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Perspective | COVID’s endgame: Scientists have a clue about where SARS-CoV-2 is headed.

11 Nov, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC

COVID’s endgame: Scientists have a clue about where SARS-CoV-2 is headed – NPR

 

A New Dementia Test Raises More Questions Than Answers – “A 5-minute assessment on an iPad could transform how we screen for dementia—or overwhelm the health care system with worried test-takers”.

11 Nov, 2021 | 08:29h | UTC

A New Dementia Test Raises More Questions Than Answers – Wired

 

RCT: Pfizer vaccine shows 90.7% efficacy for preventing Covid-19 in children 5 to 11 years of age.

10 Nov, 2021 | 07:24h | UTC

Evaluation of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine in Children 5 to 11 Years of Age – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Perspective: Life lessons after a career in intensive care medicine.

10 Nov, 2021 | 06:54h | UTC

Life lessons after a career in intensive care medicine – Intensive Care Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

We can be confident there have been far more than 5 million global Covid deaths – “Estimating ‘excess’ fatalities, a more robust analysis method, puts the pandemic’s grim toll between 10m and 19m people”.

9 Nov, 2021 | 01:43h | UTC

We can be confident there have been far more than 5 million global Covid deaths – The Guardian

Related:

Global Covid-19 deaths surpass five million.

Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on life expectancy and premature mortality in 2020 – this time series analysis showed there were more than 28 million excess years of life lost in 2020 in 31 countries.

Under-reporting of deaths limits our understanding of true burden of covid-19.

Study shows COVID-19 has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II.

Just how do deaths due to COVID-19 stack up?

Tracking excess mortality across countries during the COVID-19 pandemic with the World Mortality Dataset.

Exploring the gap between excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries.

Report: Three new estimates of India’s all-cause excess mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic – pandemic death toll estimated to be between 3.4 million and 4.9 million excess deaths.

COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show

 

Actions to transform USPSTF methods to mitigate systemic racism in clinical preventive services.

9 Nov, 2021 | 01:24h | UTC

Actions to Transform US Preventive Services Task Force Methods to Mitigate Systemic Racism in Clinical Preventive Services – JAMA

See also: Addressing Racism in Preventive Services: Methods Report to Support the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA

Commentary: USPSTF Proposes Strategies to Mitigate Racism in Preventive Care – HealthDay

 

Not all Covid waves look the same. Here’s a snapshot of the Delta surge.

9 Nov, 2021 | 01:28h | UTC

Not all Covid waves look the same. Here’s a snapshot of the Delta surge – STAT

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Nose sprays, needle-free patches, durable immunity: towards the next generation of COVID vaccines.

9 Nov, 2021 | 01:31h | UTC

Nose sprays, needle-free patches, durable immunity: towards the next generation of COVID vaccines – The Conversation

 

Perspective | Why scientific journal authorship practices make no sense “et al”.

9 Nov, 2021 | 01:07h | UTC

Why scientific journal authorship practices make no sense et al. – Science

Related:

Consensus statement on measures to promote equitable authorship in the publication of research from international partnerships.

Editorial: Authorship and Publication Matters: Credit and Credibility.

Opinion: No More First Authors, no More Last Authors

The authorship rows that sour scientific collaborations.

 

[Press release – not published yet] RCT: Pfizer’s novel Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate reduced risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in interim analysis of phase 2/3 EPIC-HR study.

7 Nov, 2021 | 20:35h | UTC

Pfizer’s novel Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate reduced risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in interim analysis of phase 2/3 EPIC-HR Study

Commentaries:

Expert reaction to press release from Pfizer giving interim analysis of their Phase 2/3 EPIC-HR study of PAXLOVID™ in non-hospitalized high-risk adults with COVID-19 – Science Media Centre

Pfizer’s Good News Is the World’s Good News – Science

Experimental Pfizer pill prevents Covid hospitalizations and deaths – STAT

Pfizer Says New Anti-Viral Drug Combination Cuts Risks Of Serious COVID-19 By 89% – Health Policy Watch

Pfizer reports good results against severe COVID-19 for its antiviral pill – CIDRAP

Covid: Pfizer says antiviral pill 89% effective in high-risk cases – BBC

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90% – Associated Press

Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill treatment reduces risk of being hospitalized or dying by 89%, company says – ABC News

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Viewpoint | Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines: What Parents, Practitioners, and Policy Makers Need to Know.

