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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.

Influenza and RSV surge in US this winter.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an orthopneumovirus that is very common during the winter months each year. In adults, it is one of...

William Miller, MD

Nov 14, 20224 min read

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Healthcare Staffing Shortage Remains a Challenge Across the US

On October 4th, I reported on the national shortage of healthcare workers and how this affects us locally. Six months ago, when I wrote...

William Miller, MD

Mar 14, 20225 min read

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Endemic versus Pandemic

We are hearing a lot of talk about how we are now in an endemic and no longer in a pandemic. What does that really mean? From a...

William Miller, MD

Mar 7, 20224 min read

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Dialing Back COVID Restrictions

On February 15th, the California wide mask mandate is expiring. This allows people whose vaccinations for COVID are current to be...

William Miller, MD

Feb 14, 20224 min read

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Community Outbreak Continues in Mendocino

The number of new COVID cases continues to rapidly rise throughout the county. This has significantly affected many local businesses,...

William Miller, MD

Jan 17, 20224 min read

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North Coast Cases on the Rise

Active cases of COVID in Ft Bragg and the immediate surrounding communities have risen to about 100 from 52 active cases just ten days...

William Miller, MD

Jan 10, 20226 min read

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Local COVID Survivor Tells Her Story

Teresa Vaquera is a lovely, 78 year-old woman who lives in Ft. Bragg, California. She is a grandmother who has 13 grandchildren and 28...

William Miller, MD

Nov 15, 20214 min read

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A Staffing Crisis in Healthcare

Even before COVID, the US was experiencing a shortage of healthcare workers, including nurses, pharmacists, and technicians. Rural...

William Miller, MD

Oct 4, 20215 min read

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FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shot

On September 22nd, the FDA approved the use of a booster shot for the Pfizer COVID vaccine for certain select people who qualify (see...

William Miller, MD

Sep 25, 20213 min read

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Second COVID Outbreak at Local Nursing Home

Sherwood Oaks is a local, privately owned nursing home in Ft. Bragg. As the only skilled nursing facility here on the Mendocino Coast,...

William Miller, MD

Sep 20, 20214 min read

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We Are Living in Interesting Times

There is an old saying, “May you live in interesting times.” Some people consider this to be a curse, suggesting that life during...

William Miller, MD

Sep 14, 20214 min read

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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...

William Miller, MD

Sep 7, 20213 min read

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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...

William Miller, MD

Aug 30, 20214 min read

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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...

William Miller, MD

Aug 16, 20213 min read

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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...

William Miller, MD

Aug 3, 20214 min read

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County Surge Limited to Unvaccinated Persons

Over the past two weeks we have seen an uptick in cases of COVID here in Mendocino County with about 50 new cases and seven persons...

William Miller, MD

Jun 7, 20213 min read

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Mendocino County moves from Purple to Red Tier

On Friday, March 14th, Mendocino County moved from the most restrictive tier, Purple, of the State’s COVID containment plan, the so...

William Miller, MD

Mar 15, 20213 min read

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Vaccine Availability

As of this writing, 176 million doses of the various COVID vaccines have been given worldwide. Perhaps it is not surprising that the vast...

William Miller, MD

Feb 15, 20214 min read

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COVID Vaccine in Limited Supply

According to the California Health Department official overseeing the vaccination distribution for California, the State’s supply of...

William Miller, MD

Jan 25, 20213 min read

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COVID Vaccine Update for the Mendocino Coast

The question that is on everyone’s mind right now seems to be, “When is the vaccine going to be made available to the general public?” We...

William Miller, MD

Jan 11, 20213 min read

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