CTT #55: Can I trust the results of at-home Covid-19 tests?
These days, it seems just about every decision comes with risk: Should I invite friends or family over? Should I dine out? Can I safely return to work or school? …
CTT #54: What can we expect from Covid-19 in 2022?
Greetings and happy-ish New Year. If you’re here for the latest information on Omicron, check out episode #53 or tune in for episode #55 on January 18, 2022. For now, …
CTT #53: How dangerous is Omicron, based on the latest data?
CTT #53: How dangerous is Omicron, based on the latest data? Omicron, the mysterious new variant accounting for nearly 3 of every 4 new cases in the United States, is …
CTT #52: What do scientists know about Omicron?
This week, America has Omicron on the mind. Listeners flooded the CTT inbox with questions about the new variant. Among them: Is Omicron more transmissible or lethal than Delta? Are …
CTT #51: Will the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ change with boosters?
Americans who’ve received two shots of Pfizer or Moderna, or the single-dose J&J vaccine, are considered “fully vaccinated” … for now. That could change, depending on the data, according to …
CTT #50: Is Covid-19 here to stay?
There was time when Coronavirus: The Truth cohosts Jeremy Corr and Dr. Robert Pearl assumed the show would be irrelevant and retired by episode 20. This week, which marks the …
CTT #49: Can I get my flu shot and Covid-19 booster at the same time?
In this episode of Coronavirus: The Truth, Jeremy Corr and Dr. Robert Pearl tackle more than a dozen timely and tricky Covid-19 questions. This week: What should listeners know about …
CTT #48: Is Merck’s anti-Covid pill really the ‘holy grail’?
Merck’s new oral antiviral medication (molnupiravir) has been labeled a “huge, huge advance” in the fight against Covid-19 by a Harvard Medical School virologist. The pill also has been called …
CTT #47: How are the Covid-19 numbers still this bad?
Data points, alone, never tell the whole story. Numbers are often used and misused to confirm our personal biases rather than to inform or reform our thinking. No matter how …
CTT #46: Why are people taking Ivermectin to treat Covid-19?
A listener wrote in about Ivermectin—a drug used to kill worms and parasitic infections—because her friends had recommended it for treating Covid-19. To date, 14 studies have concluded that Ivermectin …