COVID-19: Booster Doses, Breakthrough Infections, Delta, and How they Connect

Today I’ll answer some “reader mailbag” questions about COVID-19 vaccine booster doses, breakthrough infections, Delta, and how they all connect.

COVID-19: Review of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Vaccine Safety Data

I have two goals today. The first is to provide a bit of context to understand why we are severely limited in the comparisons we can make among the three vaccines available, and the second is to provide a review of the safety of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

COVID-19: Vaccine safety review and managing adverse reactions

Today I’ll talk about using medications like ibuprofen and acetaminophen to help with vaccine adverse reactions and provide an update on safety data of the two mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna.

COVID-19: My 2nd vaccine dose and thoughts on vaccination rates

My goal today is to describe my experience with the second COVID-19 vaccine dose, give some thoughts on the big picture of vaccine delivery, and what things may look like in the next few months.

COVID-19: The one where I get my vaccination

I felt like I found a golden ticket when my health insurer (who is also my employer) sent me an email inviting me to get a COVID-19 vaccination.