Infectious Diseases (all articles)
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and the growing threat of viral variants
1 Feb, 2021 | 01:50h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 Vaccines and the Growing Threat of Viral Variants – JAMA
How to redesign COVID vaccines so they protect against variants: lineages that can evade immunity are spurring vaccine makers to explore ways to redesign their shots
1 Feb, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCHow to redesign COVID vaccines so they protect against variants – Nature
See also: Vaccine 2.0: Moderna and other companies plan tweaks that would protect against new coronavirus mutations – Science (a few articles per month are free)
The most worrying mutations in five emerging coronavirus variants
1 Feb, 2021 | 01:50h | UTCThe Most Worrying Mutations in Five Emerging Coronavirus Variants – Scientific American
Analysis: Covid-19 pandemic and the social determinants of health
1 Feb, 2021 | 01:49h | UTCCovid-19 pandemic and the social determinants of health – The BMJ
Public health actions to control new SARS-CoV-2 variants
1 Feb, 2021 | 01:47h | UTCPublic health actions to control new SARS-CoV-2 variants – Cell
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
*Public health actions to control new SARS-CoV-2 variants*
Our paper just published in @CellCellPress w wonderful co-authors @NathanGrubaugh @firefoxx66 @JosephFauver & @mugecevik
We describe actions govts should urgently take to protect health.
— Dr Alexandra Phelan (@alexandraphelan) January 29, 2021
Explaining covid-19 performance: 10 factors might predict national responses
1 Feb, 2021 | 01:48h | UTCExplaining covid-19 performance: what factors might predict national responses? – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/martinmckee/status/1355040216097165317
WHO issues new 10-year plan to end suffering from neglected tropical diseases
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:39h | UTCNews release: WHO issues new 10-year plan to end suffering from neglected tropical diseases – World Health Organization
Report, executive summary and more: Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
In 1⃣ decade, significant progress was achieved to #beatNTDs, with 42 countries 🌐 eliminating at least 1 disease.
The 🆕 roadmap for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030 builds on this success to ↗️ progress & to contribute to reaching @GlobalGoalsUN
👉https://t.co/tsd5FP3z01 pic.twitter.com/6ydlIZBElp
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 28, 2021
WHO announces updated definitions of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:38h | UTC
New coronavirus variants call for intensified surveillance, control, and vaccination efforts
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:56h | UTCNew coronavirus variants call for intensified surveillance, control, and vaccination efforts – STAT
Opinion: We need an equitable and coordinated global approach to covid-19 vaccination
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:57h | UTCWe need an equitable and coordinated global approach to covid-19 vaccination – The BMJ Opinion
Related: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in COVID-19 vaccine access (commentaries on the subject)
“Until there is an international consensus and coordinated operational strategy, the virus will find new vulnerable populations and continue to spread.”
Editorial: How epidemiology has shaped the COVID pandemic
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:58h | UTCHow epidemiology has shaped the COVID pandemic – Nature
Some European countries move to require medical-grade masks in public
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:49h | UTCSome European Countries Move To Require Medical-Grade Masks In Public – NPR
How Covid-19 mutations are changing the pandemic
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:55h | UTCHow Covid-19 mutations are changing the pandemic – BBC
Novavax says its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective, but far less so against one variant
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:50h | UTCNovavax says its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective, but far less so against one variant – STAT
German officials say AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t be given to over-65s, citing lack of data
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCGerman officials say AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t be given to over-65s, citing lack of data – CNN
Patients with heart failure hospitalized with COVID-19 are at high risk for complications, with nearly 1 in 4 dying during hospitalization
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:46h | UTC
Cohort study: Schizophrenia linked to increased mortality among patients with COVID-19
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:47h | UTCAssociation of Psychiatric Disorders With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19 – JAMA Psychiatry
Commentaries: Expert reaction to COVID and schizophrenia – Science Media Centre AND Schizophrenia Second Only To Age as Greatest Risk Factor for COVID-19 Death – NYU Langone Health
Why you should still wear a mask and avoid crowds after getting the COVID-19 vaccine
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:48h | UTCWhy You Should Still Wear A Mask And Avoid Crowds After Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine – NPR
WHO recommends the Dapivirine vaginal ring as a new choice for HIV prevention for women at substantial risk of HIV infection
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Good news: @WHO recommends an additional #HIV prevention tool for women at substantial risk for the infection: They can now choose to use the dapivirine vaginal ring (DPV-VR) as part of a combination of prevention approaches. https://t.co/YmW6KzAojx
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 27, 2021
Revised UNAIDS/WHO Ethical Guidance for HIV Prevention Trials
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:21h | UTCRevised UNAIDS/WHO Ethical Guidance for HIV Prevention Trials – JAMA
Covid-19: Cough, fatigue, sore throat ‘more common’ in new variant
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:41h | UTCCovid-19: Cough, fatigue, sore throat ‘more common’ in new variant – BBC
[Preprint] Efficacy of Colchicine in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:49h | UTCEfficacy of Colchicine in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 – medRxiv
Commentary on Twitter
The large colchicine RCT for covid is preprint published.
It shows some consistent directional benefit for major outcomeshttps://t.co/gxtyKnMqZ5
Since this is a pill, it's safe, cheap & an early intervention (as tested here, before hospital) these findings are very encouraging pic.twitter.com/uzTSkjftFp— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 27, 2021
Duration of culturable SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized patients with Covid-19
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:47h | UTC
Editorial: Covid-19 controversies: the Tocilizumab chapter
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:46h | UTCCovid-19 controversies: the tocilizumab chapter – The BMJ
Related: Contradicting earlier trials, Tocilizumab did not improve outcomes, with signs of harm, in patients with severe Covid-19 (studies and commentaries)
4 reasons we’re seeing these worrying coronavirus variants now – Covid-19 is evolving. Why now?
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:33h | UTC4 reasons we’re seeing these worrying coronavirus variants now – Vox