Carol DerSarkissian, MD

Emergency Doctor, Medtech & Digital Health Advisor, VR, Telehealth, Mobile Health, opinions mine.

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

If COVID-19 Wasn't Bad Enough, It's Also a Sexist Disease https://t.co/jJLwAPWphW My new article on how the pandemic has affected women’s health. Thank you @USNewsHealth & @Christinesthebe #pandemic #healthequity #mentalhealth #depression #pregnancy #doctor

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

@darakass @HHSGov @HHSRegion2 @SecBecerra Congrats!

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

This is exciting!

[Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS @BrennanSpiegel]

Medical extended reality (#MXR) is a new field of medicine now recognized by FDA. On Mar 24-25th the MXR community will reunite at the 4th annual #vMed conference at Cedars-Sinai to discuss the latest science. Thanks to our first-in sponsors for helping to make #vMed22 a reality!

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

@SueWoods Thank you.

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

Data shows Delta is NOT causing a significant increase in hospitalizations and death. #VaccinesWork #pandemic #COVID19

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

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

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

#perspective

[Lucy McBride, MD @drlucymcbride]

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.

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

@ZGJR @daniel_kraft @RasuShrestha @EvanKirstel @BrennanSpiegel Congratulations!

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

NY has come a long way from March of 2020. It is time to adjust mask policies in schools according to the science. #Science #COVID19 #kids #schools #unmask

[Lucy McBride, MD @drlucymcbride]

WOW 👇👇

NY to Eliminate Indoor Mask Rule for Schools, Camps Monday Regardless of Vaccination Status https://t.co/iLXZ9iakcp

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

Moving in the right direction!

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Down, down, down. 👍👍
Test positivity 2.8% (7-day avg)
3% drop in hospitalizations (>1000) since yesterday, below 29,000, lowest in over 8 months
https://t.co/xStmHRzwg2

[Monica Gandhi MD, MPH @MonicaGandhi9]

An Outlook I wrote for the @washingtonpost on the new CDC guidance: "Do not be afraid to follow the science on the CDC’s current mask guidance as you followed the science before vaccines: embrace their effectiveness" Fall school is in the balance. https://t.co/i2eUrU6Y2B

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Our covid vaccination times :-)

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

@DrBurkeHarris Love it!

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

#vaccinated

[The White House 46 Archived @WhiteHouse46]

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.

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

Vaccinations = getting back to normal

[CDC @CDCgov]

UPDATE: If you are fully vaccinated against #COVID19, you can resume activities without wearing a mask or staying 6 feet apart, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal or territorial laws, incl. local business and workplace guidance. More: https://t.co/FJMon7WlFO

[Marty Makary MD, MPH @MartyMakary]

U.S. cases dropping like a rock! ⬇️42% in 11 days (wkday numb-not wkend reporting bias). Yet govt doctors cont negativity, issuing stern warnings, pushing bad policy & dangling variant fears. ZERO of the hundreds of variants to date worldw have evaded vax ability to prevent death

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

New @NEJM: mRNA vaccine (@BioNTech_Group/Pfizer) holds up very well in lab studies for immune response against B.1. 526 (New York), B.1.429 (California), B.1.1.7(UK)+ E484K variants 👍
https://t.co/4HlV2ODlcZ

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

Evidence that vaccines work against the variants.
#COVID19 #VaccinesWork #India

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Good summary @NatureNews status of B.1.617/ B.1.617.2 (India) variant. Recent upgrade to a variant of concern (VOC).
✓ Transmissibility increase is the major issue
✓ Immune evasion/vaccine resistance is *not* a prominent feature or concern
https://t.co/Pju5qXHIRV
by @gayathriv

[Carol DerSarkissian, MD @CDersarkMD]

This is #perspective and evidence of #containment of the #virus. #SARSCoV2

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

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

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

3. Herd immunity does not eradicate the virus

4. Some places in the US have high degree of immunity and likely will hit herd immunity with more vaccinations. Others won't

So here's the bottom line:

This pandemic will end here in the US even if the virus isn't gone

3/4

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

How can pandemic end if virus still around?

Pandemics end when risk they pose and strategies needed to mitigate that risk, fade into background and become part of normal life

As saying goes, pandemics end with a whimper, not with a bang

This one, too, will end

With a whimper