frequently asked questions about the virus. In particular, I will be answering question the Coronavirus’ variants since these are among the most asked questions in recent weeks. So, sit back as I answer your questio...

Your 12 Most Pressing Questions About the New COVID-19 Vaccines Are Answered

January 07, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes - 18.6 MB

Over the past few weeks, I have received questions about the new COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 symptoms, the variants, as well as questions about the points raised in previous episodes. To open the new year, decided to devote this first question and answer episode to answering your most frequently asked questions about the vaccines. In upcoming episodes, I will answer your questions about the virus itself and what we know about it entering 2021. So, sit back as I answer your questions about ...

Is There a Better Blood type to Fight Covid-19?

December 25, 2020 19:32 - 24 minutes - 19.5 MB

There have been a lot of studies over the last few months about blood type and COVID. And there are two categories. One set asks if you have type O blood do you have a lower risk of getting infected, and the other type asks if you have type O blood are you less likely to get gravely ill, less likely to need a ventilator in the ICU than if you have type A blood. So, two different questions being asked here and we’ll examine them both. If this podcast is informative you, please consider becom...

Why Do Vaccines Take So Long to Make? Part 3 The Type Determines the Time (New mRNA Vaccines)

December 25, 2020 17:54 - 23 minutes - 18.9 MB

By the end of 2020, two messenger RNA vaccines—also called mRNA vaccines—through most notably from the collaboration between Pfizer and BioNTech and Moderna will be the first COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States and other countries around the world. But this vaccine took a remarkably short time, by vaccine development standards, from inception to public distribution. But why? A lot has to do with the type of technology used to make the vaccine. We will delve deeper into ...

Why Do Vaccines Take So Long to Make? Part 2 The Process to Approval

December 14, 2020 21:04 - 19 minutes - 15.6 MB

In this age of the worldwide pandemic caused by COVID-19, you may be asking yourself when is a vaccine going to come? Vaccine development is a long, complex process, often lasting 10-15 years and involving a combination of public and private involvement. In fact, to date the vaccine that took the shortest amount of time from development to market, four years to be exact, was the measles vaccine. The current system for developing, testing, and regulating vaccines developed during the 20th c...

Why Do Vaccines Take So Long To Make? A Lesson for the Covid 19 Era

December 10, 2020 17:00 - 21 minutes - 17.2 MB

In this age of the worldwide pandemic caused by Covid 19 you may be asking yourself when is a vaccine going to come? There are groups of people saying we can get the vaccine at "warp speed" with US President pushing his program named Operation Warp Speed for quick vaccine development. Then there are those who take a more cautious stance when informing the public about the progress of vaccines against the corona virus. In fact, to date the vaccine that took the shortest amount of time from de...

Dr. Des Says.. It’s All Your Immunity Podcast Promo

December 08, 2020 01:49 - 1 minute - 2.2 MB

Welcome to the Dr. Des Says... It's All Your Immunity Podcast. In the podcast will we will explain the medicine and science behind your health through topical discussions, conversations, in-depth analysis, and interviews. And, yes, we will try to make sense of the Coronavirus. We will weigh in on the new vaccines and therapeutics, while answering the question is it really safe for you. My name is Dr. Desire’ Barrett and I am an immunologist trained in molecular biology and genetics. I have s...

Dr. Des Says.. It’s All Your Immunity Podcast

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