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Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID

Antibodies are proteins made by our immune system that stick to invading bacteria or viruses. In doing so, they assist the immune cells...

William Miller, MD

Sep 7, 20213 min read

Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated Cases: the Facts

I was going to address the monoclonal antibody treatment Regeneron this week, which is an exciting new preventative that we are offering...

William Miller, MD

Aug 30, 20214 min read

Breakthrough COVID: Are the Vaccines Failing to Work?

As the Delta variant fuels a surge in new cases, we are seeing some people get sick who were previously vaccinated. Does this mean the...

William Miller, MD

Aug 23, 20214 min read

Mendocino County Experiencing New COVID Surge

Last week, I intended to address the topic of breakthrough cases. However, last week was also a week in which I was taking care of...

William Miller, MD

Aug 16, 20213 min read

COVID on the Coast: Update and Review

As we start into a new surge of cases in California fueled by the delta variant, it seems appropriate to briefly summarize the response...

William Miller, MD

Aug 3, 20214 min read

On Mandating COVID Vaccinations

This week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that all California state employees will be required to either be vaccinated or be tested...

William Miller, MD

Jul 27, 20213 min read

Did COVID Escape from a Lab?

Last week we examined some of the data that supports COVID developing naturally and being bioengineering by humans. However, that doesn’t...

William Miller, MD

Jul 19, 20214 min read

Is COVID Manmade?

We are into this pandemic by over a year and we have learned an amazing amount about the virus in such a short time. Recall that when...

William Miller, MD

Jul 12, 20213 min read

The New Delta Variant

Like all viruses, the coronavirus that causes COVID is constantly mutating. Most of these mutations have no effect on the virus. However,...

William Miller, MD

Jul 5, 20214 min read

How to Judge Scientific Information

COVID-19 has had many effects on our lives including how we think about information we receive from various sources. We have been...

William Miller, MD

Jun 28, 20215 min read

California COVID Restrictions End with a Few Exceptions

This week, California ended much of its COVID related restrictions bringing the state in line with the recommendations from the CDC. ...

William Miller, MD

Jun 14, 20212 min read

Update on COVID Variants

There has been a tendency to name epidemics after where they were first discovered. An example is calling the 1918 influenza pandemic the...

William Miller, MD

May 31, 20214 min read

Vaccinating Adolescents

The San Francisco Chronical reported this week that California has the lowest COVID case rates in the US. This is remarkable given that...

William Miller, MD

May 24, 20213 min read

CDC’s New Mask Recommendations

On May 13th, the CDC revised its recommendations around masking and social distancing to indicate that people who are fully vaccinated do...

William Miller, MD

May 17, 20213 min read

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic – Part 3

This is our final part in the series looking at the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. It started in early 1918 and lasted about two years,...

William Miller, MD

May 10, 20213 min read

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic - Part 2

In Part 1, we examined one theory of how the 1918 influenza virus hopped from horses to chickens to humans and then how the dynamics of...

William Miller, MD

May 3, 20214 min read

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic - Part 1

In 1918, the world experienced a pandemic caused by a particularly virulent strain of the influenza A virus. Over the course of two...

William Miller, MD

Apr 26, 20214 min read

Vaccine Passports

As countries around the world struggle to reopen their economies in the face of this pandemic, proof of vaccination is being looked at as...

William Miller, MD

Apr 19, 20213 min read

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution Paused

This week, the CDC and FDA announced that distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine would be put on hold until further...

William Miller, MD

Apr 12, 20213 min read

To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? - Part 2

This is the second in our two-part series on vaccinations in which we will address specific concerns about COVID vaccines. Part 1...

William Miller, MD

Apr 5, 20214 min read