Archive - Harry Saag's COVID-19 updates

Omicron, 3 Camps, and the Limitations of Fear

One of the motivating factors for me to start this newsletter back in March of 2020 was to chronicle the COVID-19 journey so I could look back over time…

Dec 12, 2021 •

September 2021

The Ongoing Data Crisis and Why We Mostly Have Ourselves to Blame

Data is the backbone of the practice of medicine. Without high-quality data from rigorous clinical trials, the practice of medicine can start to…

Sep 26, 2021 •

July 2021

Revisiting the Sociology Phase and Why People Not Getting Vaccinated Isn’t as Surprising as You Might Think

We have discussed the 3 phases of exiting the acute phase of COVID extensively noting it would require a scientific breakthrough, followed by a supply…

Jul 25, 2021 •

Initial Thoughts on the Delta Variant

I was hoping this blog was over. In fact, I was halfway through my final COVID-19 blog where I thought I’d be signing off and moving on to new topics…

Jul 11, 2021 •

April 2021

The Sociology Phase Begins + J&J Setback

The vast majority of COVID-related information has been positive since our last blog with increasing availability of the vaccine and decreasing rates of…

Apr 14, 2021 •

January 2021

New Year, New Strains, and the Race Against Time

Dear All, Happy New Year and hope 2021 is off a to a good start. While we all wished we’d wake up on New Years Day and COVID-19 would be gone, it is not…

Jan 23, 2021 •

November 2020

My Take on the Vaccine News and Finishing the Drill

Dear All, My next blog was going to address questions I’m getting related to Thanksgiving among other topics, but I’ll hold off on those to address what…

Nov 10, 2020 •

October 2020

What's the Deal with Re-infection?

October 25, 2020 Update

Oct 25, 2020 •

August 2020

Learning to Live With Uncertainty

August 2020 Update

Aug 2, 2020 •

June 2020

You Can't Take The Politics Out of Politics... But I'll Still Try

Jun 28, 2020 •

May 2020

May 13, 2020 Update - Testing

Dear All, Today I wanted to give an update on testing with a focus on reviewing what tests are available and how to interpret them as I suspect several…

May 13, 2020 •

May 12, 2020 update

Dear All, Apologies for gaps between blogs. Will try to do better in the future. Been getting many questions on how best we safely re-open the country…

May 12, 2020 •

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