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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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County Surge Limited to Unvaccinated Persons
Over the past two weeks we have seen an uptick in cases of COVID here in Mendocino County with about 50 new cases and seven persons...
William Miller, MD
Jun 7, 20213 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 30, 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 23, 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 16, 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 9, 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 2, 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 25, 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 18, 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 4, 20214 min read
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 28, 20214 min read
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 21, 20213 min read
Mendocino County moves from Purple to Red Tier
On Friday, March 14th, Mendocino County moved from the most restrictive tier, Purple, of the State’s COVID containment plan, the so...
William Miller, MD
Mar 14, 20213 min read
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
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
February is Heart Health Month
Sometimes I feel that we talk too much about COVID and forget that there is so much else to life and health. As I ponder my own growing...
William Miller, MD
Feb 22, 20212 min read
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
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
COVID Vaccine in Limited Supply
According to the California Health Department official overseeing the vaccination distribution for California, the State’s supply of...
William Miller, MD
Jan 25, 20213 min read
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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