Albert Fuchs, MD FACP

Should you get the RSV vaccine? The CDC isn't sure.

Should you get the RSV vaccine? The CDC isn’t sure.

COVID-19 is getting more infectious and less lethal.

The Failure of Containment Why You’ll Probably Get COVID, and Why That’s Probably OK

Should you get a second COVID booster?

The Optional Second Booster Last week the FDA permitted the administration of second COVID booster doses (meaning fourth vaccine doses) to people 50 and over. The CDC followed suit by releasing a statement highlighting the option without actually endorsing it. “Boosters are safe, and people over the age of 50 can now get an ...

Learning from Omicron

Learning from Omicron Has prevention failed?

When and How to Quarantine and Isolate What to do if you are exposed to someone with COVID, or if you get infected

Omicron knowns and unknowns

Omicron Knowns and Unknowns Tuesday, December 21, 2021 You’re luxuriating on your patio on a beautiful unfinished cedar lawn chair when you get a splinter in your finger. What are the most likely outcomes? By far the most likely outcome is that you fish the splinter out of your skin with tweezers, apply a little rubbing alco...

A grab bag of current health topics

Pandemic Potpourri

In which I explain the evolving recommendations on vaccine boosters.

The Scoop on Boosters - Albert Fuchs, MD FACP Thursday, October 21, 2021 Now again, with a flurry of recent news about vaccination options, I present answers to questions I’m frequently asked, or wish I was. Public health officials are talking about “boosters” and “third doses” as if they’re different things. Are they? Those are two...

Are we approaching the end of the pandemic or a new surge of cases?

The Light at the End of the Tunnel - Albert Fuchs, MD FACP Wednesday, March 17, 2021 It’s been a long dark night And I’ve been a waitin’ for the morning It’s been a long hard fight But I see a brand new day a dawning — Dolly Parton, Light of a Clear Blue Morning In medicine, the light at the end of the tunnel is usually the […]