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A weekly column appearing in local newspapers and blogs. It deals with COIVD issues of interest to residents on the Coast as well as to a broader audience.
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To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? - Part 1
This will be a two-part series. Part 1 will briefly explore the history of vaccinations as well as touch on the beginnings of fears...

William Miller, MD
Mar 29, 20214 min read
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Optimistic Future Despite Vaccine Supply Challenges
As much as one tries to provide consistent and accurate messaging throughout the past year of this pandemic, it remains a challenge...

William Miller, MD
Mar 22, 20213 min read
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New CDC Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated Persons
On Monday, March 8th, the CDC announced new recommendations for fully vaccinated persons. These recommendations loosen some of the...

William Miller, MD
Mar 8, 20213 min read
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COVID Variants
Just when we started to think we were getting on the other side of this COVID pandemic, now we are hearing about it mutating. Is that a...

William Miller, MD
Mar 1, 20215 min read
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Vaccine Availability
As of this writing, 176 million doses of the various COVID vaccines have been given worldwide. Perhaps it is not surprising that the vast...

William Miller, MD
Feb 15, 20214 min read
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On Reopening Schools
President Joe Biden is requesting that Congress approve over $100 billion in the most recent COVID stimulus package to go towards...

William Miller, MD
Feb 1, 20214 min read
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Frustration Mounts Around COVID Vaccine Availability
Many people in our community are expressing frustration that we have not yet been able to give them the vaccine. The simple answer is...

William Miller, MD
Jan 18, 20214 min read
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The Storm Approaches
I was on a call with health officials this morning who described what they are seeing in this current COVID outbreak as like a tsunami...

William Miller, MD
Dec 14, 20202 min read
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A Calm Before the Storm
The effect of holiday travel and family get-togethers is beginning to be evident around the State, but also here on the Coast as we are...

William Miller, MD
Dec 7, 20203 min read
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National COVID Update
As the news media reports a surge of new COVID cases, there is also optimism as two vaccines for COVID have just been approved. At a time...

William Miller, MD
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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Comparison of Types of Masks
Any discussion about different materials for masks can get pretty complicated looking at size of pores versus size of virus particles,...

William Miller, MD
Sep 28, 20205 min read
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Change in Public Health Strategy Needed
Miller Report for the Week of August 10th, 2020; by William Miller, MD. By many measures, our initial response to this epidemic, which...

William Miller, MD
Aug 10, 20203 min read
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Ethnic Disparity in COVID
Miller Report for the Week of July 20th, 2020; by William Miller, MD. This week, Mendocino County broke 200 in the number of COVID...

William Miller, MD
Jul 20, 20202 min read
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US COVID Cases on the Rise
Miller Report for the Week of June 29, 2020; by William Miller, MD. As we follow the news from the rest of the US, it is notable that...

William Miller, MD
Jun 29, 20203 min read
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Shelter in Place Relaxes
Miller Report for the Week of June 15, 2020; by William Miller, MD. Most of us are grateful that the Shelter-In-Place requirements are...

William Miller, MD
Jun 15, 20203 min read
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Lack of Availability of COVID Testing Remains a Challenge
Miller Report for week of May 4, 2020; by William Miller, MD, FACP Many, perhaps most, hospitals in the US continue to face problems with...

William Miller, MD
May 4, 20203 min read
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How COVID PCR Testing Works
Miller Report for week of April 27, 2020; by William Miller, MD. There are two different types of tests for COVID-19 caused by a...

William Miller, MD
Apr 27, 20205 min read
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The Shelter in Place Debate
Miller Report for the week of April 20, 2020; by William Miller, MD. To shelter-in-place or not to shelter-in-place… that is the...

William Miller, MD
Apr 20, 20204 min read
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