Opinion: Seat belts and masking
In our infectious disease practice, one COVID death every few days is now common. Yes, these deaths could have been prevented by vaccination, but they could also have been prevented through masking.
Manoj Jain
Dr. Manoj Jain is an infectious disease consultant at Baptist Memorial Hospital and Methodist Hospitals in Memphis. He is also a clinical associate professor at the University of Tennessee-Memphis and the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta.
There are 9 articles by Manoj Jain :
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August 2021
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Guest Columnists
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May 2020
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Guest Column
Guest ColumnistsHere’s a proven way to prevent the spread of coronavirus
Yes, covering your nose and mouth with a mask is annoying. Yes, it causes your glasses to fog. Yes, it makes communication more difficult. And yes, it stops the spread of disease.
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March 2020
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GUEST COLUMN
Guest ColumnistsWhen to reopen America?
We are suffering the consequences of a delayed national response in the deployment of test kits and relatively limited access to basic protection equipment for health providers.
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Guest Columnists Epidemiologist: Why are we always playing catch-up with coronavirus outbreaks?
Most recent studies are showing that aggressive intervention earlier in the epidemic can lead to control of the epidemic. This is encouraging news.
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February 2020
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Guest Columnists Here’s what would happen if COVID-19 entered a city
While for many, COVID-19 infection would be mild or moderate, no different than the common cold, the greatest impact will be felt by the elderly.
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Health Care Epidemiologist: Why I fear the coronavirus COVID-19
COVID-19 is both highly infectious and mildly to moderately lethal, similar to the 1918 influenza pandemic that infected nearly a quarter of the world population.
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Opinion ‘Do I have coronavirus or the flu?’ The answer is simple
While we cannot stop the entry of the flu virus into the general population, we can do a great deal to stop the entry and spread of the coronavirus.
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October 2019
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Guest Columnists Gandhi’s gift to Memphis
The Indian-American community through its nonprofit organization, Indian Community Fund for Greater Memphis, donated $150,000 to Memphis organizations.
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September 2019
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Guest Columnists Gandhi-King Forum brings heroic figures into local focus
In our day-to-day lives, we may feel we could never devote the time or the energy to change the world like Gandhi and King did. But there is much we can do. To begin with, we can change ourselves.
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