Covid-19
RCT: Efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of the DNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (ZyCoV-D).
5 Apr, 2022 | 08:50h | UTCInvited Commentary: DNA vaccines join the fight against COVID-19 – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
DNA-based #COVID19 vaccine, ZyCoV-D, demonstrates efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity, according to interim analysis of phase 3 trial conducted in India.
More: https://t.co/bI2eXdbOvB pic.twitter.com/tMuHrA1kz6
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) April 2, 2022
WHO Strategic preparedness, readiness and response plan to end the global Covid-19 emergency in 2022.
4 Apr, 2022 | 01:44h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
"WHO is releasing updated Strategic Preparedness, Readiness & Response Plan for #COVID19. This is our 3rd strategic plan for COVID-19, & it could & should be our last. It lays out 3️⃣ possible scenarios for how the pandemic could evolve this year"-@DrTedros https://t.co/ryb0QdlTqG
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 30, 2022
Safety, tolerability and viral kinetics during SARS-CoV-2 human challenge (deliberately infecting individuals in a controlled environment) in young adults.
4 Apr, 2022 | 01:27h | UTCCommentaries:
Understanding COVID-19 through human challenge models – Nature Medicine
First human challenge study of Covid-19 yields valuable insights about how we get sick – CNN
First Human Challenge Trial Shows How COVID-19 Strikes – HealthDay
Related:
Scientists deliberately gave people COVID — here’s what they learnt.
World’s first coronavirus “Human Challenge” study receives ethics approval in the UK (several texts on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
In the first #SARSCoV2 challenge study in humans, healthy adults were intranasally inoculated with virus and monitored for productive infection, symptoms, virus kinetics, antibody response and safety in a controlled setting @ChrisChiuLab #COVID19 https://t.co/b3H2ftaSFf
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) March 31, 2022
Two new studies show vaccination provides additional protection after Covid-19 infection.
4 Apr, 2022 | 01:16h | UTCCommentaries:
Vaccines offer substantial extra protection after COVID-19 infection – CIDRAP
Had COVID? Getting Vaccine Boosts Resilience Even More, Studies Show – HealthDay
Related:
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
THREAD | New studies in @TheLancetInfDis confirm #COVID19 vaccines provide extra protection for those with immunity from previous infection, especially against severe disease ⤵️
(Cases of reinfection from omicron variants not included)
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) April 1, 2022
Still coughing after COVID? Here’s why it happens and what to do about it.
1 Apr, 2022 | 09:50h | UTCStill coughing after COVID? Here’s why it happens and what to do about it – The Conversation
Study finds mother-to-child transmission of COVID-19 infection is possible but rare.
1 Apr, 2022 | 09:52h | UTCNews Release: Mother to child transmission of COVID-19 infection, possible but rare, study finds – University of Birmingham
Original Study: SARS-CoV-2 positivity in offspring and timing of mother-to-child transmission: living systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ
Editorial: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mother to baby is rare
Commentary on Twitter
Mother-to-child transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been controversial. Our living systematic review & meta-analysis has just been published in BMJ. Transmission has been confirmed, although it is rare, & is more likely when the maternal COVID-19 is severe.https://t.co/Z15kFIk6Zp
— Asma Khalil (@ProfAsmaKhalil) March 19, 2022
WHO Global genomic surveillance strategy for pathogens with pandemic and epidemic potential 2022–2032.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:45h | UTCNews Release: WHO releases 10-year strategy for genomic surveillance of pathogens – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? Today @WHO published the Global Genomic Surveillance Strategy for Pathogens with Pandemic and Epidemic Potential (2022–2032)
Ambitious, comprehensive, strategic and necessary.
Short thread ⬇️https://t.co/98NMgMhbL6
— Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) March 30, 2022
RCT: Early treatment with ivermectin does not improve outcomes in patients with Covid-19.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCCommentary: Ivermectin does not prevent COVID-19 hospitalization, a new study says – NPR
Commentary on Twitter
Ivermectin: the largest randomized, double-blind trial yet conducted, with early treatment, indicates there is no difference compared with placebo. It doesn't work. Period. https://t.co/wiFygjRgkk
just published @NEJM pic.twitter.com/uZ0mMZnO0E— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 30, 2022
RCT: Early outpatient treatment with convalescent plasma reduces the risk of hospitalization in patients with Covid-19.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCEarly Outpatient Treatment for Covid-19 with Convalescent Plasma – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentaries:
Early Use of High-Titer Plasma Reduced COVID Hospitalizations— Randomized trial that influenced indication shows benefits in a mostly unvaccinated population – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Fewer recipients of convalescent plasma had progression of Covid-19–associated illness leading to hospitalization. https://t.co/joa9ajpAcd pic.twitter.com/mHTnEHYN2O
— NEJM (@NEJM) March 30, 2022
Risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections in children: a prospective national surveillance study in England.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:29h | UTCInvited Commentary: Importance of understanding the reinfection risk of COVID-19 in children – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Commentary on Twitter
Everything we know about #SARSCoV2 tells us that first infection reduces (but doesn’t eliminate) the risk & SEVERITY of further infections, even with new variants. Here is our paper showing this with delta reinfections in kids (work on omicron reinfections in progress)? https://t.co/3gDPBHRu18
— Shamez Ladhani (@ShamezLadhani) March 30, 2022
Case-control study: In children 5 to 11 years of age, the Pfizer vaccine showed an effectiveness of 68% against hospitalization caused by the Omicron variant.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCCommentary: COVID vaccination of children age 5-11 cut omicron hospitalizations by 68% – Children’s Hospital Boston
