Chest Medicine (all articles)
It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:18h | UTCOriginal article: Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses – Science
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/ AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES
A new peer-reviewed paper in @ScienceMagazine, reviewing the scientific literature on this topic. We conclude it is important not just for COVID-19, but also for other respiratory diseases such as the fluhttps://t.co/vik1deBzeB
— Jose-Luis Jimenez (@jljcolorado) August 26, 2021
[Press release – not published yet] Study shows vaccine protection wanes over time, but vaccines still offer good protection against severe disease.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:11h | UTCPress release: Is COVID vaccine protection fading? – ZOE Covid Study
Commentaries:
Covid infection protection waning in double jabbed – BBC
Cohort study: Most COVID-19 hospital survivors had a good physical and functional recovery after 1 year of follow-up, but around half of the patients had at least one sequelae symptom.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:13h | UTC1-year outcomes in hospital survivors with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study – The Lancet
Editorial: Understanding long COVID: a modern medical challenge – The Lancet
Related:
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
[Preprint] Observational data suggests natural immunity after a SARS-CoV-2 infection confers longer lasting and stronger protection compared to vaccine-induced immunity.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:16h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Interesting and a lot of threads already but I wanna throw a spanner in the works with an annoying question that I hope someone will be able to answer so I can better understand the relevance of this study.https://t.co/5cE0omt6FH
— Andrew L. Croxford (@andrew_croxford) August 26, 2021
Covid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:05h | UTCCovid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated – STAT
Commentary on Twitter
The mixed blessing of the 95% VE: When Pfizer & Moderna reported late last year that their Covid vaccines were highly effective, our expectations for these vaccines soared. It's time for us to get more realistic about what the vaccines can do. https://t.co/BFpje2qRmS
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) August 25, 2021
COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis: risk factors and mechanisms of disease.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:07h | UTCRelated: Clinical Picture: Mucormycosis after COVID-19 in a patient with diabetes. (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
???Review Article #CID @IDSAInfo @jobadd
COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis (CAM): risk factors and mechanisms of disease #IDTwitter #medtwitter #TwitteRx https://t.co/Ob89SFNoPx pic.twitter.com/tzf7KpGVyG— Antibiotic Steward ??? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 22, 2021
Large Observational study shows Pfizer Covid vaccine is mostly safe but is associated with increased risk of myocarditis, adenopathy, appendicitis, and herpes zoster.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:16h | UTCCommentaries on Twitter
For those who still believe getting Covid-19 is less risky than taking the vaccine, take a look at this chart from an observational study of nearly 1 million people in Israel. The risk of these conditions is much higher in those infected than vaccinated.https://t.co/Io08oFYRqW pic.twitter.com/57hOaoT5wQ
— Benjy Renton (@bhrenton) August 25, 2021
(thread from the author – click for more)
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Vaccine safety: We compared excess adverse events after #COVID19 vaccination (Pfizer-BioNTech) and after documented #SARSCoV2 infection.https://t.co/PNyCTqkq0tTake-home message: Low excess risk of adverse events after vaccination, higher after infection.
Some thoughts? pic.twitter.com/pbpJwCRd3D
— Miguel Hernán (@_MiguelHernan) August 25, 2021
WHO Guide | Support for rehabilitation: self-management after COVID-19-related illness.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The World Health Organisation have just published: Support for rehabilitation: self-management after COVID-19-related illness, 2nd ed. Written by the Leeds Rehabilitation team. Accessed from https://t.co/Ep4KG2FTiQ Will be in all European languages soon.
— Derick Wade (@derickwaderehab) August 25, 2021
Johnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:14h | UTCJohnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says – CNN
News release: Johnson & Johnson Announces Data to Support Boosting its Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine
The long-term sequelae of COVID-19: an international consensus on research priorities for patients with pre-existing and new-onset airways disease.
26 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTCInvited commentary: Charting a course for the management of long COVID
Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Position Paper—The long-term sequelae of #COVID19: an international consensus on research priorities for patients with pre-existing and new-onset airways disease
From the International COVID-19 Airways Diseases Group https://t.co/QAoUhzbYtb pic.twitter.com/jj4rxEGyzC
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) August 18, 2021
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:01h | UTCNew guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published – Imperial College London
Original article: Recommendations for the recognition, diagnosis, and management of long covid: A Delphi study – British Journal of General Practice
Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
CDC Report: Unvaccinated 5 times more likely to get COVID-19 and 29 times more likely to be hospitalized than vaccinated individuals.
