Updates from Dr. Rob Swanda!
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11 September 2022
Recent content from Dr. Rob!
In the latest from his partnership with Carbon Health, Rob and Dr. Lalita Abhyankar unite to address all your questions about Long COVID.
Watch below!
Rob was interviewed by WTNH for News 8 (@LisaCarberg) about how the updated COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines work and provide broad protection against severe outcomes and death.
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Rob was interviewed by WBNG for 12 News (Jill Crose) about how the COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines work as well as potential future vaccine technologies in clinical trials now to dual-target COVID-19 and influenza.
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Rob was interviewed by WBAI News (Paul DeRienzo) about Covid-19, Boosters, New Vaccine Technology and Tools.
Listen here!
Carbon Health published their Q&A article answering your questions relating to bivalent vaccine boosters following Rob's collaboration with Dr. Aaron Weinberg.
LA Progressive (@LAProgressive) and CounterPunch (@NatCounterPunch) featured Rob's interview with Lily Meyersohn (@LMeyersohn) of @accuracy.
Read more (LA Progressive / CounterPunch)!
Science News This Week
CanSino Biologics announced their nebulizer-inhaled COVID-19 vaccine has received approval from Chinese regulators (National Medical Products Administration) for use as a booster in China.
Bharat Biotech announced their nasal-inhaled COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC has received emergency use approval from Indian regulators for restricted use in ages 18 and up in India. iNCOVACC was developed in partnership with Washington University.
Sanofi-GSK's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine in clinical trials of 23,000 people has been shown to be 72% effective against infections caused by the Omicron variant. The efficacy in people previously infected with COVID-19 was even higher at 93.2%.
Polio - State of Emergency Declared
On Friday Sept. 09, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency in response to poliovirus. Polio has been increasingly detected via wastewater surveillance across four NY counties since April 2022.
Polio vaccines are 99% effective against paralytic polio which can be fatal in up to 10% of cases. The CDC says it is safe to repeat vaccination if you cannot find your personal documents or records from your doctor.
Watch below on How the Polio Vaccine (IPV and OPV) Works!
Did you know?
Cortisol plays a critical part in controlling several aspects of our bodily function to keep in a balanced state. Several recent studies have found low cortisol levels to be a consistent biomarker in Long Covid. Rob discusses this in one of his latest videos.
Be on the lookout for...
Dr. Rob will join Ottawa Public Health (@ottawahealthsante) on Instagram Live this Wednesday (09/14) at 7:30pm EST. Make sure you're following Rob on Instagram to stay up to date.
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