Commentary on Twitter
BNT162b2 vaccination reduced the risk of omicron-associated hospitalization by two thirds among children 5 to 11 years of age. https://t.co/mQcchQqbtH pic.twitter.com/Qzy8qKg1wC
— NEJM (@NEJM) March 30, 2022
[Preprint] Retrospective cohort study: second booster vaccine and Covid-19 mortality in adults 60 to 100 years old.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:44h | UTCSecond Booster Vaccine and Covid-19 Mortality in Adults 60 to 100 Years Old – Research Square
Commentaries:
Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s – Health Policy Watch
Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose substantially reduces mortality in the elderly – News Medical
Cohort Study: Short-term outcomes of corticosteroid monotherapy in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:40h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, corticosteroid monotherapy successfully treated a subset of patients with mild multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. https://t.co/fuhHeBSaRp
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) March 28, 2022
U.S. approves second Covid-19 booster for people 50 and older and immunocompromised individuals.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:42h | UTCU.S. approves second Covid-19 booster for people 50 and older – STAT
FDA OKs second COVID booster shot for older Americans – CIDRAP
The RECOVERY Trial – two years on.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:38h | UTCThe RECOVERY Trial – two years on – University of Oxford
Related:
[Preprint] RECOVERY trial shows Baricitinib reduces deaths in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
RECOVERY Trial: No benefit from convalescent plasma in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
RECOVERY trial: Azithromycin not beneficial for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19
RECOVERY trial: Effect of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized patients with Covid-19
Randomized trial: Lopinavir–ritonavir not beneficial for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19
Commentary on Twitter
"One trial. Over 47,000 participants. Nearly 200 hospital sites, across six countries. Ten results. Four effective COVID-19 treatments. And behind them all, an army of researchers, doctors, nurses, statisticians and supporting staff."https://t.co/cDlCUkG4cD
— Martin Landray (@MartinLandray) March 28, 2022
M-A: Parenchymal lung abnormalities following hospitalization for COVID-19 and viral pneumonitis.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:26h | UTC
Opinion: Global vaccination must be swifter.
29 Mar, 2022 | 10:12h | UTCGlobal vaccination must be swifter – Nature
Myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination: clinical management guidance for healthcare professionals.
29 Mar, 2022 | 10:09h | UTCRelated:
Myocarditis following a third Pfizer vaccination dose in military recruits in Israel.
Myocarditis following COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccination among adolescents in Hong Kong.
Myocarditis after BNT162b2 vaccination in Israeli adolescents.
[Preprint] Risk of myocarditis following sequential COVID-19 vaccinations by age and sex.
Heart-inflammation risk from Pfizer COVID vaccine is very low.
Brazilian guidelines for the treatment of outpatients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
29 Mar, 2022 | 10:05h | UTC
Moderna to ask FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine in children 6 months to 6 years.
28 Mar, 2022 | 10:01h | UTCModerna to ask FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine in children 6 months to 6 years – STAT
Riding the Twitter wave: Enthusiasm for the social media platform changed science communication during the pandemic—but will it last?
28 Mar, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCRelated:
Perspective: How Twitter is Changing Medical Research
Keeping Up With Cardiology: Old-School Learning Versus the Twittersphere – TCTMD
Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? – Facets
Rise of the Tweetorial – Precious Bodily Fluids
Social Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare – Journal of Clinical Medicine
University of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research – CBC
What’s your doctor reading? How social media is disrupting medical education – National Post
Commentary on Twitter
"[Twitter] has carried posts about a majority of the total COVID-19 literature—about 51% of journal articles on pandemic research had been mentioned in at least one tweet through May 2021" https://t.co/i4QEBE7F0m
— onisillos (@onisillos) March 25, 2022
Cohort Study: SARS-CoV-2 co-infection with influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, or adenoviruses is associated with increased mortality.
28 Mar, 2022 | 10:03h | UTCCommentary: Patients with Covid and flu double the risk of dying, say scientists – The Guardian
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
In our latest paper from ISARIC4C we show that covid and flu together is a dangerous combination: 4x greater odds of needing a ventilator; 2x greater odds of dying. So we should test more widely for flu, and if you are offered a vaccine, please take it https://t.co/gI2GQnTRQH
— Kenneth Baillie (@kennethbaillie) March 25, 2022
Opinion: How we got herd immunity wrong.
28 Mar, 2022 | 09:50h | UTCHow we got herd immunity wrong – STAT
Retrospective Cohort: A population-based study in Sweden and Norway did not find an increased risk of pregnancy complications after COVID-19 vaccination.
28 Mar, 2022 | 09:51h | UTCAssociation of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination During Pregnancy With Pregnancy Outcomes – JAMA
See also: Association of COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy With Adverse Peripartum Outcomes – JAMA
Editorial: COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines During Pregnancy: New Evidence to Help Address Vaccine Hesitancy – JAMA
News Release: No increase in pregnancy complications after COVID-19 vaccination – Karolinska Institutet
[Preprint] Vaccine effectiveness of two and three doses of Pfizer and CoronaVac against COVID-19 in Hong Kong.
25 Mar, 2022 | 09:43h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New data from Hong Kong on Coronavac and Pfizer vaccines implicates lack of vaccination and boosters in people of advanced age, not type of vaccine, for extreme fatality rates.
2 doses: Coronavac less protective than Pfizer
3 doses: equivalent VEhttps://t.co/BSOGscPvmc pic.twitter.com/UZqYhN7zP5— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 23, 2022