7 Nov, 2021 | 20:31h | UTC

Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines: What Parents, Practitioners, and Policy Makers Need to Know – JAMA

 

Viewpoint | Children and COVID-19 in schools.

7 Nov, 2021 | 20:24h | UTC

Children and COVID-19 in schools – Science

Related:

Instead of quarantine for Covid-exposed students, some schools are trying test-to-stay.

Cluster RCT: Daily contact testing of school-based contacts was non-inferior to self-isolation for control of COVID-19 transmission.

Kids are losing school days to quarantines. Here’s a way to keep them in classrooms – “Test-to-stay could dramatically reduce close contact quarantines”.

Opinion | Data from routine Covid testing can help schools stay open this year.

CDC Report: Schools without mask requirements were more likely to have Covid-19 outbreaks.

Perspective | Schools have begun mass testing for COVID-19. But hurdles and uncertainties remain.

COVID and schools: the evidence for reopening safely.

COVID studies note online learning stress, fewer cases in schools with protocols

 

[Not published yet] Chinese drug firm Sinovac says Covid-19 vaccine safe for children and babies as young as six months old.

7 Nov, 2021 | 20:32h | UTC

Chinese drug firm Sinovac says Covid-19 vaccine safe for children, babies as young as six months old; submits data to Hong Kong government – South China Morning Post

Related:

Randomized phase 1/2 trial: Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, BBIBP-CorV, in children and adolescents aged 3–17 years.

Phase 1/2 RCT: CoronaVac is well tolerated and safe and induces strong humoral responses in children and adolescents aged 3–17 years.

 

Germany offers booster shots to everyone amid ‘very worrying’ surge in cases.

7 Nov, 2021 | 20:22h | UTC

Germany offers booster shots to everyone amid ‘very worrying’ surge in cases – CNN

 

Mapping conflict of interests: scoping review.

7 Nov, 2021 | 20:10h | UTC

Mapping conflict of interests: scoping review – The BMJ

Press release: Study reveals “extensive network” of industry ties with healthcare – BMJ

 

Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on life expectancy and premature mortality in 2020 – this time series analysis showed there were more than 28 million excess years of life lost in 2020 in 31 countries.

5 Nov, 2021 | 09:56h | UTC

Effects of covid-19 pandemic on life expectancy and premature mortality in 2020: time series analysis in 37 countries – The BMJ

Related:

Global Covid-19 deaths surpass five million.

Under-reporting of deaths limits our understanding of true burden of covid-19.

Study shows COVID-19 has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II.

Just how do deaths due to COVID-19 stack up?

Tracking excess mortality across countries during the COVID-19 pandemic with the World Mortality Dataset.

Exploring the gap between excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries.

Report: Three new estimates of India’s all-cause excess mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic – pandemic death toll estimated to be between 3.4 million and 4.9 million excess deaths.

COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show

 

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

The U.K. approves Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral pill, calling it a world first.

5 Nov, 2021 | 09:51h | UTC

The U.K. approves Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral pill, calling it a world first – NPR

Related:

Merck to allow other nations to produce new COVID-19 antiviral.

Video: Merck’s Covid pill could transform treatment. Here’s how it works.

How antiviral pill Molnupiravir shot ahead in the COVID drug hunt.

What we know — and don’t know — about Merck’s new Covid-19 pill.

[Press release – not published yet] Merck announces oral antiviral Molnupiravir reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by approximately 50 Percent compared to placebo for patients with mild or moderate COVID-19.

