Tag Archives: COVID

Important: upgrade to advice about COVID and Paxlovid

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Naomi

I was telling my brother in law, Dr. Rob (Ret’d), about what I’d learned re getting an Rx for Paxlovid and he stopped me. “I wouldn’t give a prescription over the phone for a patient. I don’t think that’s a … Continue reading →

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This NYT opinion piece makes no sense to me. And I should know

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Naomi

Today, I read the title of Zeynep Tufekci’s opinion piece, “Covid Drugs Save Lives, but Americans Can’t Get Them,” with bewilderment. I then read the piece. Then I read a number of the comments. I became more than bewildered; I … Continue reading →

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Rationing during wartime

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Naomi

Hanging on my kitchen wall is a framed copy of the New York Times front page from the day I was born. Almost all the headlines are about the war, World War II. So in a way it’s boring. Only … Continue reading →

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