Global & Public Health (all articles)
[Preprint] 2 doses of Covid vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca) highly effective against hospitalization from Delta variant.
15 Jun, 2021 | 09:09h | UTCNews Release: Vaccines highly effective against hospitalisation from Delta variant – Public Health England
Preprint: Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against hospital admission with the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant
Commentary on Twitter
NEWS — Our new analysis shows for the first time that two doses of the #COVID19 #vaccines are highly effective against hospitalisation from the #Delta (B.1.61.2) #variant.
Read more: https://t.co/6z67CW85Zw pic.twitter.com/oyRFghHpXw
— UK Health Security Agency (@UKHSA) June 14, 2021
(Press release – not published yet) Novavax COVID-19 vaccine demonstrates 90% overall efficacy and 100% protection against moderate and severe disease.
15 Jun, 2021 | 09:12h | UTCCommentaries: U.S. clinical trial results show Novavax vaccine is safe and prevents COVID-19 – NIH News Releases AND Novavax Covid-19 vaccine highly effective in late-stage trial, long-awaited results show – STAT AND Powerful new COVID-19 vaccine shows 90% efficacy, could boost world’s supply – Science AND Novavax COVID vaccine 90% effective in phase 3 trial – CIDRAP AND What the Novavax vaccine means for the global fight against Covid-19 – Vox
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Good news—Novavax protein-subunit vaccine phase 3 trial shown to to be 90.4% effective overall, 100% against moderate to severe disease. This is different type from mRNA and from AZ/J&J adenovirus vaccines, and different from inactivated types. #COVID19 https://t.co/ajoGhaOUu9
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 14, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Scotland: demographics, risk of hospital admission, and vaccine effectiveness – “Risk of COVID-19 hospital admission was approximately doubled in those with the Delta VOC when compared to the Alpha VOC”.
15 Jun, 2021 | 09:10h | UTCCommentaries: Delta may raise hospitalisation but vaccine still protects – UK Research and Innovation AND Expert reaction to Lancet research letter analysing data from Scotland on the Delta variant, looking at demographics, risk of hospital admission and vaccine effectiveness – Science Media Centre
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Just published @TheLancet
The #DeltaVariant experience in Scotlandhttps://t.co/IfjDJnCAMC
1. #VaccinesWork ("AZ appeared less effective than Pfizer")
2. Younger, unvaccinated got the delta infections
3. Doubling of hospital admissions compared with alpha (B.1.1.7) variant pic.twitter.com/cP8clu57Rd— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 14, 2021
Delta variant producing more severe illness, doctors in China say.
15 Jun, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCIn China’s latest outbreak, doctors say the infected get sicker, faster. – The New York Times (a few articles per month are free)
Delta variant causes more than 90% of new Covid cases in UK.
15 Jun, 2021 | 09:04h | UTCDelta variant causes more than 90% of new Covid cases in UK – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
⚠️90-96% of all #COVID19 in 🇬🇧 caused by #DeltaVariant.🧵
📍32% of all Delta cases visiting the hospital emergency room are at least 1 dose vaccinated
📍33% who are then hospitalized vaccinated
📍45% of all deaths got at least 1 shot—➡️ 29% got 2 shots.https://t.co/RViq5NiioQ pic.twitter.com/v2OYV2GM09
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 14, 2021
A new coronavirus variant (Delta) is on the rise. Here’s why experts are concerned.
15 Jun, 2021 | 09:03h | UTCA new coronavirus variant is on the rise. Here’s why experts are concerned – CNN
Parental education and inequalities in child mortality: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.
15 Jun, 2021 | 08:52h | UTCCommentaries: Children of well-educated people have higher survival rates – Norwegian University of Science and Technology AND Parental education’s role in child survival – The Lancet
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NEW study suggests lower parental education is a risk factor for child mortality, even after controlling for other markers of family socioeconomic status.
Thus, universal quality education could help ⬇️ neonatal & child mortality (#SDG target 3.2). Read https://t.co/1saJ9KwUyC. pic.twitter.com/5pctnQft4M
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) June 12, 2021
Impact of vaccination on new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the United Kingdom – “no evidence of a difference between the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) and ChAdOx1 (AstraZeneca) vaccines”.
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:52h | UTCImpact of vaccination on new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the United Kingdom – Nature Medicine
Commentaries on Twitter
The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and BNT162b2 #COVID19 #vaccines reduce incidence of new #SARSCoV2 infections by up to 65% with a single dose and up to 80% after two doses in the United Kingdom @kb_pouwels @ONS @Oxford_NDPH @UniofOxford https://t.co/K1f68MMYyO
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) June 9, 2021
First-dose vaccination with the Oxford–AstraZeneca or Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 reduced the incidence of new infections in the UK by 61% and 66%, respectively, according to a study in @NatureMedicine. https://t.co/2TUFE1DeII pic.twitter.com/KuMtc1cD7l
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) June 9, 2021
Lab study shows sera from persons fully vaccinated with the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine can effectively neutralize B.1.617 (Delta) and other SARS-CoV-2 variants.
