General Interest
Perspective: Coronavirus reinfection will soon become our reality
25 Feb, 2021 | 08:59h | UTCCoronavirus reinfection will soon become our reality – The Atlantic (a few articles per month are free)
Physical Activity: what’s the latest guidance?
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:19h | UTCPhysical Activity: what’s the latest guidance? – Evidently Cochrane
See also: New WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior – Every move counts towards better health (Guideline and commentaries)
Why are COVID-19 case numbers dropping?
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:59h | UTCWhy Are COVID-19 Case Numbers Dropping? – HIV and ID Observations
We’re Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy (Ventilation)
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:58h | UTCWe’re Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy – The Atlantic
Educators may be more central drivers of Covid-19 in schools than students, CDC study finds
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:55h | UTCEducators may be more central drivers of Covid-19 in schools than students, CDC study finds – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
A new @CDCMMWR looks at #COVID19 in Georgia elementary schools. The study highlights that preventing infections in educators is an important part of stopping the spread of COVID-19 in schools. Learn more: https://t.co/UcpGxv5GYz. pic.twitter.com/2nA4YChmNO
— CDC (@CDCgov) February 22, 2021
AAP Clinical Report: Ethical Considerations in Pediatricians’ Use of Social Media
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:24h | UTCEthical Considerations in Pediatricians’ Use of Social Media – Pediatrics
News release: Post or pause? Report guides pediatricians’ ethical use of social media – AAP News
The growing evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines can reduce transmission, explained
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:40h | UTCThe growing evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines can reduce transmission, explained – Vox
Related: Can COVID vaccines stop transmission? Scientists race to find answers – Nature AND Fauci: There’s evidence COVID-19 vaccines don’t just protect you — they may stop you from spreading the virus to others, too – Insider AND [Preprint] Covid-19 vaccination associated with reduced viral load, may reduce transmission (study and commentary)
FDA: No credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with viral transmission of SARS-CoV-2
23 Feb, 2021 | 02:05h | UTCCommentary: FDA: COVID-19 Not Transmitted by Food or Packaging – WebMD
What makes new variants of SARS-CoV-2 concerning is not where they come from, but the mutations they contain
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:56h | UTCRelated: The world needs a single naming system for coronavirus variants – Nature AND Why the WHO won’t call it the ‘U.K. variant’, and you shouldn’t either – CTV News
Russia tells WHO it has detected first case of avian flu strain in humans
21 Feb, 2021 | 22:08h | UTCRussia tells WHO it has detected first case of avian flu strain in humans – CNN
See also: Bird flu: Russia detects first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans – BBC AND Russia reports world’s first case of human infection with H5N8 bird flu – Reuters
Twelve criteria for the development and use of COVID-19 vaccine passports
21 Feb, 2021 | 22:36h | UTCTwelve criteria for the development and use of COVID-19 vaccine passports – The Royal Society
Commentaries: Vaccine passports can work, but face 12 challenges – University of Oxford AND UK scientists highlight 12 criteria for Covid vaccine passports – The Guardian
See also: What place should COVID-19 vaccine passports have in society? – Ada Lovelace Institute AND WHO looks at possible ‘e-vaccination certificates’ for travel – Reuters
Coronapod: our future with an ever-present coronavirus
21 Feb, 2021 | 22:32h | UTCCoronapod: our future with an ever-present coronavirus – Nature
Long Covid: Sequelae in adults at 6 Months after COVID-19 infection
21 Feb, 2021 | 22:13h | UTCSequelae in Adults at 6 Months After COVID-19 Infection – JAMA Network Open
Commentaries: Almost a third of people with ‘mild’ COVID-19 still battle symptoms months later, study finds – CNN AND Nearly One Third of Covid-19 Survivors Have Symptoms, Some Up To 9 Months Later, New Study Finds – Forbes
Commentary on Twitter
Long COVID:
~1/3 of COVID-19 pts had lingering symptoms of a median of 6 mths after infection onset.Among pts whose infections ranged from asymptomatic to severe, 2 problems — fatigue & loss of smell/taste persisted most frequently.https://t.co/xoaWwskPnP
— Christopher Lee (@chriskc_Lee) February 20, 2021
WHO call to action: Vaccine equity declaration – We must accelerate vaccine equity for all health workers – Now
19 Feb, 2021 | 03:03h | UTCCall to Action: Vaccine Equity Declaration – World Health Organization
Years of life lost to COVID-19 in 81 countries
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:55h | UTCYears of life lost to COVID-19 in 81 countries – Scientific Reports
News release: COVID-19: Over 20.5 million years of life may have been lost due to COVID-19
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study estimating years of life lost globally to COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND 20.5m years of life may have been lost to Covid across 81 countries, study finds – The Guardian
What does 95% COVID-19 vaccine efficacy really mean?
