Covid-19
WHO lists Moderna vaccine for emergency use
4 May, 2021 | 08:49h | UTCWHO lists Moderna vaccine for emergency use – World Health Organization
COVID studies note online learning stress, fewer cases in schools with protocols
4 May, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCCOVID studies note online learning stress, fewer cases in schools with protocols – CIDRAP
Study 1: COVID-19 Infections Among Students and Staff in New York City Public Schools – Pediatrics
Study 2: Household COVID-19 risk and in-person schooling – Science
Study 3: Caregiver Perceptions of Children’s Psychological Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA Network Open AND Editorial: It Is Time to End the Debate Over School Reopening
WHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines
4 May, 2021 | 08:49h | UTCWHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines – Health Policy Watch
[Preprint] Preventing disproportionate mortality in ICU overload situations: Empirical evidence from the first COVID-19 wave in Europe – “transferring patients proactively out of developing hotspots to less affected regions, well before high ICU workload situations emerge, will improve patient outcomes”
4 May, 2021 | 08:42h | UTC
Novel coronavirus really is seasonal, study suggests
4 May, 2021 | 08:46h | UTCNovel coronavirus really is seasonal, study suggests – LiveScience
Original study: Climate and the spread of COVID-19 – Scientific Reports
[Preprint] Frequency of neurological manifestations in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 350 studies – up to one-third of COVID-19 patients analyzed in this review, 89% of whom were hospitalized, experienced at least one neurological manifestation
4 May, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCCommentary: Study finds one-third of COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms – News Medical
M-A: Tocilizumab reduces the need for mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients, but the randomized trials included in the analysis showed it has no significant effect on the risk of mortality or adverse events
3 May, 2021 | 05:44h | UTC
Report: The Epidemics that Didn’t Happen – The lessons that can be learned from epidemics that were contained
3 May, 2021 | 05:41h | UTCThe Epidemics that Didn’t Happen – Prevent Epidemics
Commentaries: ‘The next big one must be prevented’: The lessons the world can learn from epidemics that were contained – STAT AND Former CDC director: We can prevent the next pandemic – CNN AND Learning from the “Near Misses” – Global Health NOW
RECOVERY trial: In hospitalized COVID-19 patients with hypoxia and systemic inflammation (C-reactive protein ≥75 mg/L), tocilizumab improved survival and other clinical outcomes
3 May, 2021 | 05:47h | UTCInvited commentary: Tocilizumab in COVID-19: some clarity amid controversy – The Lancet
Shift work is associated with positive COVID-19 status in hospitalized patients
3 May, 2021 | 05:36h | UTCShift work is associated with positive COVID-19 status in hospitalised patients – Thorax
Commentary: Shift Work Linked to Increased Risk for COVID-19 Illness – HealthDay
[Preprint] Estimating the early impact of immunization against COVID-19 on deaths among older adults in Brazil
3 May, 2021 | 05:38h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1388290899029938179
Analysis: Why is India having a covid-19 surge?
3 May, 2021 | 05:39h | UTCWhy is India having a covid-19 surge? – The BMJ
See also: India Is Counting Thousands Of Daily COVID Deaths. How Many Is It Missing? – NPR AND Opinion: India’s covid-19 crisis is a dire warning for all countries – The Washington Post AND India’s nightmare: Record high cases, vaccine shortages, hospital fires. – The New York Times AND India coronavirus: New record deaths as virus engulfs India – BBC
M-A: The viral shedding time (VST) determines disease transmission and the duration of infectiousness in SARS-CoV-2 infections – this study found that symptomatic infections, infected adults, persons with chronic diseases, and persons receiving corticosteroid treatment have longer VST
3 May, 2021 | 05:37h | UTC
Case series of 12 patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after Ad26.COV2.S vaccination – all women younger than 60 years, with symptoms from 6 to 15 days after vaccination
3 May, 2021 | 05:43h | UTCSee also: Safety Monitoring of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, March–April 2021 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention AND Updated Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Among Vaccine Recipients — United States, April 2021 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AHA/ASA Guidance: Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia – “No heparin products in any dose should be given.”
