Global & Public Health (all articles)
A populational-based retrospective cohort study in Qatar showed a reduced risk of Covid-19 breakthrough infections with the Moderna vs. the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine.
20 Jan, 2022 | 09:30h | UTCEffectiveness of mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 Vaccines in Qatar – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
In two matched retrospective cohort studies comparing BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273, both were highly effective at preventing hospitalization & death. Breakthrough infections were lower among those who received mRNA-1273 than those who received BNT162b2. https://t.co/wgkrzfLNHz pic.twitter.com/E8hXIDFqWW
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 19, 2022
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis.
20 Jan, 2022 | 09:17h | UTCGlobal burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis – The Lancet
Editorial: Antimicrobial resistance: time to repurpose the Global Fund – The Lancet
Commentary: Antimicrobial resistance now a leading cause of death worldwide, study finds – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—An estimated 1.2 million people died in 2019 from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, more deaths than HIV/AIDS or malaria.#GRAMPaper reveals the scale of antimicrobial resistance (#AMR), now a leading cause of death worldwide: https://t.co/2h5UEKemEq #AMRSOS pic.twitter.com/aWLhmdirJ8
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 20, 2022
10 lessons I’ve learned from the Covid–19 pandemic.
20 Jan, 2022 | 09:21h | UTC10 lessons I’ve learned from the Covid–19 pandemic – STAT
Covid pandemic ‘nowhere near over,’ WHO says.
20 Jan, 2022 | 09:18h | UTCCovid pandemic ‘nowhere near over,’ WHO says – CNN
After Omicron, we could use a break. We may just get it.
20 Jan, 2022 | 09:21h | UTCAfter Omicron, we could use a break. We may just get it – STAT
1.8 million excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019, modelling study suggests.
20 Jan, 2022 | 09:13h | UTCNews Release: The Lancet Planetary Health: 1.8 million excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019, modelling study suggests
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Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW—Approx. 86% of people living in urban areas exposed to unhealthy particulate matter levels, leading to 1.8 million excess deaths in 2019: modelling study in @TheLancetPlanet. #AirPollutionhttps://t.co/kw34ANZ4ph
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— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 6, 2022
Systematic Review: School closures during social lockdown and mental health, health behaviors, and well-being among children and adolescents during the first Covid-19 wave.
19 Jan, 2022 | 09:00h | UTCEditorial: Pandemic Recovery for Children—Beyond Reopening Schools – JAMA Pediatrics
Commentary: More Behavioral Issues Reported in Children When School Is Virtual – Psychiatric News Alert
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M-A: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19.
Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health.
More data on the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of adolescents.
COVID has caused ‘mass trauma,’ worsening mental health globally.
COVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression
WHO: COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/benryanwriter/status/1483482171000111111
COVID-19 testing infographics.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:59h | UTCCOVID-19 testing infographics – British Society for Immunology
Commentary on Twitter
It’s important to understand #COVID19 testing so everyone can make informed decisions about their health ℹ🦠
Our infographics & blog have been updated with the latest information & guidance so you can find out what different tests mean for you 👉https://t.co/7a5Ul6tEZn pic.twitter.com/mUzdZc13aa
— British Society for Immunology (@britsocimm) January 17, 2022
The pandemic’s true death toll: millions more than official counts.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:57h | UTCThe pandemic’s true death toll: millions more than official counts – Nature
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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?
Exploring the gap between excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries.
COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show
Commentary on Twitter
The official global death toll for the COVID-19 pandemic has reached 5.5 million, but that figure is a significant underestimate. @Nature reports how researchers are striving to narrow the uncertainties for a global estimate of pandemic deaths. https://t.co/061s4SJrRD
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) January 18, 2022
Opinion: The COVID-Risk social contract is under negotiation.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:48h | UTCThe COVID-Risk Social Contract Is Under Negotiation – The Atlantic (a few articles per month are free)
Disruptions in maternal health service use during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: experiences from 37 health facilities in low-income and middle-income countries.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:50h | UTC
Commentary from one of the authors on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Just out: **Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on maternal health services at 37 facilities in six countries** 1/
Have learned and been inspired by this collaboration including: @PIH @GHResearchCore @HMSghsm @jcmugunga @isabelfulcher @megan_b_murray https://t.co/nKIRhJS2Jm pic.twitter.com/uOkyuNRA1w
— Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, PhD (@BHedtGauthier) January 10, 2022
WHO says there’s no evidence healthy children and adolescents need Covid boosters.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:46h | UTCWHO says there’s no evidence healthy children and adolescents need Covid boosters – CNBC
Opinion: The world won’t be able to boost its way out of the coronavirus pandemic.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:47h | UTCThe world won’t be able to boost its way out of the coronavirus pandemic – Politico
Fact check: The theory that SARS-CoV-2 is becoming milder.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:44h | UTCFact check: The theory that SARS-CoV-2 is becoming milder – NPR
COVAX delivers one billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose – but 41% of world remains unvaccinated.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCSee also: COVID program delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries – Associated Press
Related:
Is Covax finally going to vaccinate the world?
Perspective | A beautiful idea: how COVAX has fallen short.
WHO Launches Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022.
WHO special envoys: To beat Covid, there’s a simple lesson – no one’s safe until everyone’s safe.
WHO COVAX Joint Statement: Call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021.
Covax: How will Covid vaccines be shared around the world?
Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a rapid review.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:54h | UTCNews Release: Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
[Not published yet] Study in Israel finds fourth COVID booster has limited efficacy.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:59h | UTCSee also:
Israeli trial, world’s first, finds 4th dose ‘not good enough’ against Omicron – The Times of Israel
Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron – MedicalXpress
COVID-19 updated evidence: a Cochrane round-up.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:53h | UTCCOVID-19 evidence: a Cochrane round-up – Cochrane Library
Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:48h | UTCSee also: The CDC updated its mask guidelines. What to know about ‘the highest level of protection’ – CNN
Study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:51h | UTCStudy raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection – STAT
Original Article (preprint): Discordant SARS-CoV-2 PCR and Rapid Antigen Test Results When Infectious: A December 2021 Occupational Case Series – medRxiv
Perspective | Post-acute neurological consequences of COVID-19: an unequal burden – “COVID-19 and its neurological consequences particularly burden marginalized communities, and so can only be effectively treated by advancing health equity”.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:44h | UTCPost-acute neurological consequences of COVID-19: an unequal burden – Nature Medicine
Global, regional, and national burdens of hip osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: estimates from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:27h | UTC
Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritization process using Delphi method.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:15h | UTCRelated podcast: Author interview
Commentary on Twitter
Roughly 2.2 billion people have vision impairment—yet 50% of sight loss is preventable.
In @LancetLongevity, Jacqueline Ramke & colleagues identify the key issues that must be addressed to improve global #EyeHealth in the context of an ageing population.https://t.co/banTov24VX pic.twitter.com/tLSZaUYXhw
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 6, 2022
CDC urges Americans to wear most-protective mask or respirator that fits well and that they’ll wear consistently.
17 Jan, 2022 | 00:46h | UTCCDC Guidance: Types of Masks and Respirators – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See also: CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks – STAT
Hospital admissions from childhood common infections were largely reduced in England during the pandemic due to control measures for Covid-19.
17 Jan, 2022 | 00:37h | UTCEditorial: Covid-19 control measures and common paediatric infections – The BMJ
News Release: Dramatic fall in hospital admissions for child infections during first year of covid-19 pandemic – BMJ