COVID19 The Answers

Dr Funmi Okunola

Funmi Okunola, a Physician, hosts a show that interviews a range of special guests that will introduce to you, the global audience, a pathway back to pre-COVID life. These esteemed professionals at the top of their field, will be interviewed about a range of evidenced-based technologies and methods that if incorporated, will allow all of us to live safely with the coronavirus. We set the stage with an explanation of the virus and the disease then move onto episodes featuring vaccination, testing, air filtration and more. This is the 360 degree solution to pandemic mitigation. Each episode will be available weekly. read less
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Episodes

Episode 15 - Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2
20-05-2022
Episode 15 - Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2
Professor Alex MacKenzie MD, PhD, Dr Tyson Graber PhD, and Professor Robert Delatolla PhD talk about their research and work in detecting SARS-CoV-2 in the Wastewater of the citizens of Ontario, Canada.“SARS-CoV-2 Protein in Wastewater Mirrors COVID-19 Prevalence” - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.01.20185280v1“How sewage could reveal true scale of coronavirus outbreak” - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00973-x/“Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater solids in communities with low COVID-19 incidence and prevalence” - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135420310952 “How Wastewater Treatment Works - The Basics - https://www3.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/bastre.pdf“How Do Wastewater Treatment Plants Work?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvPakzqM3h8Ottawa Public Health Wastewater Surveillance - https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/reports-research-and-statistics/Wastewater_COVID-19_Surveillance.aspxCHEO Research Institute - https://www.cheoresearch.ca/about-us/media/news/our-researchers-discuss-tracking-covid-19-in-wastewater-with-the-media/“The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world” - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01234-1“How sewage can warn us about the next pandemic” - https://www.vox.com/23005271/sewage-wastewater-surveillance-covid-19-biobot-analytics-pandemicCOVIDPoops19 Dashboard - https://www.covid19wbec.org/covidpoops19#covid19theanswers #kojalamedical #covid #drfunmiokunolamd #drfunmiokunola #wastewater #wastewatermanagement #wastewatertreatment #poop #covidpoop #covidtests #covidlong #medical #interview #research #longSARS #longcovid19 #covid19 #delta #omicron #covidsupport #vaccine #covidvaccination #covid_19 #covidvaccine #covidpoops #sewagetreatmentplant #sewagewater #sewage #toilet #covidquestions #covid #ProfAlexMacKenzie #DrTysonGraber #ProfRobertDelatollaCovid-19 The Answers: Copyright Kojala Medical 2022. All rights reserved.
Episode 14 - IT to Combat COVID-19
14-05-2022
Episode 14 - IT to Combat COVID-19
Ms Galya Westler is interviewed about how Information Technology in the form of Blockchain Technology, namely Self Sovereign Identity, can be used to Combat pandemics and enable the secure transfer of our private medical information in healthcare. “Blockchain applications in health care for COVID-19 and beyond: a systematic review” - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34654686/“Blockchain Identity Management: The Definitive Guide (2021 Update)” - https://tykn.tech/identity-management-blockchain/“How Is Blockchain Efficiently Used in Digital Identity Management?” - https://cisomag.eccouncil.org/how-does-blockchain-help-with-digital-identity/“Blockchain, Self-Sovereign Identity, And The Future Of Data Privacy”- FORBES Magazine - https://www.forbes.com/sites/seansteinsmith/2020/09/09/blockchain-self-sovereign-identity-and-the-future-of-data-privacy/?sh=77d66a6cea7d#covid19theanswers #DrFunmiOkunola #GalyaWestler #Blockchain #HealthandIT #covid19 #pandemic #technology #newtechnology #covidtechnology #covidquestions #covidanswers #omicron #delta #healthcare #healthcareprofessionals #healthcareindustry #healthcaresolutions #covidsolutions #sarscov2 #digital #digitalcovid #coviddigital #covidvaccine #longcovid #patients #covidcare #medical #interview #research #longSARS #longcovid19 #covid19 #delta #omicron #covidsupport #vaccine #covidvaccination #covid_19 #covidvaccine Covid-19 The Answers: Copyright Kojala Medical 2022. All rights reserved.
Episode 8 Part 1 - Rapid Testing with Dr Michael Mina MD, PhD
02-04-2022
Episode 8 Part 1 - Rapid Testing with Dr Michael Mina MD, PhD
Dr Michael Mina MD, PhD is interviewed about Rapid Testing. We discuss the difference between PCR and rapid antigen testing with regards to detection of SARS-CoV-2; the sensitivity of rapid antigen tests and their ability to detect contagious people early and the use of CT values. We also explore how the Omicron variant affects our immune system, the incubation period of this variant and how the rapid antigen tests work in this scenario. Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/qg941B4snZULearn more at: https://kojalamedical.com/covid19theanswers/“TWiV 640: Test often, fast turnaround, with Michael Mina” - https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-640/“Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 screening” - https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.abd5393“COVID-19 testing: One size does not fit all” - https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.abe9187“Active epidemiological investigation on SARS-CoV-2 infection caused by Omicron variant (Pango lineage B.1.1.529) in Japan: preliminary report on infectious period” - https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/en/2019-ncov-e/10884-covid19-66-en.html“To Interpret the SARS-CoV-2 Test, Consider the Cycle Threshold Value” - https://europepmc.org/article/pmc/pmc7314112Twitter Feed for Dr Michael Mina - @michaelmina_lab"COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates Among Unvaccinated and Fully Vaccinated Adults with and Without Booster Doses During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Emergence — 25 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–December 25, 2021" - https://www.cdc.go/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104e2.htm#covid19theanswers #Kojalamedical #DrFunmiOkunola #DrMichaelMina #rapidtest #covidtesting #covidtests #covidtestathome #covidvaccine #covid #omicron #booster #unvaccinated #science #rapidtest #pcr #antigentest #contagious #rapidtesting #rapidtestkit #rapidpcr #infectious
