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[Preprint] Vaccine effectiveness of two and three doses of Pfizer and CoronaVac against COVID-19 in Hong Kong.

25 Mar, 2022 | 09:43h | UTC

Vaccine effectiveness of two and three doses of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac against COVID-19 in Hong Kong – medRxiv

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

[Preprint] Risk of death following SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination in young people in England: a self-controlled case series study.

25 Mar, 2022 | 09:47h | UTC

Risk of death following SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination in young people in England: a self-controlled case series study – medRxiv

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Review: Tobacco and nicotine use.

25 Mar, 2022 | 08:49h | UTC

Tobacco and nicotine use – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

Infographic: Tobacco and nicotine use (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Did the COVID lockdowns work? Here’s what we know two years on.

25 Mar, 2022 | 09:44h | UTC

Did the COVID lockdowns work? Here’s what we know two years on – The Conversation

Related:

M-A: Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality.

Is the cure really worse than the disease? The health impacts of lockdowns during COVID-19 – “While there are certainly costs to be expected from intervening against COVID-19—every decision has a cost, after all—the counterfactual of an unmitigated epidemic makes these restrictions far less damaging than some have suggested”.

 

Study Commentary: Widespread screening catches more cases of depression. But follow-up care still falls far short.

25 Mar, 2022 | 08:34h | UTC

Widespread screening catches more cases of depression. But follow-up care still falls far short – STAT

Original Study: Electronic Population-Based Depression Detection and Management Through Universal Screening in the Veterans Health Administration – JAMA Network Open

 

Test-negative, case-control study: effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in adolescents.

24 Mar, 2022 | 09:44h | UTC

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 against COVID-19 in adolescents – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: Safety and efficacy of a third dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine during the Delta wave.

24 Mar, 2022 | 09:46h | UTC

Safety and Efficacy of a Third Dose of BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

M-A: Global prevalence and trends in hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among slum residents.

24 Mar, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC

Global prevalence and trends in hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among slum residents: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Open

 

Higher cigarette taxes could reduce child deaths, first global estimates suggest.

24 Mar, 2022 | 08:25h | UTC

News Release: Higher cigarette taxes reduce child deaths, first global estimates suggest – Imperial College London

Original Study: Cigarette taxation and neonatal and infant mortality: A longitudinal analysis of 159 countries – PLOS Global Public Health

 

Review: Are we overlooking alcohol use by younger children?

24 Mar, 2022 | 08:21h | UTC

Are we overlooking alcohol use by younger children? – BMJ Paediatrics Open

 

Oxford Covid jab gears up for final act: saving the rest of the world.

23 Mar, 2022 | 10:35h | UTC

Oxford Covid jab gears up for final act: saving the rest of the world – The Guardian

 

Collaboration and shared decision-making between patients and clinicians in preventive health care decisions and US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations.

23 Mar, 2022 | 10:39h | UTC

Collaboration and Shared Decision-Making Between Patients and Clinicians in Preventive Health Care Decisions and US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations – JAMA

 

Systematic Review: Economic evaluation guidelines in low- and middle-income countries.

23 Mar, 2022 | 10:22h | UTC

Economic evaluation guidelines in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review – International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

 

Global guidelines for emergency general surgery: systematic review and Delphi prioritization process.

23 Mar, 2022 | 09:53h | UTC

Global guidelines for emergency general surgery: systematic review and Delphi prioritization process – BJS Open

 

New WHO guidelines on the management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.

22 Mar, 2022 | 09:52h | UTC

WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis Module 5: Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents – World Health Organization

Commentary: New Children’s TB Guidelines a ‘Game-Changer’ With Non-Invasive Tests, Shortened Treatments – Health Policy Watch

Related: RCT: In children with nonsevere, drug-susceptible tuberculosis, treatment for 4 months is noninferior to treatment for 6 months.

 

RCT: Effect of a physical activity and behavior maintenance program on functional mobility decline in older adults.

