Global & Public Health (all articles)
India’s dramatic fall in virus cases leaves experts stumped
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:06h | UTCIndia’s dramatic fall in virus cases leaves experts stumped – Associated Press
What place should COVID-19 vaccine passports have in society?
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:12h | UTCWhat place should COVID-19 vaccine passports have in society? – Ada Lovelace Institute
Q&A: Does handwashing stem the transmission of Covid-19?
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:03h | UTCQ&A: Does handwashing stem the transmission of Covid-19?
Related: Coronavirus is in the air — there’s too much focus on surfaces – Nature AND COVID-19 rarely spreads through surfaces. So why are we still deep cleaning? – Nature
WHO: New Covid-19 cases around the world dropped 16% last week
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:04h | UTCNew Covid-19 Cases Around The World Dropped 16% Last Week, World Health Organization Says – Forbes
M-A: Preventable medication harm across health care settings
18 Feb, 2021 | 02:43h | UTCCommentary: Preventable medication harm across health care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis – PSNet
USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:28h | UTCGestational Diabetes Mellitus: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
WHO launches consolidated guidelines for malaria
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:27h | UTCWHO launches consolidated guidelines for malaria – World Health Organization
Online Platform: WHO Guidelines for malaria
The coronavirus is here to stay — here’s what that mean
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:44h | UTCThe coronavirus is here to stay — here’s what that means – Nature
Why more contagious variants are emerging now, more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:41h | UTC
Perspective: We can use the pandemic to reimagine global health teaching
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:39h | UTCWe Can Use The Pandemic To Reimagine Global Health Teaching – Forbes
Essay: Will we be ready for the next Pandemic?
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:36h | UTCWill We Be Ready for the Next Pandemic? – Wall Street Journal
Commentary on Twitter
The world will inevitably face another pandemic, and “the costs of preparedness will be dwarfed by the price of disaster,” writes former CDC chief Tom Frieden. https://t.co/xZNT82yArq via @WSJ
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) February 13, 2021
Perspective: What science can and cannot do in a time of pandemic
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:34h | UTCWhat Science Can and Cannot Do in a Time of Pandemic – Scientific American
Effectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapy: A rapid overview
16 Feb, 2021 | 01:53h | UTCEffectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapy: A rapid overview – Physical Therapy
Report: Using face masks in the community – effectiveness in reducing transmission of COVID-19
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#JustPublished: Updated report on using #FaceMasks in the community.
It reviews accumulated evidence on the suitability of using face masks and their effectiveness in reducing #COVID19 transmission.
Full report ⬇️https://t.co/6vtwAAkgEB
— ECDC (@ECDC_EU) February 15, 2021
Should you mix and match COVID-19 vaccines? Scientists are seeking answers
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:18h | UTCShould you mix and match COVID-19 vaccines? Scientists are seeking answers – Science (a few articles per month are free)
See also: Could mixing COVID vaccines boost immune response? – Nature
Covid-19: Are cloth masks still effective? And other questions answered
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:22h | UTCCovid-19: Are cloth masks still effective? And other questions answered – The BMJ
Review: Diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 infections
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:20h | UTCDiagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 infections – Nature Materials
Priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of 2021: statement of the Lancet COVID-19 Commission
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:15h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
https://twitter.com/mebottazzi/status/1360626126784233480
“The Lancet COVID-19 Commission supports the emergency waiver of TRIPS in all circumstances that would facilitate the rapid scale-up of production and distribution of life-saving COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics..”https://t.co/e5FBqY9r2R
— Tahir Amin (@realtahiramin) February 14, 2021
Escaping Catch-22 — Overcoming Covid Vaccine Hesitancy
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:12h | UTCEscaping Catch-22 — Overcoming Covid Vaccine Hesitancy – New England Journal of Medicine
Potential health and economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for patients with COVID-19
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:10h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
RCTs Save Live$
DEXA saves live$
Potential health&economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for #COVID19 patients
The study estimate that between July & Dec 2020, for 🇬🇧, ~12,000 lives could be saved & ~650,000 lives saved globally over the same time https://t.co/B7jVa5Xc0s pic.twitter.com/mI0wPVUj4C— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) February 10, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 variants and ending the COVID-19 pandemic
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:17h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 variants and ending the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
2021 will be the year of the #COVID19 variant. A commentary in press in the @TheLancet discusses the issue and makes proposals on how to tackle it. The whole world will need to work together to get over this one. https://t.co/5Z6uNW7vBF pic.twitter.com/bnkYkmOtYm
— Michael Makris (@ProfMakris) February 12, 2021
Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule: United States, 2021
15 Feb, 2021 | 00:58h | UTCRecommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2021 – Pediatrics
Commentary: AAP Releases 2021 Child, Adolescent Immunization Schedule – HealthDay
Table 3. Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Medical Indication, United States, 2021
See also: All CDC Immunization Schedulles
Covid-19: Is Manaus the final nail in the coffin for natural herd immunity?
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:07h | UTCCovid-19: Is Manaus the final nail in the coffin for natural herd immunity? – The BMJ
Take whatever COVID vaccine you can get. All of them stop death and hospitalization
15 Feb, 2021 | 01:17h | UTCTake whatever COVID vaccine you can get. All of them stop death and hospitalization – USA Today
“All seven COVID-19 vaccines that have completed large efficacy trials — Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Novavax, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V and Sinovac — appear to be 100% effective for serious complications. Not one vaccinated person has gotten sick enough to require hospitalization. Not a single vaccinated person has died of COVID-19.”
Small RCT: No effect from Zinc and Vitamin C supplementation among ambulatory patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
15 Feb, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCCommentaries: Vitamin C, zinc don’t lessen Covid-19 symptoms, study finds – CNN AND Supplements for the Treatment of Mild COVID-19—Challenging Health Beliefs With Science From A to Z – JAMA Network Open AND Zinc, vitamin C show no effect for COVID-19 in small study – CIDRAP AND Expert reaction to a study looking at prophylactic anticoagulants as a treatment for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
Commentary on Twitter
RCT finds high-dose zinc, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), or both, did not significantly decrease the duration of symptoms in ambulatory patients with #COVID19 vs standard of care. @DesaiMilindY @ClevelandClinic @ErinMichos @miguelcainzos23 #VisualAbstract https://t.co/ahcc2awJB8
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) February 12, 2021