Global & Public Health (all articles)
CDC Guidance: Pregnant people should be vaccinated against COVID-19.
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:19h | UTCCOVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Related:
Opinion | Should pregnant women have a COVID vaccine? The evidence says it’s safe and effective.
[Preprint] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early child cognitive development: initial findings in a longitudinal observational study of child health.
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:11h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Preprint on the development of children born before and during the pandemic in the US.
"We find that children born during the pandemic have significantly reduced verbal, motor, and overall cognitive performance compared to children born pre-pandemic."
1/https://t.co/NInexSUDAi— Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois) August 15, 2021
Antibody responses after a single dose of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in previously infected individuals were similar or higher compared to antibody responses in SARS-CoV-2 naïve participants who received two doses of Pfizer mRNA vaccine.
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:15h | UTCCommentary (on the preprint): Single dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine protective in previously infected recipients, suggests study – News Medical
Related: More data showing one dose of Pfizer vaccine may be enough for individuals who’ve had COVID. (studies on the subject)
Durability of Moderna vaccine–induced antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants.
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:13h | UTCDurability of mRNA-1273 vaccine–induced antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants – Science
Commentary:
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine found to be still effective after six months – MedicalXpress
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine protects against Delta variant, study finds – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
The majority of individuals who received both doses of the mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine maintained binding and functional antibodies against #SARSCoV2 variants for six months, a new Science study shows. https://t.co/jf98Rgasop pic.twitter.com/IN1cP33zxN
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) August 12, 2021
Bioethics | Should we tell stories of vaccine sceptics who have died of COVID?
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:06h | UTCShould we tell stories of vaccine sceptics who have died of COVID? – The Conversation
Opinion: “fear of covid-19 in kids is getting ahead of the data”.
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:09h | UTCFear of COVID-19 in Kids Is Getting Ahead of the Data – The Atlantic
Study suggests a potential protective benefit from MMR and TDP vaccines in reducing the risk of severe Covid-19 infections.
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:04h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New @MedCellPress
Prior Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) or Tetanus-Diptheria-Pertussis (Tdap) vaccination induces a T-cell response that overlaps with #SARSCoV2 and appears to offer some (~20-30%) protection from severe Covid-19https://t.co/fYT7Qole8s pic.twitter.com/hMkHXvNQYU— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 14, 2021
Changes in food purchases after the Chilean policies on food labelling, marketing, and sales in schools: a before and after study.
16 Aug, 2021 | 00:39h | UTCCommentary: Sugary drink consumption plunges in Chile after new food law – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Related:
UK National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says.
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)
To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (policies, articles and commentaries)
Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies (study and commentaries)
Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases (study and commentary)
Perspective: How the pandemic now ends.
13 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCHow the pandemic now ends – The Atlantic
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🚨I wrote a big piece about how Delta affects the pandemic endgame.
Many folks are upset & confused by the last month. Here's an attempt to reset expectations, lay out our goals, map the near-term future, & show how the pandemic ends–which it will. 1/https://t.co/4Ukv7zs91X
— Ed Yong is not here (@edyong209) August 12, 2021
U.S. Study: Ultraprocessed Foods Now Comprise 2/3 of Calories in Children and Teen Diets.
16 Aug, 2021 | 00:41h | UTCTrends in Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths Aged 2-19 Years, 1999-2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Intake of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths: Health Concerns and Opportunities for Research and Policy (free for a limited period)
News release: Ultraprocessed Foods Now Comprise 2/3 of Calories in Children and Teen Diets – Tufts University
Commentaries:
If You Think Kids Are Eating Mostly Junk Food, A New Study Finds You’re Right – NPR
Related:
Cohort Study: Association Between Consumption of Ultra-processed Foods and All Cause Mortality
Research: Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Cancer Risk
Randomized Trial: Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain
Ultra-Processed Foods and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Framingham Offspring Study
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/Dmozaffarian/status/1425155359849730052
How do vaccinated people spread Delta? What the science says.
13 Aug, 2021 | 09:55h | UTCHow do vaccinated people spread Delta? What the science says – Nature
Opinion: Making vaccines available to other countries before offering domestic booster vaccinations.
13 Aug, 2021 | 09:48h | UTCMaking Vaccines Available to Other Countries Before Offering Domestic Booster Vaccinations – JAMA
Opinion: Time for a smart approach to boosters.
13 Aug, 2021 | 09:51h | UTCTime for a Smart Approach to Boosters – Think Global Health
RCT: third dose of Moderna mRNA vaccine increases immunity in transplant recipients.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCEditorial: Third Time’s a Charm — Covid-19 Vaccine Hope for Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
Related:
[Preprint] 3rd AstraZeneca shot gives strong immunity.