22 Mar, 2022 | 09:47h | UTC

Effect of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: the REACT (Retirement in Action) randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Public Health

See also: Cost-effectiveness of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: an economic evaluation of the REACT (Retirement in Action) trial – The Lancet Public Health

News Release: Landmark study demonstrates long-term positive impacts and cost effectiveness of tailored group exercise for over-65s with mobility limitations

Invited Commentary: Considerations for maintaining functional mobility in older populations – The Lancet Public Health

 

Outcomes and safety of history-based screening for medication abortion: a retrospective multicenter cohort study.

22 Mar, 2022 | 08:11h | UTC

Outcomes and Safety of History-Based Screening for Medication Abortion: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study – JAMA Internal Medicine

Invited Commentary: It Is Time to Change the Standard of Medication Abortion – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

 

Antigenic evolution will lead to new SARS-CoV-2 variants with unpredictable severity.

21 Mar, 2022 | 09:47h | UTC

Antigenic evolution will lead to new SARS-CoV-2 variants with unpredictable severity – Nature Reviews Microbiology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

CDC Report: Effectiveness of mRNA vaccination in preventing COVID-19–associated invasive mechanical ventilation and death in the US.

21 Mar, 2022 | 09:38h | UTC

Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccination in Preventing COVID-19–Associated Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Death — United States, March 2021–January 2022 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Related Study: COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations Among Adults During SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance, by Race/Ethnicity and Vaccination Status — COVID-NET, 14 States, July 2021–January 2022 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary: Studies show vaccines protect against serious Omicron illness – CIDRAP

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Effectiveness of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in health-care workers in South Africa in a period when the beta and then the delta SARS-CoV-2 variants of concerns were dominant.

21 Mar, 2022 | 09:43h | UTC

Effectiveness of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine in health-care workers in South Africa (the Sisonke study): results from a single-arm, open-label, phase 3B, implementation study – The Lancet

Invited Commentary: Sisonke: reaching several goals together – The Lancet

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

More data suggests reduced risks of hospitalization and death due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron compared to the Delta variant.

18 Mar, 2022 | 09:36h | UTC

Comparative analysis of the risks of hospitalisation and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) and delta (B.1.617.2) variants in England: a cohort study – The Lancet

Invited Commentary: Omicron: fewer adverse outcomes come with new dangers – The Lancet

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Study on traumatic brain injury highlights global inequality in causes and treatment.

18 Mar, 2022 | 09:37h | UTC

News Release: Largest ever study on traumatic brain injury highlights global inequality in causes and treatment – University of Cambridge

Original Study: Casemix, management, and mortality of patients receiving emergency neurosurgery for traumatic brain injury in the Global Neurotrauma Outcomes Study: a prospective observational cohort stud – The Lancet Neurology

 

Using absolute risk reduction to guide the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

18 Mar, 2022 | 09:28h | UTC

Using absolute risk reduction to guide the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines – BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine

News Release: Researchers find equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution can target risks in different geographical areas – University of New Mexico

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Among health care workers, a fourth dose vaccine effectiveness against any SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection was 30% for the Pfizer–BioNTech and 11% for the Moderna.

17 Mar, 2022 | 09:12h | UTC

Efficacy of a Fourth Dose of Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine against Omicron – New England Journal of Medicine

Related: [Preprint] Fourth dose of COVID vaccine offers only slight boost against Omicron infection.

 

Effectiveness of the Sputnik V, AstraZeneca, and Sinopharm vaccines for the risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 in people older than 60 years in Argentina.

17 Mar, 2022 | 09:10h | UTC

Effectiveness of rAd26-rAd5, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, and BBIBP-CorV vaccines for risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and death due to COVID-19 in people older than 60 years in Argentina: a test-negative, case-control, and retrospective longitudinal study – The Lancet

Commentary: Evaluating COVID-19 vaccines in the real world – The Lancet

 

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