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[Preprint] Third dose of Sinopharm inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine induces robust B and T cell responses.

Robust induction of B cell and T cell responses by a third dose of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine – medRxiv Commentaries: Three doses of inactivated BBIBP-CorV SARS-CoV-2 vaccine induce robust B and T cell responses – News Medical Sinopharm’s COVID booster reverses antibody decline, enhances cell-based responses – study – Reuters  

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Interpreting SARS-CoV-2 Test Results.

Interpreting SARS-CoV-2 Test Results – JAMA  

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[Press release – not published yet] J&J says booster shot at two months provided 75% protection against moderate to severe COVID-19 globally and 94% of such cases in the U.S.

Press release: Johnson & Johnson Announces Real-World Evidence and Phase 3 Data Confirming Strong and Long-Lasting Protection of Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S. Commentaries: Johnson & Johnson says additional dose boosts Covid vaccine efficacy – STAT J&J booster 94% effective against severe COVID, company says – CIDRAP Two dose version of Johnson & Johnson […]

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Residual excessive daytime sleepiness in patients treated for obstructive sleep apnea: guidance for assessment, diagnosis, and management.

Residual excessive daytime sleepiness in patients treated for obstructive sleep apnea: guidance for assessment, diagnosis, and management – Postgraduate Medicine  

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Guidelines Summary: Management of Indwelling Pleural Catheters.

Key Highlights From the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Evidence-Informed Guidelines and Expert Panel Report for the Management of Indwelling Pleural Catheters – CHEST  

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Cluster RCT: Procalcitonin point-of-care testing may reduce antibiotic prescription for patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infection in primary care.

Procalcitonin and lung ultrasonography point-of-care testing to determine antibiotic prescription in patients with lower respiratory tract infection in primary care: pragmatic cluster randomised trial – The BMJ  

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Cluster RCT: Implementing C reactive protein point-of-care testing in nursing homes may reduce antibiotic prescribing for suspected lower respiratory tract infections.

Effect of C reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections in nursing home residents: cluster randomised controlled trial – The BMJ  

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RCT: Probiotics do not reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients.

Effect of Probiotics on Incident Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period) Commentary: Probiotic Flops for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention – MedPage Today (free registration required)  

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Long Covid – The illness narratives.

Long Covid – The illness narratives – Social Science & Medicine   Commentary on Twitter Our qualitative study of Long Covid was the largest sample (114) published to date. We showed, beyond any reasonable doubt, that this illness is NOT limited to 12 predefined tick-box symptoms. Its key characteristic is 'strangeness' and fluctuation. https://t.co/j6z1u0IYOu pic.twitter.com/C8Hyy9DSms […]

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Six rules that will define our second pandemic winter

Six Rules That Will Define Our Second Pandemic Winter – The Atlantic  

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