Global & Public Health (all articles)
[Preprint] More data showing longer dosing interval increases immune response after Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:15h | UTCCommentary: Researchers encourage longer dosing intervals for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine – News Medical
Related:
[Preprint] Covid-19: Longer interval between Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine doses boosts immunity.
Study Commentary | Single-dose Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine followed by a 12-week booster
CDC Report: Schools without mask requirements were more likely to have Covid-19 outbreaks.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:10h | UTCCommentary: Schools Without Mask Requirements More Likely to See COVID-19 Outbreaks – U.S. News
Commentary on Twitter
New @CDCMMWR finds schools in two Arizona counties w/o a mask requirement were 3.5 times more likely to have a #COVID19 outbreak than schools requiring masks from the start of the school year. CDC recommends universal masking for all K–12 schools. More: https://t.co/suuuLNItxJ. pic.twitter.com/zYYqXoLH3j
— CDC (@CDCgov) September 24, 2021
Opinion | Inappropriate Mixing Clinical and Systemic Thinking: Vaccines in the Young.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:07h | UTCInappropriate Mixing Clinical and Systemic Thinking: Vaccines in the Young – Medium
Covid-19 Vaccines – Billions Committed, Millions Delivered.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:05h | UTCBillions Committed, Millions Delivered – Think Global Health
Commentary on Twitter
We've combed government websites, official statements, COVAX, and media reports, and have identified 61 countries that have donated 361 million COVID vaccine doses to 148 nations.
Dive into our interactive maps/analysis via @samckiernan and @serena_tohmehttps://t.co/rkrYgvmzBw
— Think Global Health (@ThinkGlobalHlth) September 24, 2021
Just how do deaths due to COVID-19 stack up?
24 Sep, 2021 | 10:07h | UTCJust How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up? – Think Global Health
Commentary on Twitter
How do deaths due to COVID-19 compare? Despite a likely undercount in many places, COVID is the leading killer in most of Latin America & Western Europe, says Chris Troeger @IHME_UW. Our interactive map ranks #COVID deaths among all causes since Jan 2020.https://t.co/U8J1uWUsgK
— Think Global Health (@ThinkGlobalHlth) September 23, 2021
How patient data underpin COVID-19 research – “Tracking the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, developing treatments and testing vaccines have relied on access to the health data of millions of people. This massive trove could be used to understand other diseases, but not everyone is convinced”.
24 Sep, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCHow patient data underpin COVID-19 research – Nature
No, vaccinated people are not ‘just as likely’ to spread the Coronavirus as unvaccinated people.
24 Sep, 2021 | 10:06h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
“Vaccinated people are just as likely to spread the coronavirus.”
This isn't true. But some people — even some very smart people — mistakenly believe this.
Dr. @Craig_A_Spencer explains here why, in this really good piece from @TheAtlantic.https://t.co/9D1dngt3oG
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) September 23, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines: Keeping pace with SARS-CoV-2 variants.
24 Sep, 2021 | 10:02h | UTCCOVID-19 vaccines: Keeping pace with SARS-CoV-2 variants – Cell
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Sri_Baqri/status/1438865999281983490
Cochrane Special Collection | De-implementation of low-value health care: resource prioritization in the COVID-19 pandemic era.
23 Sep, 2021 | 10:13h | UTCEditorial: Making wise choices about low‐value health care in the COVID‐19 pandemic – Cochrane Library
Commentary: Choosing health care wisely when resources are scarce – Evidently Cochrane
Commentaries on Twitter
📰Our new editorial @cochranecollab: Making wise choices about low‐value health care in the COVID‐19 pandemic👉https://t.co/qABVg7emRi
Linked Special Collection on low-value care: https://t.co/fstV8P8OQS#FreeAccess pic.twitter.com/h9KZGUm2kp
— Juan Franco 🏳️🌈 (@juan_francomd) September 22, 2021
Sadly, some medical interventions are in use despite evidence against them. With @Cochrane_SH, we have published a Special Collection of Cochrane reviews of Low Value Care interventions and described the issue in an Editorial. We cannot afford wasted HC. https://t.co/PXUhaMZud2
— Karsten Juhl Jørgensen (@KarstenJuhl) September 22, 2021
Randomized phase 1/2 trial: Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, BBIBP-CorV, in children and adolescents aged 3–17 years.
23 Sep, 2021 | 10:16h | UTC
‘Not a zero-sum game’: Sharing vaccines is in countries’ best interests.
23 Sep, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC‘Not a zero-sum game’: Sharing vaccines is in countries’ best interests – YaleNews
Original article: National interest may require distributing COVID-19 vaccines to other countries – Scientific Reports
Commentary on Twitter
"when US has reached the threshold for domestic herd immunity, it would be optimal to donate doses to other countries, as this would allow for a sharp reduction in the inflow of infected individuals from abroad"
– Modeling by @SaadOmer3, @amynmalik & co https://t.co/NFfp39tde6— Mushfiq Mobarak (@mushfiq_econ) September 16, 2021
WHO releases new compendium of innovative health technologies for COVID-19 and other priority diseases.
23 Sep, 2021 | 10:03h | UTC
New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines aim to save millions of lives from air pollution.
