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Many predicted some kind of ‘Covid slide’ in learning. Test results show how bad it is.

29 Aug, 2021 | 18:55h | UTC

Many predicted some kind of ‘Covid slide’ in learning. Test results show how bad it is – CNN

Report: Learning during COVID-19: Reading and math achievement in the 2020-21 school year – NWEA

Related:

[Preprint] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early child cognitive development: initial findings in a longitudinal observational study of child health.

 

Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher infected more than half of students in class with Covid-19, CDC reports.

29 Aug, 2021 | 18:52h | UTC

Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher infected more than half of students in class with Covid-19, CDC reports – CNN

Original study: Outbreak Associated with SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant in an Elementary School — Marin County, California, May–June 2021 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

 

M-A: Factors associated with household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – recent studies showed higher household secondary attack rates than earliest reports (13.4% vs. 31.1%); more transmissible variants and vaccines may lead to further changes.

29 Aug, 2021 | 18:48h | UTC

Factors Associated With Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: 1 in 5 people with COVID-19 pass it to others in household, study finds – UPI

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

New CDC Guidance says influenza and Covid vaccines can be given together – “COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccines may now be administered without regard to timing”

29 Aug, 2021 | 18:51h | UTC

Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2021–22 Influenza Season – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Related: Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the United States – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentary: Flu shot and a COVID jab? New 2021-2022 flu vaccine guidance points to both – McKnight’s

 

It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols.

27 Aug, 2021 | 10:18h | UTC

It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols – University of California – San Diego

Original article: Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses – Science

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

[Press release – not published yet] Study shows vaccine protection wanes over time, but vaccines still offer good protection against severe disease.

27 Aug, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC

Press release: Is COVID vaccine protection fading? – ZOE Covid Study

Commentaries:

Covid infection protection waning in double jabbed – BBC

Expert reaction to press release from the ZOE app on vaccine effectiveness over time – Science Media Centre

 

Cohort study: Most COVID-19 hospital survivors had a good physical and functional recovery after 1 year of follow-up, but around half of the patients had at least one sequelae symptom.

27 Aug, 2021 | 10:13h | UTC

1-year outcomes in hospital survivors with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study – The Lancet

Editorial: Understanding long COVID: a modern medical challenge – The Lancet

Related:

M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)

New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.

The long-term sequelae of COVID-19: an international consensus on research priorities for patients with pre-existing and new-onset airways disease.

 

[Preprint] Observational data suggests natural immunity after a SARS-CoV-2 infection confers longer lasting and stronger protection compared to vaccine-induced immunity.

27 Aug, 2021 | 10:16h | UTC

Comparing SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity to vaccine-induced immunity: reinfections versus breakthrough infections – medRxiv

Commentary: Having SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but no infection parties, please – Science

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

https://twitter.com/andrew_croxford/status/1430799815693250562

 

Editorial: The Guardian view on global vaccine inequality: unwise as well as unethical.

27 Aug, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC

The Guardian view on global vaccine inequality: unwise as well as unethical

 

Covid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated.

27 Aug, 2021 | 10:05h | UTC

Covid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated – STAT

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases: principles, delivery and clinical translation.

27 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTC

mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases: principles, delivery and clinical translation – Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis: risk factors and mechanisms of disease.

27 Aug, 2021 | 10:07h | UTC

COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis (CAM): risk factors and mechanisms of disease – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Related: Clinical Picture: Mucormycosis after COVID-19 in a patient with diabetes. (several articles on the subject)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections.

27 Aug, 2021 | 09:08h | UTC

Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Large Observational study shows Pfizer Covid vaccine is mostly safe but is associated with increased risk of myocarditis, adenopathy, appendicitis, and herpes zoster.

26 Aug, 2021 | 09:16h | UTC

Safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Setting – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentaries on Twitter

(thread from the author – click for more)

 

WHO Guide | Support for rehabilitation: self-management after COVID-19-related illness.

26 Aug, 2021 | 09:21h | UTC

Support for rehabilitation: self-management after COVID-19-related illness, 2nd ed. – World Health Organization

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

COVID vaccines show no signs of harming fertility or sexual function.

26 Aug, 2021 | 09:12h | UTC

COVID Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Fertility or Sexual Function – Scientific American

Related: Study: Sperm parameters not changed before and after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.

 

Pregnant women do well with COVID vaccine, survey finds.

26 Aug, 2021 | 09:03h | UTC

Pregnant women do well with COVID vaccine, survey finds – University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

Original study: Short-term Reactions Among Pregnant and Lactating Individuals in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – JAMA Network Open

Related: CDC Guidance: Pregnant people should be vaccinated against COVID-19.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Johnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says.

26 Aug, 2021 | 09:14h | UTC

Johnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says – CNN

News release: Johnson & Johnson Announces Data to Support Boosting its Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine

 

5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy.

26 Aug, 2021 | 09:05h | UTC

5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy – Self

Related: CDC Guidance: Pregnant people should be vaccinated against COVID-19.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

The long-term sequelae of COVID-19: an international consensus on research priorities for patients with pre-existing and new-onset airways disease.

26 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC

The long-term sequelae of COVID-19: an international consensus on research priorities for patients with pre-existing and new-onset airways disease – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Invited commentary: Charting a course for the management of long COVID

Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.

26 Aug, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC

New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published – Imperial College London

Original article: Recommendations for the recognition, diagnosis, and management of long covid: A Delphi study – British Journal of General Practice

Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)

 

CDC Report: Unvaccinated 5 times more likely to get COVID-19 and 29 times more likely to be hospitalized than vaccinated individuals.

25 Aug, 2021 | 09:56h | UTC

SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Hospitalizations Among Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Vaccination Status — Los Angeles County, California, May 1–July 25, 2021 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary: CDC: Unvaccinated 5 times more likely to get COVID-19 – CIDRAP

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

What we actually know about the vaccines and the delta variant – “Covid-19 vaccines still are effective in preventing hospitalization. But vaccinated people are more likely to get sick than before”.

25 Aug, 2021 | 09:09h | UTC

What we actually know about the vaccines and the delta variant – Vox

 

CDC Report: Vaccine effectiveness dropped from 91% to 66% since the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant became predominant.

25 Aug, 2021 | 09:11h | UTC

Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Frontline Workers Before and During B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–August 2021 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentaries:

Vaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, US CDC study shows – CNN

Messenger RNA COVID vaccines 66% effective against Delta: US study – Associated Press

 

Perspective | Delta has changed the pandemic risk calculus – “If you’re confused about what you can do right now, you should be”.

25 Aug, 2021 | 09:05h | UTC

Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Risk Calculus – The Atlantic

 

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