Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Pulmonary Embolism After BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in People Aged 75 Years or Older – JAMA
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Duration of Effectiveness of Vaccines Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Disease: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Regression – Preprints with The Lancet – SSRN Related: Correlation of SARS-CoV-2-breakthrough infections to time-from-vaccine. China’s COVID vaccines have been crucial — now immunity is waning. [Preprint] Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in 620,000 U.S. Veterans, February 1, 2021 to […]
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News release: Gout drug colchicine doesn’t lessen COVID-19 severity or stave off risk of death – BMJ Original Study: Efficacy and safety of colchicine in COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – RMD Open Related: RECOVERY Trial: In patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19, Colchicine did not reduce 28-day mortality, duration of hospital stay, […]
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Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rate by age and comorbidity status using antibody screening of blood donors during the COVID-19 epidemic in Denmark – The Journal of Infectious Diseases Commentary on Twitter New in JID: A study in Denmark found that the SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rate was low for people younger than 51 and […]
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Association between convalescent plasma treatment and mortality in COVID-19: a collaborative systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials – BMC Infectious Diseases Related: RCT: Another study shows convalescent plasma does not improve outcomes in critically ill patients with Covid-19. RCT: Convalescent plasma does not improve outcomes and may be harmful to hospitalized patients with […]
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Is Delta the last Covid ‘super variant’? – The Guardian
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Non-invasive respiratory support in the management of acute COVID-19 pneumonia: considerations for clinical practice and priorities for research – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Related: [Preprint] RCT: non-invasive respiratory strategies in acute respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19 – CPAP reduced the composite outcome of intubation or death within 30 days; high-flow nasal oxygenation was not associated […]
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Management of post-acute COVID-19 patients in geriatric rehabilitation: EuGMS guidance – European Geriatric Medicine Related: Addressing Post-COVID Symptoms: A Guide for Primary Care Physicians. Global surveillance, research, and collaboration needed to improve understanding and management of long COVID. Provocative study suggests that persistent physical symptoms after COVID-19 infection may be associated more with the belief […]
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United States FDA Clears COVID Vaccine Boosters for All Adults Over 18 – Pfizer & Moderna 6 Months After Second Jab – Health Policy Watch See also: FDA expands emergency authorization for Covid-19 booster shots to all adults – STAT FDA, CDC advisors approve COVID boosters for all US adults – CIDRAP FDA Approves Both […]
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WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, fourth edition – World Health Organization News Release: Tobacco use falling: WHO urges countries to invest in helping more people to quit tobacco – World Health Organization Commentary on Twitter Tobacco use is falling by 5⃣ million people per year ? WHO global […]
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