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Dr. Alex Lickerman, my GP, has a new post on his website about the coronavirus and vaccines, the twelfth since he began posting during the pandemic. Click on the screenshot below to read it (it’s free). The short answer to the title question is “yes”, but there are lots of other questions answered (and some … Continue reading New post by Dr. Alex Lickerman: Should you get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
My GP has written another post on vaccines, this time on the new Moderna vaccine, which has just been approved by the FDA. Click on the screenshot to read it, or you’ll likely be satisfied with the conclusions and unanswered questions below, which were remarkably similar to his take on the Pfizer vaccine. That’s because, … Continue reading Dr. Lickerman on the Moderna vaccine
If you’re contemplating getting a booster shot, as I did (the Pfizer), you should read this blog post by Dr. Alex Lickerman, my primary care doc who has, as you may know, written a whole series on Covid-19 for the layperson. This is post #16. Click on the screenshot below to read his booster take … Continue reading Advice from my primary care doc: Should you get a booster? If so, which one?
My extremely competent and science-oriented physician, Dr. Alex Lickerman, has written post #14 in his continuing series about the coronavirus and the pandemic. It’s free, and you can read it by clicking on the screenshot below. This one answers a number of questions that many of us have. I’ll give a precis of the answers … Continue reading The latest from my doc on the pandemic, vaccinations, masks, and Delta
My doctor, Alex Lickerman, has put up post #13 in his continuing series on the medical science of coronavirus and the pandemic. This short but informative post (click on screenshot below) deals with a question we all have: First, the effectiveness. Alex summarizes numerous studies showing how effective a vaccine is. Remember, though, what that … Continue reading Effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines
My GP, Dr. Alex Lickerman, has once again put up a coronavirus post on his practice’s website, and allowed me to reference it here. It’s timely because it’s all about the new Pfizer vaccine. (A ICU nurse in New York may have been the first to get the shot.) How effective is it, and how … Continue reading My doctor’s new post about the Pfizer vaccine: your questions answered (and you can ask the doc if you have others)
My primary care physician, Dr. Alex Lickerman, has written the sixth part of his series on coronavirus and the pandemic, which you can access by clicking on the screenshot below. It also links to the previous five pieces. And, as with part 5, Alex has kindly offered to answer readers’ questions in the comments. Ask … Continue reading More on coronavirus: ask the doctor!
I don’t intend to fill this site with information or bad news about coronavirus, as you can get that most everywhere, including the New York Times, and most of the detailed stuff is above my pay grade. But I thought the information below was well worth passing along. Are you tired of hearing the advice … Continue reading Straight talk about coronavirus, and a chance to ask questions of a primary-care doctor
