Influence of age on the effectiveness and duration of protection in Vaxzevria and CoronaVac vaccines – medRxiv
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How coronavirus spreads through a population and how we can beat it – The Guardian
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Surveillance for Adverse Events After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination – JAMA Editorial: Safety Surveillance of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Through the Vaccine Safety Datalink – JAMA Commentaries: mRNA COVID vaccines not tied to serious side effects – CIDRAP Researchers find no serious health effects linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines – News Medical Commentary on Twitter Concerned […]
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Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Highly Vaccinated Health System Workforce – New England Journal of Medicine Related: Another study shows Pfizer mRNA vaccine immunity is reduced over time. Study shows AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are effective against Delta variant, but both doses are needed. Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) ? […]
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Hospitalisation associated with SARS-CoV-2 delta variant in Denmark – The Lancet Infectious Diseases Related study: Cohort study: Patients with Covid-19 infected with the Delta variant are twice as likely to need hospital admission or emergency care attendance.
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Early treatment of COVID-19 with anakinra guided by soluble urokinase plasminogen receptor plasma levels: a double-blind, randomized controlled phase 3 trial – Nature Medicine Commentary on Twitter The SAVE-MORE phase 3 study demonstrates the efficacy of anakinra, an IL-1α/β inhibitor, in patients with COVID-19 and high serum levels of soluble plasminogen activator receptor, according […]
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EU agency says to focus on vaccines first not booster shots – Associated Press See also: European officials say COVID-19 booster isn’t urgent – CIDRAP
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WHO says it is monitoring a new Covid variant called ‘mu’ – CNBC See also: What’s the Mu variant? And will we keep seeing more concerning variants? – The Conversation WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’ – France 24 New ‘mu’ coronavirus variant could escape vaccine-induced immunity, WHO says – LiveScience WHO monitoring new […]
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Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19 – NBC News Original study: The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bangladesh – Innovations for Poverty Action See also: A Study In Bangladesh Tripled The Rate Of Mask-Wearing. Can It Help In The U.S.? – NPR Commentaries on […]
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News release: Double vaccination halves risk of Long COVID – King’s College London Original study: Risk factors and disease profile of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK users of the COVID Symptom Study app: a prospective, community-based, nested, case-control study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commentaries: Largest study of its kind finds face masks reduce COVID-19 […]
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