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:25h | UTCNews release: Guidance on treatment for rare blood clots and low platelets related to COVID-19 vaccine – American Heart Association
Study with 6.9 million people in England shows severe Covid-19 in young people can mostly be explained by obesity – At a BMI of more than 23 kg/m2, there was a linear increase in risk of severe COVID-19
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCCommentaries: Severe COVID in young people can mostly be explained by obesity – new study – The Conversation AND Obesity studies highlight severe COVID outcomes, even in young adults – CIDRAP AND Expert reaction to study looking at a potential link between body weight and risk of severe COVID-19, especially for younger adults – Science Media Centre
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW—Study of health records of nearly 7 million people in England found that the risk of worse outcomes from #COVID19 starts rising in people with a BMI above 23kg/m2—considered to be in the healthy range.
Read in @TheLancetEndo: https://t.co/5ibn3yb1xO 1/2 pic.twitter.com/4MwnGq95Sz
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) April 29, 2021
Debate: Should masks be worn outdoors?
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:21h | UTCShould masks be worn outdoors? – The BMJ
Commentaries: Experts debate on wearing masks outdoors – News Medical AND Do masks need to be worn outdoors? – Advanced Science News
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Who do so many of us go off about outdoor masking?
Because if governments can show its people that it's taking #COVID19 seriously by focusing on outdoor masking while ignoring the living and working conditions driving so many infections, we'll get nowhere.#endpandemictheatre
— Stefan Baral (@sdbaral) April 29, 2021
Cohort study: Association of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy with neonatal outcomes – “although babies born of test-positive mothers are more likely to be born early, extremely few were infected with COVID-19”
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:17h | UTCAssociation of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy With Neonatal Outcomes – JAMA
News release: Low risk of infection in babies born to mothers with COVID-19 – Karolinska Institutet
Editorial: Understanding Risk for Newborns Born to SARS-CoV-2–Positive Mothers – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
Maternal #SARSCoV2 infection in pregnancy was significantly associated with small increases in the absolute risk of respiratory disorders and some other neonatal morbidities https://t.co/ANkXkaxnwp
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) April 29, 2021
Household COVID-19 risk and in-person schooling – “While in-person schooling is associated with household COVID-19 risk, this risk can likely be controlled with properly implemented school-based mitigation measures”
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:19h | UTCHousehold COVID-19 risk and in-person schooling – Science
Commentary on Twitter
After analyzing responses from the #COVID19 Symptom Survey, @JustinLessler et al. find support for the idea that in-person schooling increases COVID-19 risk to household members; but also evidence that common mitigation measures can reduce this risk. https://t.co/DFtCoN0FEE pic.twitter.com/gxt7nkhdMb
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) April 29, 2021
Opinion | The world could be doing much more to help India: Countries can’t go it alone in tackling Covid-19
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:16h | UTCThe world could be doing much more to help India – Vox
See also: WHO provides update on India’s surging epidemic second wave and variant B.1.617 – Science Speaks: Global ID News AND People Are Talking About A ‘Double Mutant’ Variant In India. What Does That Mean? – NPR AND WHO says India COVID crisis could ‘happen anywhere’ – MedicalXpress AND India’s COVID-19 Crisis Is Spiraling Out of Control. It Didn’t Have to Be This Way – TIME
‘Unprecedented achievement’: who received the first billion COVID vaccinations?
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:14h | UTC‘Unprecedented achievement’: who received the first billion COVID vaccinations? – Nature
Opinion | SARS-CoV-2 elimination, not mitigation, creates best outcomes for health, the economy, and civil liberties
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:12h | UTC
Counterpoint: Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Fantasy commentary letter in Lancet (not a peer reviewed study)!
It's an unreasonable proposition for most countries like the UK to achieve elimination + constraints of reality negates claimed economic and liberty benefits if attempted…
— Devan Sinha (@DevanSinha) April 29, 2021
COVID-19 ‘brain fog’ inspires search for causes and treatments
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:13h | UTCCOVID-19 ‘brain fog’ inspires search for causes and treatments – Science (a few articles per month are free)
Study in England showed one dose of COVID-19 vaccine can cut household transmission by up to half – This protection is on top of the reduced risk of a vaccinated person developing symptomatic infection, which is around 60 to 65% after the first dose
29 Apr, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCNews release: One dose of COVID-19 vaccine can cut household transmission by up to half – Public Health England
Original study (preprint): Impact of vaccination on household transmission of SARS-COV-2 in England – Public Health England
Commentaries: Covid-19: One dose of vaccine cuts risk of passing on infection by as much as 50%, research shows – The BMJ AND Covid: One dose of vaccine halves transmission – study – BBC
Opinion | A global pandemic treaty should aim for deep prevention
30 Apr, 2021 | 08:11h | UTCA global pandemic treaty should aim for deep prevention – The Lancet