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Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination vs. SARS-CoV-2 infection.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:43h | UTC

Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection – Nature Medicine

News release: COVID-19 infection, more likely than vaccines, to cause rare cardiovascular complications – University of Oxford

 

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[Press release – not published yet] Pfizer’s Covid pill remains 89% effective for reducing the risk of hospitalization or death in final analysis.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:46h | UTC

News release: Pfizer announces additional phase 2/3 study results confirming robust efficacy of novel Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate in reducing risk of hospitalization or death

Commentaries:

Pfizer’s Covid pill remains 89% effective in final analysis, company says – STAT

Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron – Associated Press

Related:

8 lingering questions about the new Covid pills from Merck and Pfizer.

COVID antiviral pills: what scientists still want to know – “Drugs like Molnupiravir and Paxlovid could change the course of the pandemic if clinical trial results hold up in the real world”.

[Press release – not published yet] RCT: Pfizer’s novel Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate reduced risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in interim analysis of phase 2/3 EPIC-HR study.

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Rapidly spreading Omicron is now in 77 countries and WHO warns against assuming its effects are mild.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:39h | UTC

Rapidly Spreading Omicron is Now in 77 Countries and WHO Warns Against Assuming its Effects are Mild – Health Policy Watch

 

Study suggests COVID-19 certificates may boost vaccine uptake in countries with below average coverage.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC

News Release: COVID-19 certificates may boost vaccine uptake in countries with below average coverage – University of Oxford

Original Study: The effect of mandatory COVID-19 certificates on vaccine uptake: synthetic-control modelling of six countries – The Lancet Public Health

 

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https://twitter.com/ruettenauer/status/1470675353937063937

 

COVID-19 in 2022: controlling the pandemic is within our grasp.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:36h | UTC

COVID-19 in 2022: controlling the pandemic is within our grasp – Nature Medicine

 

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[Not published yet] Initial data from South Africa showed vaccine protection vs. Omicron infection may drop to 30% but does cut severe disease.

15 Dec, 2021 | 08:38h | UTC

Vaccine protection vs. omicron infection may drop to 30% but does cut severe disease – NPR

See also: South Africa Omicron study finds drop in vaccine protection, fewer hospitalized – CIDRAP

 

Omicron: WHO updated technical brief and priority actions.

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:50h | UTC

Enhancing Readiness for Omicron (B.1.1.529): Technical Brief and Priority Actions for Member States – World Health Organization

 

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[Preprint] SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron evades neutralization by sera from vaccinated and convalescent individuals.

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:46h | UTC

[Preprint] SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant (Omicron) evades neutralization by sera from vaccinated and convalescent individuals – medRxiv

Commentary: SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant may evade host immune responses – News Medical

 

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Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada.

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:47h | UTC

Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada – Canadian Medical Association Journal

News Release: Equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada: New guideline – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Editorial: Build back more equitably

 

WHO Reports | More than half a billion people pushed or pushed further into extreme poverty due to health care costs.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC

News release: More than half a billion people pushed or pushed further into extreme poverty due to health care costs – World Health Organization

Report 1: Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2021 Global monitoring report – World Health Organization

Report 2: Global monitoring report on financial protection in health 2021 – World Health Organization

 

WHO Report | Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in noncommunicable diseases.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:53h | UTC

Report: Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization

News Release: Investing 1 dollar per person per year could save 7 million lives in low and lower-middle income countries – World Health Organization

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

[Preprint] COVID vaccines cut the risk of transmitting Delta — but not for long

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:42h | UTC

COVID vaccines cut the risk of transmitting Delta — but not for long – Nature

Original Study [preprint]: The impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on Alpha & Delta variant transmission – medRxiv

 

An observational study showed Moderna is associated with increased effectiveness vs. Pfizer vaccine against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.

13 Dec, 2021 | 09:52h | UTC

Comparative effectiveness of mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection – Med

Related:

Opinion | Is Moderna really better than Pfizer—or is it just a higher dose?

CDC Report: Moderna’s vaccine associated with greater effectiveness (93%) against Covid-19 hospitalization compared to Pfizer (88%) and J&J (71%) vaccines.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Perspective: Alcohol-related harm is a public health issue, not a lifestyle choice.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC

Alcohol-related harm is a public health issue, not a lifestyle choice – Health Policy Watch

Related:

COVID-19 pandemic and alcohol consumption: Impacts and interconnections – Toxicology Reports

National, Regional, and Global Burdens of Disease Attributable to Alcohol Use

Study: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories

Study: The Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Alcohol and Drug Use

Study: Global Alcohol Exposure Between 1990 and 2017 and Forecasts Until 2030

Analysis: Prioritizing Action on Alcohol for Health and Development

5000 alcohol-related cancer deaths could be prevented every year by doubling alcohol taxes in the European Region, says WHO/Europe.

Global burden of cancer attributable to alcohol consumption – “Globally, an estimated 741.300, or 4·1% of all new cases of cancer in 2020 were attributable to alcohol consumption”.

Research: Contribution of alcohol use disorders to the burden of dementia

 

UK Report on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern finds significantly lower vaccine effectiveness (VE) against Omicron infection, but a moderate to high VE of 70 to 75% is seen after a third (booster) dose.

13 Dec, 2021 | 09:53h | UTC

Report: SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England – UK Health Security Agency

Commentaries:

Omicron: Three vaccine doses key for protection against variant – BBC

Two jabs offer little protection against Omicron infection, UK data shows – The Guardian

UK Says Omicron to Become Its Dominant Variant Within Days – Associated Press

 

Covid-19: Do vaccines work against omicron—and other questions answered.

13 Dec, 2021 | 09:49h | UTC

Covid-19: Do vaccines work against omicron—and other questions answered – The BMJ

 

Fauci says Omicron-specific version of Covid-19 vaccines may not be necessary.

13 Dec, 2021 | 09:51h | UTC

Fauci says Omicron-specific version of Covid-19 vaccines may not be necessary – STAT

 

Opinion: Revoke the Omicron travel ban against African countries.

13 Dec, 2021 | 09:48h | UTC

Revoke the Omicron Travel Ban Against African Countries – The New York Times (a few articles per month are free)

 

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Colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, tumor characteristics, and treatment before and after the introduction of the fecal immunochemical testing-based screening program in the Netherlands: a population-based study.

13 Dec, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC

Colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, tumour characteristics, and treatment before and after introduction of the faecal immunochemical testing-based screening programme in the Netherlands: a population-based study – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

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SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:23h | UTC

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact – Nature Reviews Immunology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Editorial | Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: shooting the messenger.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:19h | UTC

Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: shooting the messenger – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

The emergence, genomic diversity and global spread of SARS-CoV-2.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:21h | UTC

The emergence, genomic diversity and global spread of SARS-CoV-2 – Nature

 

Omicron spreads, but severe cases remain low in South Africa.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC

Omicron spreads but severe cases remain low in South Africa – WHO Africa

 

Infodemics: a new challenge for public health.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:18h | UTC

Infodemics: A new challenge for public health – Cell

See also:

What is an infodemic and how can we prevent it?

The Covid-19 Infodemic — Applying the Epidemiologic Model to Counter Misinformation – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

CDC chief says Omicron is ‘mild’ as early data comes in on US spread of variant.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:14h | UTC

CDC chief says Omicron is ‘mild’ as early data comes in on US spread of variant – The Guardian

 

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