Global & Public Health (all articles)
Covid-19: What do we know about Sputnik V and other Russian vaccines?
25 Mar, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCCovid-19: What do we know about Sputnik V and other Russian vaccines? – The BMJ
Related: Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine candidate appears safe and is 91.6% effective (study and commentaries)
WHO Guideline: Screening for Tuberculosis Disease
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:13h | UTCSee also: WHO Operational Handbook on Systematic Screening for Tuberculosis – World Health Organization
Fully vaccinated people can visit unvaccinated family and friends, but one household at a time, CDC official says
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:26h | UTCUpdated Guidance: When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ultra-Processed Foods and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Framingham Offspring Study
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:02h | UTCCommentaries: Eating More Ultraprocessed ‘Junk’ Food Linked to Higher CVD Risk – TCTMD AND Ultra-Processed Foods and Incident Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine found to be moderately less effective against B.1.351 variant
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCNews release: Pfizer vaccine less effective against South African variant, study finds – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Commentary on Twitter
SARS-CoV-2 variants & neutralization: @RanTaube &Co assess #SARSCoV2 neutralization activity of convalescent or Pfizer-vaccinee sera. While vaccinee sera comparably neutralizes WT& B.1.1.7 pseudoviruses, B.1.351 moderately resists vaccine neutralization https://t.co/wucbeLY075 pic.twitter.com/B1y7vFsMDL
— Cell Host & Microbe (@cellhostmicrobe) March 22, 2021
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines show high effectiveness among healthcare workers
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:37h | UTCCOVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Show High Effectiveness Among Healthcare Workers – NEJM Journal Watch
Fauci and U.S. officials say AstraZeneca released ‘outdated information’ from Covid-19 vaccine trial
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:24h | UTCSee also: Update following statement by NIAID on AZD1222 US Phase III trial data – AstraZeneca
Original Press Release and Commentaries: AstraZeneca vaccine 79% effective for preventing symptomatic COVID-19
Editorial | Covid-19: variants and vaccination
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:32h | UTCCovid-19: variants and vaccination – The BMJ
World TB Day | Report: COVID-19 Eliminates Twelve Years of Progress Against Tuberculosis
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:19h | UTCSee also: 1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19 – United Nations
Perspective | Don’t Be Surprised When Vaccinated People Get Infected
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCDon’t Be Surprised When Vaccinated People Get Infected – The Atlantic
Opinion | Perfect as the enemy of good: tracing transmissions with low-sensitivity tests to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Editor's Pick—How do different contact tracing & testing methods work? What resources are needed for each? How do features of #COVID19 transmission influence their effectiveness?
Read the Personal View by @LeeKShaffer et al. in @LancetMicrobe. https://t.co/ruHV0RW6aY pic.twitter.com/19f7vCrt0I
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) March 18, 2021
WHO Report: A Global Strategy on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021-2030
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:16h | UTCNews release: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: closing the gap to end neglected tropical diseases – World Health Organization
Cohort study: Non-communicable disease, sociodemographic factors, and risk of death from infection
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:05h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – Click for more)
Are the cardiometabolic and other risk factors for #COVID19 death common to other infections?
