COVID-19 Message - Week 145 - Dec. 29, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman takes a look back at the last three years of COVID-19 and wishes you a Happy New Year.
COVID-19 Message - Week 144 - Dec. 23, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman takes a look at flu, RSV and COVID numbers and addresses the importance of public health.
COVID-19 Message - Week 143 - Dec. 16, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman reviews three prevalence studies that provide insight on how many people have been exposed to COVID – through disease or vaccine.
COVID-19 Message - Week 142 - Dec. 9, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman takes a quick look at COVID case numbers across the country followed by another round of Q&A.
COVID-19 Message - Week 141 - Dec. 2, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman focuses on seasonal flu with Dr. Tony Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology, covering topics like what determines the vaccine each year, how serious this season will be and how the vaccine is performing this year.
COVID-19 Message - Week 140 - Nov. 23, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman provides a Thanksgiving message that is all about turkeys.
COVID-19 Message - Week 139 - Nov. 18, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman takes a look at some of the reasons for concern. Not enough people are getting an updated or bivalent booster, and wastewater viral loads are going up nationally and also in Houston.
COVID-19 Message - Week 138 - Nov. 11, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman welcomes special guest Dr. Flor Munoz to talk about respiratory syncytial virus in adults, how transmission occurs, diagnosis, treatment and some promising news on the vaccine front.
COVID-19 Message - Week 137 - Nov. 4, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman takes a look at the path of the virus and its variants. New science this week includes a study on the mechanism for complications from severe COVID-19 and another look at who is most likely to be diagnosed with Long COVID.
COVID-19 Message - Week 136 - Oct. 28, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman discusses the new XBB variant of Omicron and the interesting case of Marin County in California.
COVID-19 Message - Week 135 - Oct. 21, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman spends time on a report by Dr. Eric Topol that contrasts the pandemic outcomes between Japan and the United States.
COVID-19 Message - Week 134 - Oct. 14, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman is back this week to talk about a possible winter Covid surge, and Lily gives us a chance to check out her Halloween costume choices. Which one should she choose?
COVID-19 Message - Week 133 - Oct. 7, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman is back this week with another Q&A session, a look at current COVID numbers, and Lily is on the hunt for doughnuts from our Ombuds team.
COVID-19 Message - Week 132 - Sept. 30, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman looks at the decline in COVID cases and hospital admissions in the United States, Texas and Houston. Then, he checks out research into the effects of long COVID.
COVID-19 Message - Week 131 - Sept. 23, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman talks about the continuing pandemic on a global, national and local scale, as well as discusses coronavirus variants and monkeypox.
COVID-19 Message - Week 130 - Sept. 16, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman talks about information on life expectancy, updates us on monkeypox and polio and gives a reminder that flu season officially has begun.
COVID-19 Message - Week 129 - Sept. 9, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman shares good news on the Covid-19 front, a study on the risk of infection among persons exposed to previous variants, monkeypox cases trending down, and Lily is ready for some football!
COVID-19 Message - Week 128 - Sept. 2, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman reflects on the pandemic, including lock downs, kids in schools, health disparities, and misinformation.
COVID-19 Message - Week 127 - Aug. 26, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman goes over global and local COVID numbers as well as provides information about monkeypox and the monkeypox vaccine.
COVID-19 Message - Week 126 - Aug. 19, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman goes over global and local COVID numbers as well as provides information about monkeypox and the monkeypox vaccine.
COVID-19 Message - Week 125 - Aug. 12, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman goes over global and local COVID numbers as well as provides information about monkeypox and the monkeypox vaccine.
COVID-19 Message - Week 124 - Aug. 5, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman goes over global and local COVID numbers as well as provides information about monkeypox and the monkeypox vaccine.
COVID-19 Message - Week 123 - July 29, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman presents a special "Best of Lily" video while he takes a week off.
COVID-19 Message - Week 122 - July 22, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman hosts a special “Doctor’s Edition” video to answer questions from his physician colleagues about shedding virus, long-term neurological problems from COVID, antigen testing and isolation and if COVID has impacted overall mortality in the United States.
COVID-19 Message - Week 121 - July 15, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman discusses the Texas Medical Center's return to providing weekly Covid data numbers that are on the rise. Dr. Klotman also takes a quick look at monkeypox.
