A ‘more rapidly spreading virus’ is fueling India’s mega COVID-19 surge, WHO chief scientist says – Insider See also: WHO Upgrades Virus Mutation Driving India’s COVID Surge To ‘Variant of Concern’ – Global Cases Start To ‘Plateau’ – Health Policy Watch AND Why India needs oxygen more urgently than vaccines – Vox AND WHO names […]
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Mucormycosis: The ‘black fungus’ maiming Covid patients in India – BBC See also: Potentially fatal ‘black fungus’ infections on the rise in India’s COVID-19 patients – LiveScience AND A potentially fatal fungal infection is cropping up among India’s Covid patients. – The New York Times AND WHO says virus strain in India a ‘variant of […]
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and outcomes of COVID-19 in the ISARIC Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK cohort: a matched, prospective cohort study – The Lancet Rheumatology Commentaries: Largest study to date confirms non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications do not result in worse COVID-19 outcomes – The Lancet AND Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in COVID-19 – The Lancet Rheumatology […]
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Mild COVID-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting heart damage – Imperial College London Original study: Prospective Case-Control Study of Cardiovascular Abnormalities 6 Months Following Mild COVID-19 in Healthcare Workers – JACC Cardiovascular Imaging Commentary on Twitter Mild Covid infection is unlikely to cause lasting heart damage, according to a study led by University College London. […]
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A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations – Nature Human Behaviour See website: Statistics and Research: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations – Our World in Data Commentaries on Twitter Since the beginning of the COVID vaccinations we brought together the global data. It's the most cited resource that @OurWorldInData has ever produced. Thousands of citations every week. […]
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Ten simple steps to improve ventilation in healthcare facilities – Essential Critical Care Commentary on Twitter I've written ten simple steps to improve ventilation in healthcare facilities… with no jargon and loads of photos. With expert input from @akm5376 @vfmcneill & @kartc from @IndiaCOVIDSOS. Download here: https://t.co/OzsDXfPavm#COVIDisAirborne pic.twitter.com/UtsRO0IgWr — Bex Sierra (@Global_ICU) May 5, […]
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Just 2% of SARS-CoV-2−positive individuals carry 90% of the virus circulating in communities – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Commentary on Twitter Covid-19 is a supercarrier story. (!)90% of the virus load (circulating virions) is harbored by only 2% of individuals[So much for the 80/20 Pareto principle]https://t.co/zidXh7DBjt@PNASNews by @Sara_Sawyer_ @CUBoulder @BioFrontiers and […]
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Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic – Scientific American
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Precision Medicine for COVID-19: Phenotype Anarchy or Promise Realized? – JAMA
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CDC website now emphasizes coronavirus spreads in the air – CNN Commentary on Twitter 1/ A radical shift today by @CDCgov, finally aligning itself with science on the modes of transmission, and throwing away the 1910 error of considering "close contact" a mode of transmission!https://t.co/5pP25OTY5d — Jose-Luis Jimenez (@jljcolorado) May 8, 2021
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