Global & Public Health (all articles)
One in 10 people may still be infectious for COVID after 10 days, new research indicates.
17 Jan, 2022 | 00:34h | UTCNews Release: One in 10 people may still be infectious for COVID after 10 days, new research indicates – University of Exeter
The French health pass holds lessons for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.
17 Jan, 2022 | 00:38h | UTCThe French health pass holds lessons for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination – Nature Medicine
Is Covax finally going to vaccinate the world?
17 Jan, 2022 | 00:29h | UTCIs Covax finally going to vaccinate the world? – Vox
Related:
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?
N95 respirators can be safely decontaminated up to 25 times, research shows.
17 Jan, 2022 | 00:26h | UTCNews Release: N95 Respirators Can Be Safely Decontaminated Up to 25 Times, Research Shows – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Original Study: Assessing changes to N95 respirator filtration efficiency, qualitative and quantitative fit, and seal check with repeated vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) decontamination – American Journal of Infection Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Opinion: Omicron represents a new kind of epidemic – we must keep up.
17 Jan, 2022 | 00:28h | UTCOmicron represents a new kind of epidemic – we must keep up – The Guardian
New UK Guidance: Self-isolation for those with COVID-19 can end after 5 full days following 2 negative rapid lateral flow tests – “The default self-isolation period continues to be 10 days, and you may only leave self-isolation early if you have taken 2 rapid lateral flow tests and do not have a temperature in line with guidance”.
14 Jan, 2022 | 08:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Self-isolation period for people infected with COVID in England will be reduced to 5 days from Monday 17 Jan. But it's conditional: 2 NEGATIVE tests on days 5 & 6, & no symptoms, & not in certain high risk situations e.g. working with vulnerable people
1/https://t.co/HLxlIbpbkR— Andrew Lee is heading to @andrewleedr.bsky.social (@andrewleedr) January 13, 2022
Unvaccinated pregnant people are at higher risk for Covid complications and newborn deaths.
14 Jan, 2022 | 08:44h | UTCUnvaccinated pregnant people are at higher risk for Covid complications and newborn deaths – STAT
Original Study: SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination rates in pregnant women in Scotland – Nature Medicine
COVID vaccines safely protect pregnant people: the data are in.
14 Jan, 2022 | 08:43h | UTCCOVID vaccines safely protect pregnant people: the data are in – Nature
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COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy—number needed to vaccinate to avoid harm.
Editorial: Covid-19 treatments and vaccines must be evaluated in pregnancy.
AstraZeneca vaccination not linked to reduced fertility rates and adverse birth outcomes.
Study shows high effectiveness of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy.
5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy.
CDC Guidance: Pregnant people should be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Cohort study: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine associated with 78% lower risk of Covid-19 in pregnancy.
Perspective: Omicron is forcing us to rethink mild COVID.
14 Jan, 2022 | 08:30h | UTCOmicron Is Forcing Us to Rethink Mild COVID – The Atlantic
Mapping the unvaccinated world – “If landmass reflected the number of unvaccinated people, this is what the world would look like”.
14 Jan, 2022 | 08:26h | UTCMapping the unvaccinated world – Pandemic
Observational study in adolescents showed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had an overall effectiveness of 94% against hospitalization and 98% against critical Covid-19.
13 Jan, 2022 | 09:00h | UTCEditorial: Sparing of Severe Covid-19 in Vaccinated Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine
Study shows COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection against hospitalization and death.
13 Jan, 2022 | 09:01h | UTCNews Release: Study shows COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
An observational study in South Africa estimates the Pfizer vaccine had an effectiveness of 70% against hospitalization for Covid-19 caused by the omicron variant.
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:56h | UTCCommentary: BNT162b2 still effective, but less so, against Omicron – HealthDay
The COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains?
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:53h | UTCThe COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains? – Nature
Omicron Infection Curve ‘Staggering’ – 36 Countries Have Vaccinated Less than 10% of Citizens.
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:49h | UTC
RCT: A single dose of a novel adenovirus type 5 vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was safe and had 57.5% efficacy against symptomatic Covid-19 and 91.7% efficacy against severe disease in adults.
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:44h | UTCCommentaries:
Efficacy of an adenovirus type 5 vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine – The Lancet
Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:42h | UTCInvited Commentary: The true global disease burden of mental illness: still elusive – The Lancet Psychiatry (free registration required)
How do death rates from COVID-19 differ between people who are vaccinated and those who are not?
12 Jan, 2022 | 09:02h | UTC
Commentary from the author on Twitter
Updated: Now the ratio is 20.
The COVID death rate among unvaccinated people is 20-times higher than among vaccinated people.
This is the latest age-standardized data from Swizerland.
[From our post with @redouad on death rates by vaccination status: https://t.co/nNmfYAk0m1] pic.twitter.com/dRwkOWIRBa
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) December 26, 2021
[Preprint] Saliva swabs may be the preferred sample for Omicron detection.
12 Jan, 2022 | 08:58h | UTCSaliva swabs are the preferred sample for Omicron detection – medRxiv
Commentary: Study suggests saliva swabs may be more suitable for omicron detection – News Medical
Perspective | Covid-19: Is it safe to reduce the self-isolation period?
12 Jan, 2022 | 09:00h | UTCCovid-19: Is it safe to reduce the self-isolation period? – The BMJ
Two years of coronavirus: how pandemic unfolded around the world.
12 Jan, 2022 | 09:02h | UTCTwo years of coronavirus: how pandemic unfolded around the world – The Guardian
A cluster randomized trial in a yaws-endemic area of Papua New Guinea showed a reduction in the community prevalence of yaws with three rounds of mass administration of azithromycin at 6-month intervals compared with one round of mass administration of azithromycin followed by two rounds of targeted treatment.
12 Jan, 2022 | 08:44h | UTCTrial of Three Rounds of Mass Azithromycin Administration for Yaws Eradication – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Data from a community-based trial in Papua New Guinea suggest that more than one round of mass drug administration should be considered as part of the strategy for yaws eradication. https://t.co/7Cfuz16CUa pic.twitter.com/pVRyefOlTb
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 6, 2022
Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
11 Jan, 2022 | 02:38h | UTCNews Release: Global dementia cases set to triple by 2050 unless countries address risk factors – The Lancet
Commentaries:
Forecasting the prevalence of dementia – The Lancet Public Health
Dementia cases expected to almost triple across the world by 2050 – BBC
Number of adults with dementia to exceed 150m by 2050, study finds – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕✨First #GBDstudy forecasts global #dementia cases set to triple by 2050 (up from 57m in 2019 to expected 153m people) unless countries address risk factors: #smoking, #obesity, #HighBloodSugar, & low #education🧵👇
Published in @TheLancet @TheLancetPHhttps://t.co/GccTPRroEV
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) January 7, 2022
Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
11 Jan, 2022 | 02:30h | UTC
Cohort study: Among health care workers previously vaccinated with 2 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, receiving a third dose was associated with reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
11 Jan, 2022 | 01:35h | UTCEditorial: Booster Vaccination to Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Infection – JAMA