Commentaries on Twitter
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1425576801850433537
The authors conclude that a third-dose booster of mRNA-1273 vaccine should be considered for transplant recipients. https://t.co/Q3gakSaNjd pic.twitter.com/CMN8f7cq29
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 11, 2021
RCT: Evaluation of Moderna mRNA vaccine in adolescents.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCEvaluation of mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine
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Commentaries on Twitter
The mRNA-1273 vaccine was effective in preventing #COVID19 in 12-to-17-year-olds. Immune response was similar to young adults. https://t.co/aC3Dmjqe2T pic.twitter.com/9RxgHApW29
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 11, 2021
The @moderna_tx covid vaccine trial in 3,732 teens, placebo-controlled, published today @NEJM with both excellent safety profile and efficacy vs covid, and immune response as least as good as young adults https://t.co/PVmhjwgwsU pic.twitter.com/3uCmteaWNx
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 11, 2021
Moderna may be superior to Pfizer against Delta variant — breakthrough odds rise with time.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:54h | UTCModerna may be superior to Pfizer against delta variant — breakthrough odds rise with time – CNBC
Original Study 1 (preprint): Comparison of two highly-effective mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 during periods of Alpha and Delta variant prevalence – medRxiv
Original Study 2 (preprint): Neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants in vaccinated Ontario long-term care home residents and workers – medRxiv
Related:
[Preprint] Pfizer vs. Moderna COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant in Qatar – Effectiveness against symptomatic disease due to Delta was 53.5% for Pfizer and 84.8% for Moderna; effectiveness against severe disease due to Delta was 89.7% for Pfizer and 100.0% for Moderna.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:53h | UTCRelated:
Commentary on Twitter
New and important data on Delta breakthrough infections, large Qatar experience and follow-up of > 1.2 million vaccinees https://t.co/2ye1Kz9OPV
2-doses vaccine effectiveness vs infections
Pfizer 53.5%
Moderna 84.8%
Either 57.2%
(replicates gap of recent Mayo Clinic study) pic.twitter.com/ghWuWbYPLH— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 11, 2021
WHO’s Solidarity clinical trial enters a new phase with three new candidate drugs.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCCommentary:
WHO-led Trial Will Test Malaria and Cancer Medicines Against COVID-19 – Health Policy Watch
Related:
WHO Solidarity trial to restart with focus on drugs that act on immune responses caused by Covid-19.
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
WHO’s #COVID19 Solidarity clinical trial enters a new phase – Solidarity PLUS – with three new candidate drugs:
-artesunate
-imatinib
-infliximab— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 11, 2021
Video: Frequently Asked COVID-19 Vaccine Questions – August 2021 Update.
12 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTCFrequently Asked COVID-19 Vaccine Questions – August 2021 Update – JAMA
Vaccination: Effectiveness versus Efficacy.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:01h | UTCVaccination: Effectiveness versus Efficacy – by Luis Correa, MD
RCT: Injectable long-acting Cabotegravir for HIV prevention in cisgender men and transgender women.
12 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTC
Vaccines given in last 20 years could prevent 50 million deaths in LMICs.
12 Aug, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCVaccines given in last 20 years could prevent 50 million deaths in LMICs – Imperial College London
Original study: Lives saved with vaccination for 10 pathogens across 112 countries in a pre-COVID-19 world – eLife
M-A: Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection – “we estimate that the percentage of infections that never developed clinical symptoms, and thus were truly asymptomatic, was 35.1%”.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The best comprehensive review of the asymptomatic status with Covid, >350 studies, just out @PNASNews https://t.co/xyfgyGXANL
Overall: true, never had symptoms 35%; children 47%@Pratha_Sah @Alison_Galvani @MeaganCFitz @YaleSPH & colleagues
(wonder what the rate is w/ Delta) pic.twitter.com/9W6wbvQno6— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 10, 2021
WHO Guidance for surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 WHO guidance for national surveillance of #COVID19 virus variants 👉https://t.co/YHRsazZhPA
Standardizing the monitoring & reporting of the variants will give us a better understanding of the virus at a global scale. pic.twitter.com/VNcxv8gyaa
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 10, 2021
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCRelated:
Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
Viewpoint: The road to addressing Long Covid.
Review: Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management.
Review: Symptoms, complications and management of long COVID.
Studies elucidate poorly understood long COVID.
Long Covid: Half of young adults with COVID-19 have persistent symptoms 6 months after, study finds.
[Preprint] Long Covid: Third of people infected have long term symptoms.
Almost 25% of COVID-19 patients develop long-lasting symptoms, according to a new report.
Perspective | The four most urgent questions about long COVID.
Systematic review: Frequency, signs and symptoms, and criteria adopted for long COVID-19.
Report: 376,000 people in UK have had long Covid symptoms for at least a year.
One third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have lung changes after a year
Perspective | They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.
Cohort study: One in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19
Long Covid Implications for the workplace
Long Covid in the UK – More than a million affected in February, survey suggests
Covid-19: Middle aged women face greater risk of debilitating long term symptoms
Persistent neurologic symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in non‐hospitalized Covid‐19 “long haulers”
Review | Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
Long Covid | Four-month clinical status of a cohort of patients after hospitalization for COVID-19
Perspective | Long Covid isn’t as unique as we thought
Attributes and predictors of long COVID
WHO Report: Preparing for Long COVID 2021
Long Covid: Sequelae in adults at 6 Months after COVID-19 infection
How many people get ‘long COVID’ – and who is most at risk?
Managing the long term effects of covid-19: summary of NICE, SIGN, and RCGP rapid guideline
Patients, clinicians seek answers to the mystery of ‘Long COVID’
Long Covid: 6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital
NICE Guideline: Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/svillapol/status/1425032774793285648