Our new @TheLancetInfDis paper reveals many similarities but some important differenceshttps://t.co/YJucd6q79a
Thanks to team @RicCubbon et al & our funder @TheBHF
[thread below] pic.twitter.com/54pCMqcXCc
— Mike Drozd (@DrMikeDrozd) March 2, 2021
[Press release – not published yet] AstraZeneca vaccine 79% effective for preventing symptomatic COVID-19
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:36h | UTCCommentaries: AstraZeneca vaccine is 79% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, company says – CNN AND AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine shows better-than-expected efficacy in U.S. trial – STAT AND Expert reaction to press release from AstraZeneca announcing interim data on safety and efficacy from the US trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – Science Media Centre AND AstraZeneca Publishes Reassuring Trial Data, But Vaccine Hesitancy Remains Widespread In European Union – Health Policy Watch
EMA advises against use of ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 outside randomized clinical trials
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:30h | UTCRelated: FDA: Why you should not use Ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 (statement, commentary, and RCT)
Opinion | We need to start thinking more critically — and speaking more cautiously — about long Covid
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:28h | UTCWe need to start thinking more critically — and speaking more cautiously — about long Covid – STAT
Review | Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:26h | UTCPost-acute COVID-19 syndrome – Nature Medicine
News Release: Study underscores need for multidisciplinary care for COVID-19 long-haulers – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Editorial | Scholarly communications harmed by covid-19
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:25h | UTCScholarly communications harmed by covid-19 – The BMJ
Commentaries on Twitter
Our new editorial in @bmj_latest
The covid-19 pandemic has accentuated an erosion in civility in academic discourse, leading to deep divisions
Measured, constructive criticism confined to the content, *not the person*, is the basis of academic freedomhttps://t.co/8NVVVTDz5I
— Alasdair Munro (@apsmunro) March 22, 2021
The pandemic has accentuated an erosion in civility in academic discourse, leading to deep divisions being played out in the media. This is potentially harmful to public trust in scientists and healthcare professionals, say Raj Bhopal and @apsmunrohttps://t.co/31bQm2GJfD
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 22, 2021
Covid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:22h | UTCCovid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report – BBC
Report: Direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response in South Asia – United Nations
Opinion | An open plea for dignity and respect in science
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:24h | UTCAn open plea for dignity and respect in science – The BMJ Opinion
Related: Scientists who express different views on Covid-19 should be heard, not demonized – STAT
Commentary on Twitter
Only by listening to and debating honest opposing views, can we hope to overcome the fear and anger that surrounds us. #COVID19 #pandemia
With @iona_heath and Jerome Hoffman @bmj_latest Opinion blog.https://t.co/deGGapwhnS pic.twitter.com/BtUkfhUIV0
— Luca De Fiore (@lucadf) March 22, 2021
Cohort study: Preschoolers’ extensive electronic media use linked to emotional/behavioral issues
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:29h | UTCOriginal Study: High-dose electronic media use in five-year-olds and its association with their psychosocial symptoms: a cohort study – BMJ Open
Commentaries: Preschoolers’ extensive electronic media use linked to emotional/behavioural issues – British Medical Journal AND Expert reaction to observational study on electronic media use in 5 year olds and psychosocial symptoms – Science Media Centre AND Does Too Much ‘Screen Time’ Have Your Preschooler Acting Out? – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Preschoolers’ extensive use of electronic media, including game consoles, mobile phones, and tablets, is linked to a heightened risk of emotional and behavioural problems by the age of 5, finds new research in @BMJ_Open https://t.co/RIheqGDneF @EJPaavon pic.twitter.com/Ax6cnW1iZ4
— BMJ Group (@bmj_company) March 18, 2021
WHO Report: Kicking off a global conversation about ageism
19 Mar, 2021 | 08:12h | UTCGlobal report on ageism – World Health Organization
News release: Kicking off a global conversation about ageism: launch of the first UN Global report on ageism – World Health Organization
Infection and mRNA vaccine-induced immunity may be retained against SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7
21 Mar, 2021 | 22:04h | UTCNeutralizing Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants After Infection and Vaccination – JAMA
SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.351 and P.1 can escape from therapeutic antibodies and evade antibodies induced by infection or mRNA vaccination
21 Mar, 2021 | 22:02h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.351 and P.1 escape from neutralizing antibodies – Cell
CDC Guidance for schools says students can now stay 3 feet apart, rather than 6
21 Mar, 2021 | 22:07h | UTCCommentaries: CDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6 – NPR AND CDC updates COVID school guidance, OKs 3-feet distancing – CIDRAP
Related: Cohort study: Effectiveness of three vs. six feet of physical distancing for controlling spread of COVID-19 among primary and secondary students and staff (study and commentary)
Commentaries on Twitter
CDC: Children in elementary schools don't need to be kept 6-feet apart. In a major policy revision, federal health officials said only 3 feet of distance is required between young children in classrooms https://t.co/UBvES1T6ps
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) March 19, 2021
Very happy CDC now recommending 3 feet spacing in schools: "The change is momentous .because many schools.. operate on part-time or hybrid schedules in order to reduce class sizes. A 3-foot rule would allow many more schools to open in person, full time."https://t.co/wR88jdUBgM
— Monica Gandhi MD, MPH (@MonicaGandhi9) March 19, 2021