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Covid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated.

27 Aug, 2021 | 10:05h | UTC

Covid-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

5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy.

26 Aug, 2021 | 09:05h | UTC

5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy – Self

Commentary on Twitter

My latest @SELFmagazine: examining what we know about pregnancy and COVID-19 infections and vaccines. https://t.co/tnDAyQmoeu

— Dr. Tara C. Smith (@aetiology) August 25, 2021

WHO: More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – Number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since 1990.

26 Aug, 2021 | 08:54h | UTC

More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – World Health Organization

Original study: Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants.

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

The number of adults aged 30-79 living with #hypertension has doubled from 650 million to 1.28 billion since 1990, according to a 🆕 comprehensive global 🌎🌍🌏 analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence, detection, treatment and control.

👉 https://t.co/MI48CX2kEO pic.twitter.com/ARpS8uipeY

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 25, 2021

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 | UTC

SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Hospitalizations Among Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Vaccination Status — Los Angeles County, California, May 1–July 25, 2021 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary: 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 | UTC

What 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 | UTC

Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Frontline Workers Before and During B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–August 2021 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentaries:

Vaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, US CDC study shows – CNN

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 | UTC

Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Risk Calculus – The Atlantic

Systematic review: The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health.

25 Aug, 2021 | 08:58h | UTC

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health: systematic review – European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Related: M-A: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)

Digital transformation of major scientific meetings induced by the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the ESC 2020 annual congress.

25 Aug, 2021 | 08:35h | UTC

Digital transformation of major scientific meetings induced by the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the ESC 2020 annual congress – European Heart Journal Digital Health

Commentary on Twitter

One of the COVID-19 induced challenges: How to run a major scientific online meeting as the annual European Society of Cardiology congress with >125.000 registrants?! Read all about it in EHJ – Digital Health https://t.co/Zv2pu6vv5n @escardio @ProfMartinCowie @rafavidalperez pic.twitter.com/utgsebYMoB

— Nico Bruining EiC EHJ Digital Health (@BruiningNico) August 23, 2021

How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us.

24 Aug, 2021 | 09:58h | UTC

How 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 | UTC

The FDA Really Did Have to Take This Long – The Atlantic

Perspective | How should schools and daycare treat colds in the covid age? It’s complicated. – “Will every sniffle and cough be treated as potential Covid until proven otherwise?”.

24 Aug, 2021 | 09:53h | UTC

How Should Schools And Daycare Treat Colds In The Covid Age? It’s Complicated. – Romper

COVID vaccines protect against Delta, but their effectiveness wanes.

24 Aug, 2021 | 09:57h | UTC

COVID 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.

Cluster RCT: Effects of a large-scale social media advertising campaign on holiday travel and COVID-19 infections.

23 Aug, 2021 | 00:01h | UTC

Effects of a large-scale social media advertising campaign on holiday travel and COVID-19 infections: a cluster randomized controlled trial – Nature Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Even though we are tired, we should continue trying to educate the public through social media – “Social media messages recorded by health professionals before the winter holidays in the US led to a significant reduction in holiday travel and subsequent COVID-19 infections” https://t.co/kyeKTe4sJn

— gilberto lopes (@GlopesMd) August 22, 2021

[Preprint] Study shows symptomatic breakthrough infections are probably less transmissible than SARS-CoV-2 infections in unvaccinated individuals.

22 Aug, 2021 | 23:59h | UTC

Virological and serological kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant vaccine-breakthrough infections: a multi-center cohort study – medRxiv

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Did you hear vaccinated people with Delta “have just as much virus in their nose so are just as infectious as unvaccinated”?

Turns out vaccinated people have significantly less culturable virus present at the same Ct count

They are LESS INFECTIOUS 💥 https://t.co/OX0Ul0ntWc pic.twitter.com/3vDQSJ6j84

— Alasdair Munro (@apsmunro) August 22, 2021

Evidence mounts that people with breakthrough infections can spread Delta easily.