25 Aug, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCCommentary: CDC: Unvaccinated 5 times more likely to get COVID-19 – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
A new CDC study finds that while the #DeltaVariant surged in Los Angeles, CA the COVID-19 vaccines continued to prevent #COVID19 related infections, hospitalizations, ICU stays, or deaths. Get a COVID-19 vaccine to help protect yourself and others. More: https://t.co/zMQN3NOytB. pic.twitter.com/j8GTOd13vm
— CDC (@CDCgov) August 24, 2021
What we actually know about the vaccines and the delta variant – “Covid-19 vaccines still are effective in preventing hospitalization. But vaccinated people are more likely to get sick than before”.
25 Aug, 2021 | 09:09h | UTCWhat we actually know about the vaccines and the delta variant – Vox
CDC Report: Vaccine effectiveness dropped from 91% to 66% since the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant became predominant.
25 Aug, 2021 | 09:11h | UTCCommentaries:
Messenger RNA COVID vaccines 66% effective against Delta: US study – Associated Press
Perspective | Delta has changed the pandemic risk calculus – “If you’re confused about what you can do right now, you should be”.
25 Aug, 2021 | 09:05h | UTCDelta Has Changed the Pandemic Risk Calculus – The Atlantic
Third Pfizer dose 86% effective in over 60s, Israeli HMO says.
25 Aug, 2021 | 09:01h | UTCThird Pfizer dose 86% effective in over 60s, Israeli HMO says – Reuters
Commentary on Twitter
A third dose of Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech's (https://t.co/eeCVHZYuCn) COVID-19 vaccine was found to be 86% effective in people aged over 60, an Israeli healthcare provider said on Wednesday, citing initial results from a study of thousands of members. https://t.co/BQMzYmMHUt
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) August 18, 2021
Perspective | That ‘damn machine’: the dark side of mechanical ventilators in the ICU.
25 Aug, 2021 | 09:04h | UTCThat ‘damn machine’: the dark side of mechanical ventilators in the ICU – STAT
Covid-19 booster vaccines: What we know and who’s doing what.
24 Aug, 2021 | 10:04h | UTCCovid-19 booster vaccines: What we know and who’s doing what – The BMJ
[Preprint] RCT: Fluvoxamine reduced the risk for ER visits and hospitalization among patients with Covid-19.
24 Aug, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCRelated:
Commentary on Twitter
@TogetherTrial Manuscript Pre-print regarding #Fluvoxamine for early #COVID19 is online athttps://t.co/teHqMlowld
demonstrating ~30% relative reduction in ER visits / hospitalizations with fluvoxamine 100mg 2x/day in a 10-site, double-blind randomized trial. #IDtwitter pic.twitter.com/727by0lqft— David Boulware, MD MPH (@boulware_dr) August 23, 2021
How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCHow will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us – The Conversation
Opinion | The FDA really did have to take this long – “If vaccine approval feels maddeningly scrupulous, that’s because the alternative is worse”.
24 Aug, 2021 | 10:01h | UTCThe FDA Really Did Have to Take This Long – The Atlantic
How I Do It: Considering lung transplantation for patients with COVID-19.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:55h | UTCHow I Do It: Considering lung transplantation for patients with COVID-19 – CHEST
Related:
Report: Lung transplantation for 3 patients with severe COVID-19
COVID vaccines protect against Delta, but their effectiveness wanes.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:57h | UTCCOVID vaccines protect against Delta, but their effectiveness wanes – Nature
Original study: [Preprint] Pfizer vaccine effectiveness against Delta declines faster than AstraZeneca, both offering the same protection after 4 months.
M-A: Patient–ventilator asynchrony, impact on clinical outcomes and effectiveness of interventions.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTC
Among patients receiving mRNA vaccines, clinically significant symptoms were more frequent following dose 2, following dose 1 in patients with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, and in those who received the Moderna vaccine.
22 Aug, 2021 | 23:54h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New @JAMA_current paper says @moderna_Tx caused 2.3x the number of "significant" symptoms compared to @pfizer in a sample of 950 people.
Moderna also produced more antibodies. Raising the question of what a third dose, which produces still MORE, will do.https://t.co/drvhhsnpHo
— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) August 16, 2021