William Miller, MD
Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID
Antibodies are proteins made by our immune system that stick to invading bacteria or viruses. In doing so, they assist the immune cells...
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A weekly column appearing in local newspapers and blogs. It deals with COIVD issues of interest to residents on the Coast as well as to a broader audience.
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William Miller, MD
Aug 29, 20214 min read
Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated Cases: the Facts
I was going to address the monoclonal antibody treatment Regeneron this week, which is an exciting new preventative that we are offering...
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William Miller, MD
Aug 22, 20214 min read
Breakthrough COVID: Are the Vaccines Failing to Work?
As the Delta variant fuels a surge in new cases, we are seeing some people get sick who were previously vaccinated. Does this mean the...
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William Miller, MD
Aug 15, 20213 min read
Mendocino County Experiencing New COVID Surge
Last week, I intended to address the topic of breakthrough cases. However, last week was also a week in which I was taking care of...
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William Miller, MD
Aug 2, 20214 min read
COVID on the Coast: Update and Review
As we start into a new surge of cases in California fueled by the delta variant, it seems appropriate to briefly summarize the response...
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William Miller, MD
Jul 26, 20213 min read
On Mandating COVID Vaccinations
This week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that all California state employees will be required to either be vaccinated or be tested...
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William Miller, MD
Jul 18, 20214 min read
Did COVID Escape from a Lab?
Last week we examined some of the data that supports COVID developing naturally and being bioengineering by humans. However, that doesn’t...
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William Miller, MD
Jul 11, 20213 min read
Is COVID Manmade?
We are into this pandemic by over a year and we have learned an amazing amount about the virus in such a short time. Recall that when...
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William Miller, MD
Jul 4, 20214 min read
The New Delta Variant
Like all viruses, the coronavirus that causes COVID is constantly mutating. Most of these mutations have no effect on the virus. However,...
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William Miller, MD
Jun 27, 20215 min read
How to Judge Scientific Information
COVID-19 has had many effects on our lives including how we think about information we receive from various sources. We have been...
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William Miller, MD
Jun 13, 20212 min read
California COVID Restrictions End with a Few Exceptions
This week, California ended much of its COVID related restrictions bringing the state in line with the recommendations from the CDC. ...
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William Miller, MD
May 30, 20214 min read
Update on COVID Variants
There has been a tendency to name epidemics after where they were first discovered. An example is calling the 1918 influenza pandemic the...
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William Miller, MD
May 23, 20213 min read
Vaccinating Adolescents
The San Francisco Chronical reported this week that California has the lowest COVID case rates in the US. This is remarkable given that...
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William Miller, MD
May 16, 20213 min read
CDC’s New Mask Recommendations
On May 13th, the CDC revised its recommendations around masking and social distancing to indicate that people who are fully vaccinated do...
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William Miller, MD
May 9, 20213 min read
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic – Part 3
This is our final part in the series looking at the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. It started in early 1918 and lasted about two years,...
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William Miller, MD
May 2, 20214 min read
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic - Part 2
In Part 1, we examined one theory of how the 1918 influenza virus hopped from horses to chickens to humans and then how the dynamics of...
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William Miller, MD
Apr 25, 20214 min read
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic - Part 1
In 1918, the world experienced a pandemic caused by a particularly virulent strain of the influenza A virus. Over the course of two...
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William Miller, MD
Apr 18, 20213 min read
Vaccine Passports
As countries around the world struggle to reopen their economies in the face of this pandemic, proof of vaccination is being looked at as...
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William Miller, MD
Apr 12, 20213 min read
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution Paused
This week, the CDC and FDA announced that distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine would be put on hold until further...
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William Miller, MD
Apr 4, 20214 min read
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? - Part 2
This is the second in our two-part series on vaccinations in which we will address specific concerns about COVID vaccines. Part 1...
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