COVID-19 Message - Week 120 - July 8, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman talks about the latest national COVID numbers, including information on Omicron BA.5, the dominant variant in America.
COVID-19 Message - Week 119 - July 1, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman hosts a Q&A session about many topics, from the role of natural immunity and early diagnosis to the changing Omicron variants.
COVID-19 Message - Week 118 - June 24, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman hosts a Q&A session about many topics, from the role of natural immunity and early diagnosis to the changing Omicron variants.
COVID-19 Message - Week 117 - June 17, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman discusses the flat COVID-19 cases worldwide and the steady declines in roughly half of American states.
COVID-19 Message - Week 116 - June 10, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman reviews a study that shows how long the COVID-19 variants were dominant in one area of the country, as well as talks vaccine news and the H5N1 “Bird Flu.”
COVID-19 Message - Week 115 - June 3, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman gives an overview of monkeypox, a viral disease with symptoms similar to smallpox. He also looks at the ability of scent dogs to detect COVID.
COVID-19 Message - Week 114 - May 27, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman answers another batch of your questions. There are still so many questions concerning the pandemic – from vaccines specifically for variants to new medications for treatment.
COVID-19 Message - Week 113 - May 20, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman compares the response to coronavirus between the United States and Australia, as well as talks about local and national infections.
COVID-19 Message - Week 112 - May 13, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman talks about Omicron continuing to have an impact. New coronavirus cases have doubled in the past month due to Omicron and Lily's 10-point plan to prepare us for the next pandemic.
COVID-19 Message - Week 111 - May 6, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman talks about increases in COVID-19 cases across the world, new variants of Omicron and the COVID vaccine for children under 6.
COVID-19 Message - Week 110 - April 29, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman answers your questions about variants, vaccines, boosters, treatments and herd immunity.
COVID-19 Message - Week 109 - April 22, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman talks about the politics of masks, as well as news on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.
COVID-19 Message - Week 108 - April 15, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman reviews the coronavirus situation around world and at home in Washington, D.C.
COVID-19 Message - Week 107 - April 8, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman provides responses to questions you have sent in the last few weeks.
COVID-19 Message - Week 106 - April 1, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman addresses some of the complications from long-term COVID as well as the risk factors.
COVID-19 Message - Week 105 - March 25, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman goes over a map of COVID hotspots across the globe, details new coronavirus research and gives an update on vaccines.
COVID-19 Message - Week 104 - March 18, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman discusses the current global outbreak being driven by the B.A.2 “stealth Omicron” variant. He also talks about local case numbers and a new COVID treatment trial.
COVID-19 Message - Week 103 - March 11, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman shows where we are now in terms of infection rates and where we were at the pandemic’s peak. And, he discusses how COVID has affected those with diabetes.
COVID-19 Message - Week 102 - March 4, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman goes through the latest COVID-19 numbers and gives an update on the impact the pandemic has had in the United States.
COVID-19 Message - Week 101 - Feb. 25, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman reviews the coronavirus situation around the world and at home in Washington, D.C.
COVID-19 Message - Week 100 - Feb. 18, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman brings you the latest COVID-19 news. Today’s video marks Baylor's 100th week of sharing information and answering questions about COVID-19. To mark the occasion, we have a trip down memory lane at the end of this week’s video.
COVID-19 Message - Week 99 - Feb. 11, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman shows the concentration of COVID cases on the world map, talks about the winter games and reminds viewers to "get your game face on" for the big game this weekend.
COVID-19 Message - Week 98 - Feb. 4, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman discusses new information on Omicron, long-COVID symptoms and the latest on antiviral drugs.
COVID-19 Message - Week 97 - Jan. 28, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman discusses the latest COVID-19 case numbers, misinformation and variant news.
COVID-19 Message - Week 96 - Jan. 21, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman takes a look at assumptions behind when the Omicron peak will be. And, he shares his Top 10 list for you this week: "Why listen to scientists when you have the Internet?"
COVID-19 Message - Week 95 - Jan. 14, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman welcomes Dr. Catherine Gordon, chair of pediatrics at Baylor and pediatrician-in-chief at Texas Children’s Hospital, to answers questions on issues involving children and COVID-19.
COVID-19 Message - Week 94 - Jan. 7, 2022
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman takes a look at the world map to show where we are with the omicron variant. Last week, the U.S. saw almost 500,000 cases a day. Get the vaccine and booster as soon as possible.