Merck’s Covid-19 pill is great news but may not be a game-changer.

Video | A Pill For COVID? A Doctor Explains Molnupiravir.

 

Debate: Are vaccine passports and covid passes a valid alternative to lockdown?

5 Nov, 2021 | 09:53h | UTC

Are vaccine passports and covid passes a valid alternative to lockdown? – The BMJ

News Release: Covid passes: the best way of preventing another lockdown or a threat to civil freedoms and rights? – BMJ

 

CDC advisers endorse Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11.

3 Nov, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC

ACIP Presentation Slides: November 2-3, 2021 Meeting – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries:

CDC advisors give go-ahead to COVID-19 vaccines for young kids – CIDRAP

CDC advisers endorse Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 – STAT

American Academy of Pediatrics Applauds CDC Advisory Committee’s Approval of Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5-11

 

Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health.

3 Nov, 2021 | 10:06h | UTC

News release: Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health – University of California, San Francisco

Original Study: Screen Time Use Among US Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study – JAMA Pediatrics

Commentary: Kids nearly doubled screen time during the pandemic, but there is something you can do about it – CNN

 

Commentary from the author on Twitter

 

AHA Scientific Statement: 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health.

3 Nov, 2021 | 10:00h | UTC

2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation

News release: New look at nutrition research identifies 10 features of a heart-healthy eating pattern – American Heart Association

Top Things to Know: 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health – American Heart Association

Commentaries:

‘Balance’ is the key word in new dietary guidance for heart health – American Heart Association

The new American Heart Association dietary guidance to improve population-level cardiometabolic health: moving toward a heart-healthy food environment – American Heart Association

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Global Covid-19 deaths surpass five million.

2 Nov, 2021 | 02:59h | UTC

Global Covid-19 deaths surpass five million – CNN

See also:

The COVID-19 pandemic has now killed 5 million people around the world – NPR

G20 leaders back COVID measures as deaths top 5 million – CIDRAP

Covid-19 deaths pass five million worldwide – BBC

Related:

Under-reporting of deaths limits our understanding of true burden of covid-19.

Study shows COVID-19 has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II.

Just how do deaths due to COVID-19 stack up?

Tracking excess mortality across countries during the COVID-19 pandemic with the World Mortality Dataset.

Exploring the gap between excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries.

Report: Three new estimates of India’s all-cause excess mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic – pandemic death toll estimated to be between 3.4 million and 4.9 million excess deaths.

COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Study shows fully vaccinated individuals can still catch SARS-CoV-2 delta variant and efficiently transmit infection in household settings, including to fully vaccinated contacts.

31 Oct, 2021 | 20:16h | UTC

Community transmission and viral load kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the UK: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Commentaries:

COVID vaccines effective but household transmission of delta a risk for 1 in 4 – Imperial College London

What is the vaccine effect on reducing transmission in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant? – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

CoVID-19 vaccines lower risk of infection with delta variant, but infection can still be passed on in household settings – the Lancet

COVID vaccines protect against Delta but don’t fully stop disease spread – CIDRAP

Covid: Double vaccinated can still spread virus at home – BBC

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Under-reporting of deaths limits our understanding of true burden of covid-19.

29 Oct, 2021 | 10:18h | UTC

Under-reporting of deaths limits our understanding of true burden of covid-19 – The BMJ

Related:

Study shows COVID-19 has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II.

Just how do deaths due to COVID-19 stack up?

Tracking excess mortality across countries during the COVID-19 pandemic with the World Mortality Dataset.

Exploring the gap between excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries.

Report: Three new estimates of India’s all-cause excess mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic – pandemic death toll estimated to be between 3.4 million and 4.9 million excess deaths.

COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Nine Pandemic Words That Almost No One Gets Right.

29 Oct, 2021 | 10:12h | UTC

Nine Pandemic Words That Almost No One Gets Right – The Atlantic

 

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