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Just 2% of SARS-CoV-2−positive individuals carry 90% of the virus circulating in communities

11 May, 2021 | 09:31h | UTC

Just 2% of SARS-CoV-2−positive individuals carry 90% of the virus circulating in communities – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

 

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A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations

11 May, 2021 | 09:28h | UTC

A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations – Nature Human Behaviour

See website: Statistics and Research: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations – Our World in Data

 

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The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world

11 May, 2021 | 09:19h | UTC

The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature

 

A ‘more rapidly spreading virus’ (B.1.617 variant) is fueling India’s mega COVID-19 surge, WHO chief scientist says

11 May, 2021 | 09:16h | UTC

A ‘more rapidly spreading virus’ is fueling India’s mega COVID-19 surge, WHO chief scientist says – Insider

See also: WHO Upgrades Virus Mutation Driving India’s COVID Surge To ‘Variant of Concern’ – Global Cases Start To ‘Plateau’ – Health Policy Watch AND Why India needs oxygen more urgently than vaccines – Vox AND WHO names B1617 fourth COVID-19 variant of concern – CIDRAP

 

Analysis: Covid-19: How will a waiver on vaccine patents affect global supply?

11 May, 2021 | 09:17h | UTC

Covid-19: How will a waiver on vaccine patents affect global supply? – The BMJ

Related: In shock move, US backs waiving patents on COVID vaccines. “The development from the Biden administration draws cheers from public health researchers and ire from drugmakers.”

Related Podcast: Coronapod: Waiving vaccine patents and coronavirus genome data disputes – Nature

 

Population-based cohort study: Youngest children in class are more likely to be diagnosed with a learning disability

11 May, 2021 | 09:08h | UTC

Relative age and specific learning disorder diagnoses: A Finnish population‐based cohort study – JCCP Advances

Commentary: Youngest children in class are more likely to be diagnosed with a learning disability – University of Turku

 

Systematic review: Use of compression stockings by airline passengers can reduce symptomless deep vein thrombosis and leg edema

11 May, 2021 | 09:04h | UTC

Compression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis in airline passengers – Cochrane Library

Summary: Compression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in airline passengers – Cochrane Library

 

Editorial | “Peeling off musculoskeletal labels: sticks and stones may break my bones, but diagnostic labels can hamstring me forever”

11 May, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC

Peeling off musculoskeletal labels: sticks and stones may break my bones, but diagnostic labels can hamstring me forever – British Journal of Sports Medicine

 

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Smartphone science: apps test and track infectious diseases

11 May, 2021 | 08:58h | UTC

Smartphone science: apps test and track infectious diseases – Nature

 

WHO Infographic | How to care COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms at home: information for health care workers.

10 May, 2021 | 01:17h | UTC

COVID-19 home care bundle for health care workers – World Health Organization

 

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Covid-19: Most people admitted to hospital after vaccination were infected before immunity could develop, research shows.

10 May, 2021 | 01:14h | UTC

Covid-19: Most people admitted to hospital after vaccination were infected before immunity could develop, research shows – The BMJ

 

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CDC website now emphasizes coronavirus spreads in the air.

10 May, 2021 | 01:11h | UTC

CDC website now emphasizes coronavirus spreads in the air – CNN

 

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Here’s what’s known about the coronavirus variants.

10 May, 2021 | 01:12h | UTC

Here’s what’s known about the coronavirus variants – CNN

 

Editorial: India’s COVID-19 emergency.

10 May, 2021 | 01:09h | UTC

India’s COVID-19 emergency – The Lancet

Related: Editorial: ovid-19: India’s crisis is everyone’s crisis – The BMJ AND India’s worsening Covid crisis could spiral into a problem for the world – CNBC AND Is India’s coronavirus death ‘paradox’ vanishing? – Science

 

M-A: Omega-3 fatty acids supplementation increases the risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with lipid disorders.

10 May, 2021 | 01:00h | UTC

Omega-3 fatty acids supplementation and risk of atrial fibrillation: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Commentaries: Fish oil supplements linked with heart rhythm disorder – European Society of Cardiology AND Could High-Dose Fish Oil Raise Odds for A-Fib in Heart Patients? – HealthDay

 

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Perspective | Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic: “The public health measures that slow the spread of the novel coronavirus work really well on influenza”.

10 May, 2021 | 01:08h | UTC

Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic – Scientific American

 

Drugs tested in low- and middle-income countries are often not available for use in these countries even after a few years.

10 May, 2021 | 00:54h | UTC

Evaluation of Drug Trials in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries and Local Commercial Availability of Newly Approved Drugs – JAMA Network Open

 

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

7 May, 2021 | 08:35h | UTC

News release: COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Report: Estimation of total mortality due to COVID-19 – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Commentaries: New analysis finds global Covid death toll is double official estimates – STAT AND Global COVID-19 death toll more than double official estimates – IHME – Reuters

 

Cohort study: Sugar-sweetened beverage intake in adulthood and adolescence linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer among women

7 May, 2021 | 08:22h | UTC

Sugar-sweetened beverage intake in adulthood and adolescence and risk of early-onset colorectal cancer among women – Gut

Commentaries: Daily intake of two or more sugar-sweetened drinks associated with higher bowel cancer risk – BMJ AND Expert reaction to study looking at sugary drinks intake and incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer among women – Science Media Centre

 

In shock move, US backs waiving patents on COVID vaccines. “The development from the Biden administration draws cheers from public health researchers and ire from drugmakers.”

6 May, 2021 | 09:10h | UTC

In shock move, US backs waiving patents on COVID vaccines – Nature

See also: U.S. will back proposal to waive intellectual property rights and boost Covid-19 vaccine production – STAT AND Statement from the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima on the decision by the United States of America to support the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines – UNAIDS AND WHO Director-General commends United States decision to support temporary waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines – World Health Organization

 

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Observational study in Israel: Pfizer-BioNTech is 95.3% effective against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

6 May, 2021 | 09:04h | UTC

Impact and effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations, and deaths following a nationwide vaccination campaign in Israel: an observational study using national surveillance data – The Lancet

Commentaries: Expert reaction to Israel nation-wide study looking at Pfizer vaccine effectiveness – Science Media Centre AND Covid-19: Two doses of Pfizer vaccine are “highly effective” against infection, hospital admission, and death, study finds – The BMJ

 

Observational study in Qatar: Pfizer–BioNTech Covid vaccine is 89.5% effective against B.1.1.7 variant and 75.0% effective against B.1.351 variant. Vaccine effectiveness against severe, critical, or fatal disease with any SARS-CoV-2 variant was very high, at 97.4%.

6 May, 2021 | 09:06h | UTC

Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine against the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 Variants – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offers strong protection against key variants of concern, real-world data from Qatar shows – The Washington Post

 

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Perspective | How many COVID deaths are acceptable in a post-pandemic world? “Even after mass vaccinations, some hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus are inevitable — but opinions differ on how many is too many for a return to relative normality.”

6 May, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC

How many COVID deaths are acceptable in a post-pandemic world? – Nature

 

COVID has pushed medical research into remote trials, benefiting patients and scientists

5 May, 2021 | 08:38h | UTC

COVID Has Pushed Medical Research into Remote Trials, Benefiting Patients and Scientists – Scientific American

 

Covax: How will Covid vaccines be shared around the world?

5 May, 2021 | 08:35h | UTC

Covax: How will Covid vaccines be shared around the world? – BBC

Related: WHO chief – The world can bring the global COVID-19 pandemic under control in the coming months provided it distributes the necessary resources fairly AND A year in the COVID-19 vaccine scheme COVAX

 

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