Carol DerSarkissian, MD

Delta variant watch in the UK and Israel UK—99% Delta, significant spike in cases, relatively small increase in hospitalizations/deaths Israel—45% Delta, small spike in cases by absolute N, Today: no change (290), 0 deaths again; little rise in hospitalizations, none in deaths

IF, in my medical practice, I took the posture of tacking down the risk of physical harms to patients to ZERO — without considering ppl’s broad human needs — I’d recommend 1) no sex, 2) no driving, 3) no alcohol, 4) no sugar. I’d only incite fear and/or QUICKLY be out of a job.

Big news from the CDC: If you’re fully vaccinated, you do not need to wear a mask – indoors or outdoors, in most settings. We’ve gotten this far. Whether you choose to get vaccinated or wear a mask, please protect yourself until we get to the finish line.

We were stuck at 70K cases/day for a long time In mid-April, cases started falling It took 10 days to go from 70K to 60K 8 days later, we were at 50K/day Its been 6 days and about to dip below 40K Soon, we'll get to 30K This is exponential decay And its a good thing