The prevalence of adaptive immunity to COVID-19 and reinfection after recovery, a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 011 447 individuals – medRxiv Commentary on Twitter A new systematic review of over 12 million people from 54 studies at up to 8 months following Covid. >90% prevalence of IgG antibodies, reinfection 0.2% (an […]
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Immunity Is The Only Way Through A Pandemic (w/Dr. Monica Gandhi) – ZDoggMD
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Secondary infections in critically ill patients with COVID-19 Tracheostomy for COVID-19: evolving best practice See also: Non-Covid articles
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Influence of age on the effectiveness and duration of protection in Vaxzevria and CoronaVac vaccines – medRxiv
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Reactogenicity and immunogenicity after a late second dose or a third dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 in the UK: a substudy of two randomised controlled trials (COV001 and COV002) – The Lancet Invited commentary: Longer intervals and extra doses of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine Commentaries on Twitter (thread – click for more) Substudy suggests extended interval […]
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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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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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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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