Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVPNov 27, 20211 minBefore we panic about the Omicron variant...What is Omicron? The new B.1.1.529 variant (Omicron) clade 21K, which harbors many mutations, particularly in the spike protein, was...
Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVPAug 13, 20211 min💉💉💉 A 3rd COVID-19 jab...Last night (8/12/21), the FDA extended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for Pfizer-BioNTech's BNT162b2 (currently for age 12 years...
Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVPMay 8, 20212 minWhat to expect from a third shot of Moderna's mRNA COVID vaccine?The COVID vaccination campaign has been extremely successful in the United States, with highly effective mRNA vaccines from...
Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVPMar 3, 20212 minDelayed Severe Skin Reactions to mRNA VaccinesBack in January 2021, I had a patient who had experienced a delayed edematous plaque (very large and painful) at the site of injection...
Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVPJun 16, 20202 minMales and the elderly more likely to get severe COVID-19?A recent analysis from CDC looked at a dataset of 1,320,488 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases reported to CDC from January 11, 2020, to...