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:58h | UTCWhat does 95% COVID-19 vaccine efficacy really mean? – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Related: Pfizer vaccine: what an ‘efficacy rate above 90%’ really means – The Conversation
Fauci: There’s evidence COVID-19 vaccines don’t just protect you — they may stop you from spreading the virus to others, too
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:46h | UTCRelated: [Preprint] Covid-19 vaccination associated with reduced viral load, may reduce transmission (study and commentary)
How many people get ‘long COVID’ – and who is most at risk?
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:54h | UTCHow many people get ‘long COVID’ – and who is most at risk? – The Conversation
Voices in Cardiology: How feeling like an imposter can impede your success
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:26h | UTCHow Feeling Like an Imposter Can Impede Your Success – JACC: Case Reports
RCT: Vitamin D3 does not improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-19
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:20h | UTCEditorial: Vitamin D3 to Treat COVID-19: Different Disease, Same Answer
In this RCT a single high dose of #vitaminD3 (100K IU) raised mean serum 25OH D levels but had no effect on hospital LOS (primary outcome), in-hospital mortality, ICU admission, or need for mechanical ventilation (secondary outcomes) https://t.co/eozVaYnb25
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 17, 2021
Clinical decisions: Delayed second dose vs. standard regimen for Covid-19 vaccination
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:17h | UTC
World’s first coronavirus “Human Challenge” study receives ethics approval in the UK
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:14h | UTCWorld’s first coronavirus Human Challenge study receives ethics approval in the UK – GOV.UK
Commentaries: Covid-19: World’s first human trials given green light in UK – BBC AND UK to infect up to 90 healthy volunteers with Covid in world first trial – The Guardian
WHO Guidance on the subject: Feasibility, potential value and limitations of establishing a closely monitored challenge model of experimental COVID-19 infection and illness in healthy young adult volunteers – World Health Organization AND Key criteria for the ethical acceptability of COVID-19 human challenge studies – World Health Organization
See also: Challenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development? – JAMA AND Ethical guidelines for deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19 – Journal of Medical Ethics AND Challenge trials can speed development of a Covid-19 vaccine. Planning for them needs to start now – STAT AND Accelerating Development of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines — The Role for Controlled Human Infection Models – New England Journal of Medicine AND Human Challenge Studies to Accelerate Coronavirus Vaccine Licensure – The Journal of Infectious Diseases AND Ethics of controlled human infection to address COVID-19 – Science AND Extraordinary diseases require extraordinary solutions – Vaccine
Open schools in Sweden during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic were associated with low incidence of severe Covid-19 among schoolchildren and children of preschool age
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:19h | UTCOpen Schools, Covid-19, and Child and Teacher Morbidity in Sweden – New England Journal of Medicine
India’s dramatic fall in virus cases leaves experts stumped
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:06h | UTCIndia’s dramatic fall in virus cases leaves experts stumped – Associated Press
What place should COVID-19 vaccine passports have in society?
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:12h | UTCWhat place should COVID-19 vaccine passports have in society? – Ada Lovelace Institute