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCBNT162b2-elicited neutralization of B.1.617 and other SARS-CoV-2 variants – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
An in-vitro study of sera from persons fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine found that all samples neutralized SARS-CoV-2 virus variants B.1.617.1 (Kappa), B.1.617.2 (Delta), B.1.618 and B.1.525. https://t.co/7lXCVe7sPY
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) June 12, 2021
Cohort study showed that the incidence of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) was 316 persons per 1 000 000 SARS-CoV-2 infections in persons younger than 21 years. The incidence was higher among Black, Hispanic or Latino, and Asian or Pacific Islander persons.
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:48h | UTCCommentary: MIS-C Incidence 316 Persons Per 1 Million SARS-CoV-2 Infections – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
About 1 in every 3,000 children who got COVID ended up with MIS-C. MIS-C incidence among Black persons and Hispanic or Latino persons was approximately 9x higher, and incidence among Asian or Pacific Islander persons was approximately 3x higher https://t.co/JTEsvgvFcz
— Daniel Griffin MD PhD (@DanielGriffinMD) June 12, 2021
Children with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection have similar viral loads and may be as contagious as symptomatic adults.
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:49h | UTCEditorial: Implications of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Children: Getting Back to School and Normal
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In a new study in @JAMAPediatrics, we compared symptoms and viral load in children and adults with SARS-CoV-2. Those with symptoms had higher virus loads than those without. Importantly, within these groups – viral load was the same in children and adults. https://t.co/UgaFzvMNlg pic.twitter.com/cjpt2yqQ3R
— Helen Chu (@HelenChuMD) June 11, 2021
Opinion | I Run the W.H.O., and I Know That Rich Countries Must Make a Choice.
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCI Run the W.H.O., and I Know That Rich Countries Must Make a Choice – The New York Times
Video | Evaluation and care of patients with persistent symptoms following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:45h | UTC
Perspective | More transmissible, wilier variant makes Covid-19 vaccinations even more crucial, experts say.
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCMore transmissible, wilier variant makes Covid-19 vaccinations even more crucial, experts say – STAT
9 Steps to End COVID-19 and Prevent the Next Pandemic: Essential Outcomes From the World Health Assembly.
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:39h | UTC
Covid: Is there a limit to how much worse variants can get?
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCCovid: Is there a limit to how much worse variants can get? – BBC
WHO: More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco.
14 Jun, 2021 | 08:38h | UTCMore than 100 reasons to quit tobacco – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Quitting tobacco 🚭 can be challenging but there are more than 💯 reasons to #CommitToQuit & start living a healthier life.
Find out more 👉https://t.co/8uBEMvH0cu pic.twitter.com/iwrt86xSVo
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 13, 2021
Perspective | Does vaccinating adults stop kids from spreading COVID too?
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:32h | UTCDoes vaccinating adults stop kids from spreading COVID too? – Nature
High COVID vaccine uptake may protect the unvaccinated.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:34h | UTCHigh COVID vaccine uptake may protect the unvaccinated – CIDRAP
Original Study: Community-level evidence for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine protection of unvaccinated individuals – Nature Medicine
Commentaries on Twitter
Just published @NatureMedicine
Evidence that "vaccination not only protects individuals who have been vaccinated but also provides cross-protection to unvaccinated individuals in the community" as seen in kids benefiting from high % of adults vaxxedhttps://t.co/IPQo6WTFZX pic.twitter.com/jtfD93onnn— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/niklasf/status/1402950991268433923
US donation of 500 million Pfizer vaccines could help ‘turn tide’ as Africa runs out of doses, says WHO.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:31h | UTC
Naturally acquired SARS-CoV-2 immunity persists for up to 11 months following infection.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:24h | UTC
CDC says heart inflammation cases were higher than expected in 16- to 24-year-olds after second Covid vaccine shot, but still rare.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCSee also: CDC plans “emergency meeting” on rare heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccines – CBC News
Related: Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men.
Opinion | The Covid-19 Delta variant poses a threat to our return to ‘normal’.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:23h | UTCThe Covid-19 Delta variant poses a threat to our return to ‘normal’ – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/HoltgraveHealth/status/1402948596476039171
WHO Report: Global antimicrobial resistance and use surveillance system.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCNews Release: Record response to WHO’s call for antimicrobial resistance surveillance reports in 2020 – World Health Organization
Commentary: WHO reveals new global antibiotic resistance data, more concerns – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
WHO received over 3⃣ million reports for the Global #AntimicrobialResistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS)
The more information we have the better placed the 🌏
is to tackle this increasingly serious health threat.👉 https://t.co/ccZCzdyZUc
pic.twitter.com/DMuLwVu4rC— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 9, 2021
Editorial: Embrace the WHO’s new naming system for coronavirus variants.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:48h | UTCEmbrace the WHO’s new naming system for coronavirus variants – Nature