23 Sep, 2021 | 10:05h | UTCNews release: New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines aim to save millions of lives from air pollution – World Health Organization
Original Guideline: WHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide
Executive Summary: WHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide
Commentaries:
Millions of deaths could be avoided under new air quality guidelines, WHO says – CNN
WHO slashes guideline limits on air pollution from fossil fuels – The Guardian
Perspective | Sorry, a Coronavirus Infection Might Not Be Enough to Protect You – “Anyone who’d rather have COVID-19 than get vaccinated is taking two gambles: that immunity will stick around, and that symptoms won’t”.
22 Sep, 2021 | 10:23h | UTCSorry, a Coronavirus Infection Might Not Be Enough to Protect You – The Atlantic
[Press release – not published yet] J&J says booster shot at two months provided 75% protection against moderate to severe COVID-19 globally and 94% of such cases in the U.S.
22 Sep, 2021 | 10:26h | UTCCommentaries:
Johnson & Johnson says additional dose boosts Covid vaccine efficacy – STAT
J&J booster 94% effective against severe COVID, company says – CIDRAP
Two dose version of Johnson & Johnson shot 94% effective against Covid-19, study finds – CNN
Commentaries on Twitter
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📍BREAKING—At last—new data on 2-doses of Johnson & Johnson's #vaccine (doses 56 days apart) is 94% effective against symptomatic #COVID19, thus comparable to Moderna/Pfizer. And 100% effective against severe COVID. Booster for 1 dose works well too. 🧵https://t.co/3nPkodOjuG pic.twitter.com/DizjWt9NYX
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) September 21, 2021
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https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1440363761299124229
[Preprint] SARS-like viruses may jump from animals to people hundreds of thousands of times a year.
22 Sep, 2021 | 10:22h | UTCSARS-like viruses may jump from animals to people hundreds of thousands of times a year – Science
Original study: A strategy to assess spillover risk of bat SARS-related coronaviruses in Southeast Asia – medRxiv
Related:
Did the coronavirus jump from animals to people twice? – Nature
The Origins of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review.
Fauci says natural origins theory of coronavirus is still the most likely.
The fight to manufacture COVID vaccines in lower-income countries.
22 Sep, 2021 | 10:21h | UTCThe fight to manufacture COVID vaccines in lower-income countries – Nature
Essential Emergency and Critical Care: A consensus among global clinical experts.
22 Sep, 2021 | 10:07h | UTCEssential Emergency and Critical Care: a consensus among global clinical experts – BMJ Global Health
News releases:
40 steps to reduce deaths from critical illness – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
40 simple steps to reduce deaths from critical illness – Karolisnka Institutet
Commentary on Twitter
Blueprint for hospitals on how to reduce preventable deaths due to critical illness has been set out 🏥
New study in @GlobalHealthBMJ outlines 4⃣0⃣ steps to prioritise essential care & improve #pandemic preparedness.
👉 https://t.co/hpVMXUZ1vb #COVID19 #PublicHealth pic.twitter.com/5BBZDCVkFM
— London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (@LSHTM) September 21, 2021
[Press release – not published yet] Pfizer announces COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11 years produced strong neutralizing antibody responses.
21 Sep, 2021 | 09:57h | UTCCommentaries:
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective in younger children – CIDRAP
Commentaries on Twitter
I'm so glad to see that Pfizer has data to submit for their vaccine for 5-11 year olds. But any strong assertions about safety, such as for low incidence side-effects like myocarditis, cannot made from a trial of ~1500 children.
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 20, 2021
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BREAKING NEWS: Pfizer releases results of 5-11 year old trial for its vaccine. 2-dose 10 microgram regimen (Pfizer uses 30 mcg for 12 and up) administered 21 days apart (sigh, we now know we need longer duration between doses for better effectiveness)https://t.co/43MHnlZgqg
— Monica Gandhi MD, MPH (@MonicaGandhi9) September 20, 2021
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https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1439976038964940803
Uncoupling vaccination from politics: a call to action.
21 Sep, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCUncoupling vaccination from politics: a call to action – The Lancet
Six rules that will define our second pandemic winter
21 Sep, 2021 | 09:47h | UTCSix Rules That Will Define Our Second Pandemic Winter – The Atlantic
Podcast: Advance Your Care Planning.
21 Sep, 2021 | 08:51h | UTC#295 Advance Your Care Planning with Dr. Rebecca Sudore – The Curbsiders
5000 alcohol-related cancer deaths could be prevented every year by doubling alcohol taxes in the European Region, says WHO/Europe.
21 Sep, 2021 | 08:52h | UTCRelated:
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics
To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times
Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies
Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases
CDC Report: Moderna’s vaccine associated with greater effectiveness (93%) against Covid-19 hospitalization compared to Pfizer (88%) and J&J (71%) vaccines.
19 Sep, 2021 | 23:48h | UTCCommentaries:
CDC: Moderna COVID vaccine most protective against hospital cases – CIDRAP
CDC data: Moderna vaccine has edge in preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations – UPI
Commentary on Twitter
Turns out all vaccines are not equal! https://t.co/yP6eC6o78i via @CDCgov Among adults without immunocompromising conditions, vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization (Mar 11–Aug 15, 21) was ⬆️for @moderna_tx (93%) than @pfizer (88%) and @JNJNews vaccine (71%).
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) September 17, 2021
Does everybody need a booster shot? – “Why some people might need Covid-19 booster shots — and some might not”.
19 Sep, 2021 | 23:43h | UTCDoes everybody need a booster shot? – Vox