Episode 7 - An Intro to Testing & the SalivaDirect Story with Dr Anne Wyllie PhD
27-03-2022
Episode 7 - An Intro to Testing & the SalivaDirect Story with Dr Anne Wyllie PhD
Dr Anne Wyllie PhD aka “The Spit Queen” a Microbiologist and Research Scientist at the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health at Yale University in the USA is interviewed about the SalivaDirect PCR COVID-19 testing protocol that she developed.  We look at why testing is such an important tool to reduce our risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and how it forms part of the 360 degree solution to pandemic control. We talk about the safety, affordability, sensitivity, adaptability, flexibility and quick turnaround time of SalivaDirect and look at how it can be used to test other pathogens in the future.Watch: https://youtu.be/0O5VYmT_ODwListen: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/bcc2bf62-7372-4bc2-a8a3-88c28dfb6b48Learn More: https://kojalamedical.com/covid19theanswers/https://ysph.yale.edu/salivadirect/Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus March 2020 the World Health Organisation’s Director General –https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-51916707 “SalivaDirect: A simplified and flexible platform to enhance SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity” - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666634020300763https://www.voanews.com/a/who-concerned-about-drop-in-covid-19-testing/6477276.htmlCovid-19 The Answers: Copyright Kojala Medical 2022. All rights reserved. #Covid_19theanswers #covid19theanswers #KojalaMedical #DrFunmiOkunolaMD #DrAnneWylliePhD #Omicron #covidtesting #covid19 #covidvaccinations #covidvaccineschildren #covidadvisor #covidquestions #covid19theanswers #rapidtest #PCR #nasaltest #covidnasaltest #pcrtest #rapidpcr #pcrspittest #travelpcr#covidtests ##longhaulcovid #covidquestions #brainfog #covidadvisor #longhaulerstrong #Covid #rapidtesting #LongCOVIDresearch #longcovidresearch #longhaulercovid19 #longcovid #longcovidgroup #covid19theanswers #medical #interview #research #longcovid19 #covid19 #delta #omicron #covidsupport #vaccine #covidvaccination #covid_19 #covidvaccine
Episode 6 – The Effects of COVID-19 & the COVID Vaccination of the Indigenous People of Canada
18-03-2022
Episode 6 – The Effects of COVID-19 & the COVID Vaccination of the Indigenous People of Canada
Dr Evan Adams MD - Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Indigenous Services Canada talks about the experiences of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis people of Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic and the COVID vaccination of these communities.Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/SekNL1-5CHQLearn more at: https://kojalamedical.com/covid19theanswers/https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100013785/1529102490303https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1606941379837/1606941507767Copyright Kojala Medical 2022. All rights reserved. #KojalaMedical #DrFunmiOkunolaMD #DrEvanAdams #IndigenousPeopleAndCovid #covidadvisor #covidquestions #Covid #Covideffects #covidsymptomsTRANSCRIPT:Kojala Medical presents COVID 19 The Answers. The show that delivers the scientific evidence-based knowledge that can safely return us all to our pre-COVID lives. My name is Dr. Funmi Okunola and I'll be hosting the show. Every week you can listen to me interview a highly respected professional about the science that can reduce your risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus.Welcome to episode 6 of COVID 19: The Answers, titled 'The vaccination of the Indigenous People of Canada and the effects of COVID 19 on the Indigenous People of Canada I'd like to introduce you all to Dr Evan Adams, Dr Adams is from the Tla'amin First Nation near Powell river in British Columbia Canada. Dr Adams completed his doctor of medicine degree at the University of Calgary and his aboriginal family practice residency at Saint Paul's hospital UBC in Vancouver Canada as chief resident. He then went on to acquire a Masters of Public Health degree from John Hopkins University in Baltimore in the USA. He was the first ever aboriginal health physician advisor in the office of the Provincial Health Officer and became the deputy Provincial Health Officer in the province of British Columbia Canada in 2014 he became the first Chief Medical Officer for the newly formed First Nations Health Authority in BC. Dr Adams is currently the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Indigenous Services Canada Dr Adams is a multi-award-winning actor, most famously starring as Thomas Builds-The-Fire in the movie, 'Smoke Signals' and has over 30 years experience as a motivational speaker. Dr Evan Adams is one of the most famous, honored and much-loved persons amongst the Indigenous People of Canada. Welcome! Ah thank you, what a very generous introduction. Oh it's very true.I've spoken to many Indigenous People and I hear nothing but high praise. Ah, that's a that's a nice feeling, thank you. So, I've been dying to ask, how a medical physician came to be a famous actor and did you have to choose between the two professions? Yeah, it actually happened the other way around. I was uh, you know, I was a fairly good student and and as a you know as a high school student was told 'oh we we so need you to get an education and return home and help with all of those all of those issues' and I think as a as a young person, that's pretty daunting and so when I was in University I was studying Biochemistry in my second year, a woman came up to me on the street and she said are you an actor and I just lied. Why did I say yes?She said come and read for me tomorrow and I did, and I was cast in the second lead in a, in a film and it was actually quite wonderful. I thought oh this is really fun, it's much better than the drudgery and the burden of training and going home and serving. It's just really light fun, but of