Global & Public Health (all articles)
WHO says delta is becoming the dominant Covid variant globally.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:54h | UTCWHO says delta is becoming the dominant Covid variant globally – CNBC
Perspective | A beautiful idea: how COVAX has fallen short.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:52h | UTCA beautiful idea: how COVAX has fallen short – The Lancet
Commentaries on Twitter
#COVAX was meant to supply #COVID19 vaccines for all based on solidarity and equity. Instead, it relies on rich countries' willingness to share their doses—Ann Danaiya Usher tracks the ambitions and shortcomings of COVAX: https://t.co/FbAZ1D8M4j #VaccinEquity pic.twitter.com/q880pzeU1s
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) June 19, 2021
#Vaccine doses given/100 inhabitants…🤔Rich countries praising solidarity by contributing to #COVAX while making sure that there is barely any #COVID19 vaccine left to be purchased through covax.
Check also @newhumanitarian: https://t.co/K1zzM6O3on pic.twitter.com/IpH0mDJqwC
— Tim Buder (@Tim_Buder) February 10, 2021
“COVAX has delivered over 72m doses to 125 countries. But that is far less than 172m it should have delivered by now. Of the 2.1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide so far, COVAX has been responsible for less than 4%"#PeoplesVaccinehttps://t.co/TZKc8YPAdJ
— Steve Jackson 💙 (@SteJck) June 20, 2021
Study: Sperm parameters not changed before and after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:50h | UTCSperm Parameters Before and After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination – JAMA
Concerned about the latest AstraZeneca news? These 3 graphics help you make sense of the risk – “Two people in Australia have died from thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after 3.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine delivered”.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:48h | UTC
Perspective | Sewage sleuths helped an Arizona town beat back Covid-19. For wastewater epidemiology, that’s just the start.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCRelated: The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature AND Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread of COVID-19 – The Conversation AND It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT AND Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC
Perspective | Human waste could be the next big weapon in controlling COVID-19.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCHuman Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 – TIME
Related: The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature AND Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread of COVID-19 – The Conversation AND It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT AND Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC
Africa’s COVID-19 surge is expected to worsen, warns WHO.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCAfrica’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO – Health Policy Watch
One in 100 deaths is by suicide – WHO guidance to help the world reach the target of reducing suicide rate by 1/3 by 2030.
21 Jun, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCOne in 100 deaths is by suicide – World Health Organization
Report: Suicide worldwide in 2019: Global Health Estimates – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
DYK: 1 in 100 deaths is by suicide.
Every year, more people die as a result of suicide than HIV, malaria or breast cancer – or war and homicide. https://t.co/PAD5Bd1dfS pic.twitter.com/TGq5BdNMNd
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 17, 2021
Opinion | Causation or confounding: why controls are critical for characterizing long COVID – “Many of the self-reported symptoms, such as intermittent headaches or tiredness, are nonspecific and prevalent in the general population”.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:29h | UTCCausation or confounding: why controls are critical for characterizing long COVID – Nature
Dr. Fauci says the risks from the Delta variant underscore the importance of vaccines.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCDr. Fauci Says The Risks From The Delta Variant Underscore The Importance Of Vaccines – NPR
COVID-19 reinfection rate less than 1 percent for those with severe illness, study finds.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCOriginal study: Re-infection with SARS-CoV-2 in Patients Undergoing Serial Laboratory Testing – Clinical Infectious Diseases
WHO: Caesarean section rates continue to rise, amid growing inequalities in access.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:23h | UTCOriginal study: Trends and projections of caesarean section rates: global and regional estimates – BMJ Global Health
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Caesarean section use continues to rise 📈 globally, now accounting for more than 1 in 5 of all childbirths.
C-section can put women and babies at unnecessary risk of short- and long-term health problems if performed when there is not medical need
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 17, 2021
Case series: clinical and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings of 4 cases of myocarditis following mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination.
17 Jun, 2021 | 09:43h | UTCCommentary: Possible Association Between COVID-19 Vaccine and Myocarditis – American College of Cardiology
Related: CDC says heart inflammation cases were higher than expected in 16- to 24-year-olds after second Covid vaccine shot, but still rare. AND Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men. AND CDC is investigating several reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis after receiving mRNA vaccines. Most cases were mild, more often in males than females, more often following dose 2 than dose 1, and typically, within 4 days after vaccination.