22 Aug, 2021 | 23:57h | UTC

Evidence mounts that people with breakthrough infections can spread Delta easily – National Geographic

Original study: Shedding of Infectious SARS-CoV-2 Despite Vaccination when the Delta Variant is Prevalent – Wisconsin, July 2021 – medRxiv

Commentary on Twitter

The evidence that supports Delta breakthrough infections ability to spread (and why fully vaccinated people need to 😷 up)https://t.co/27NOf6mYCM @NatGeo by @Ecquis w/ studies and input by @GuptaR_lab and @KasenRiemersma

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 20, 2021

Hot, Cold, and Deadly – Extreme temperature is a threat to global health.

22 Aug, 2021 | 23:01h | UTC

Hot, Cold, and Deadly – Think Global Health

Why remote consultation with a doctor is difficult – and how it can be improved.

22 Aug, 2021 | 23:00h | UTC

Why remote consultation with a doctor is difficult – and how it can be improved – The Conversation

Original article: Planning and Evaluating Remote Consultation Services: A New Conceptual Framework Incorporating Complexity and Practical Ethics – Frontiers in Digital Health

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1428664245357584390

Survey: Workplace mistreatment reported frequently by emergency medicine residents.

22 Aug, 2021 | 22:18h | UTC

Workplace Mistreatment Reported Frequently by Emergency Medicine Residents – HealthDay

Original study: Prevalence of Discrimination, Abuse, and Harassment in Emergency Medicine Residency Training in the US – JAMA Network Open

Commentary on Twitter

In this study, 45.1% of emergency medicine residents reported exposure to workplace mistreatment. Interventions should be developed to ensure resident wellness and career satisfaction. @ABEMCert @EmoryMedicine @NUFeinbergMed @Rutgers_NJMS @UWMedicine https://t.co/dTrUH14NxB

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 20, 2021

[Preprint] Pfizer vaccine effectiveness against Delta declines faster than AstraZeneca, both offering the same protection after 4 months.

20 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTC

Impact of Delta on viral burden and vaccine effectiveness against new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the UK – University of Oxford

Commentaries:

Vaccines Are Less Effective Against Delta—And Pfizer’s Protection Wanes Rapidly—But Are The Best Way To Protect Against Covid, Large Study Finds – Forbes

Expert reaction to preprint looking at the impact of the delta variant on vaccine effectiveness – Science Media Centre

Pfizer vaccine effectiveness declines faster than AstraZeneca – study – Evening Standard

Commentary on Twitter

New large UK study confirms attrition of @Pfizer vaccine effectiveness vs Delta infections over time https://t.co/K6YRyAQq4o "By roughly 4 1/2 months after the 2nd dose, Pfizer’s shot will probably be about on par with Astra’s at preventing infections with a high viral burden" pic.twitter.com/x1Nl2BkWfn

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 19, 2021

Covid-19: How many variants are there, and what do we know about them?

20 Aug, 2021 | 10:00h | UTC

Covid-19: How many variants are there, and what do we know about them? – The BMJ

Commentary on Twitter

Eight notable variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been found since September 2020. @emahase_ reviews the line-up so far https://t.co/jmzfnbudoL

Watch this video showing how the variants have spread around the globe: pic.twitter.com/KwBl6B48Dy

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 19, 2021

New SARS-CoV-2 variants have changed the pandemic. What will the virus do next?

20 Aug, 2021 | 09:58h | UTC

New SARS-CoV-2 variants have changed the pandemic. What will the virus do next? – Science

Commentary on Twitter

I really, really wish Covid deniers and minimizers would read this outstanding @ScienceMagazine piece by @kakape on the delta variant and how it has completely changed this pandemic – FOR THE WORSEhttps://t.co/liIC9NpGOJ pic.twitter.com/UkCieUUCpK

— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) August 19, 2021