Just this afternoon, much of the CF Community became aware of a cystic fibrosis and COVID-19 outcome study in Respiratory Medicine. The article was published back in September, but it’s making the rounds on social media today. This study is of serious interest for our patient community because, at its core, it is really the...
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Anytime I hear (or see) someone talking about the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines as if they are experimental, I cringe on the inside. I’d go as far as saying it feels like a slap in the face for anyone who has ever enrolled in a clinical trial. I am one of those people. From 2013...
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Fertility is often cited as a reason for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Misinformation is permeating into our lives through the media we consume daily. Surely, you’ve heard it by now, “we need to combat vaccine misinformation!” It’s also likely you know someone who deeply believes something that you likely understand to be completely nuts. Let my...
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Our seemingly never-ending pandemic is stirring up again, which means it is time to revisit how I have been handling my risk. From the outset and even after getting vaccinated, I have made it a general routine to assess disease spread in my area and read as much commentary from some of my favorite public...
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I don’t always blog on Saturday, but when I do it’s because I have something I need to get off my chest. This week, the CDC provided guidance to state and federal policymakers that fully vaccinated people (two weeks after their final shot) can do just about everything they did before the pandemic without needing...
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I disclose my cystic fibrosis every time I fly. Of course, I have not flown since COVID-19 shut down the world, so I guess it would make more sense to say that I used to disclose my cystic fibrosis every time I got on an airplane in the before times. I will continue to do...
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I got my second Moderna vaccine dose over the weekend, and finally after a long year I am breathing a sigh of relief. If my experience this past weekend is representative of the nation at large, the demand for vaccines is still quite high. The clinic was packed wall to wall with vaccine recipients and...
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