CDC now calls coronavirus Delta variant a ‘variant of concern’.
17 Jun, 2021 | 09:53h | UTCCDC now calls coronavirus Delta variant a ‘variant of concern’ – CNN
Guidance: SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classifications and Definitions – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Commentary on Twitter
BREAKING—CDC now officially declares #DeltaVariant a “variant of concern”—because much more transmissible (50% faster than #B117, 2x than original strain), more severe (2.5x hospitalization risk than B117, 4x original) & 1 dose vaccine evasive.🧵 #COVID19https://t.co/jZCgfzFLla pic.twitter.com/SszvXuysze
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 15, 2021
[Press release – not published yet] CureVac fails in pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial with 47% efficacy.
17 Jun, 2021 | 09:49h | UTCCureVac Fails in Pivotal COVID-19 Vaccine Trial With 47% Efficacy – AP / Reuters
Press release: CureVac provides update on phase 2b/3 trial of first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1405276204526039041
Case series: 7 cases of myocarditis following mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination.
17 Jun, 2021 | 09:45h | UTCMyocarditis after BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccination – Circulation
Related: CDC says heart inflammation cases were higher than expected in 16- to 24-year-olds after second Covid vaccine shot, but still rare. AND Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men. AND CDC is investigating several reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis after receiving mRNA vaccines. Most cases were mild, more often in males than females, more often following dose 2 than dose 1, and typically, within 4 days after vaccination.
Case series: symptomatic acute myocarditis in 7 adolescents following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.
17 Jun, 2021 | 09:41h | UTCRelated: CDC says heart inflammation cases were higher than expected in 16- to 24-year-olds after second Covid vaccine shot, but still rare. AND Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men. AND CDC is investigating several reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis after receiving mRNA vaccines. Most cases were mild, more often in males than females, more often following dose 2 than dose 1, and typically, within 4 days after vaccination.
Almost 25% of COVID-19 patients develop long-lasting symptoms, according to a new report.
16 Jun, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCAlmost 25% of COVID-19 Patients Develop Long-Lasting Symptoms, According to a New Report – TIME
Original report: A Detailed Study of Patients with Long-Haul COVID – FAIR Health
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
📍1 in 4–almost a quarter of people infected develop at least one lingering health problem after 30 days with #COVID19. The most common included pain, breathing trouble, high cholesterol, malaise and/or fatigue and high blood pressure. 🧵 https://t.co/G4uPtnq86A
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 15, 2021
M-A: The incubation period distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 – “the mean incubation period of COVID-19 was likely to fall between 5.2 and 7.2 days, and the 95th percentile would be between 11 and 14.6 days”.
16 Jun, 2021 | 08:27h | UTC
A long-term perspective on immunity to COVID – “Clinical studies now indicate that immunity will be long-lasting”.
16 Jun, 2021 | 08:26h | UTCA long-term perspective on immunity to COVID – Nature
France recommends single dose of vaccine if previous Covid infection detected.
16 Jun, 2021 | 08:24h | UTCFrance recommends single dose of vaccine if previous Covid infection detected – Rfi
Related: [Preprint] More data showing a single-dose SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine may be enough in individuals with previous COVID-19. AND Another study shows a single dose of mRNA vaccine may be enough for patients with previous Covid-19
The BMJ Series: The future of nursing.
16 Jun, 2021 | 08:18h | UTCHomepage: The future of nursing – The BMJ
How to reposition the nursing profession for a post-covid age
How the nursing profession should adapt for a digital future
How to attain gender equality in nursing—an essay
Nursing’s pivotal role in global climate action
Review: General health checks in adult primary care.
16 Jun, 2021 | 08:13h | UTCGeneral Health Checks in Adult Primary Care: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: The Routine General Medical Checkup: Valuable Practice or Unnecessary Ritual? – JAMA
Podcast: General Health Checks in Adult Primary Care
RCT: A brief advice + nicotine replacement therapy sampling + active referral nearly doubled the odds of validated quitting among expectant fathers who smoked.
16 Jun, 2021 | 08:15h | UTCBrief Advice, Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling, and Active Referral for Expectant Fathers Who Smoke Cigarettes: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
WHO official: Delta variant ‘poised to take hold’ in Europe.
15 Jun, 2021 | 09:06h | UTCWHO official: Delta variant ‘poised to take hold’ in Europe – The Hill