Covid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated.
Covid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated – STAT Commentary on Twitter The mixed blessing of the 95% VE: When Pfizer & Moderna reported late last year that their Covid vaccines were highly effective, our expectations for these vaccines soared. It's time for us to get more realistic about what […]
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COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis: risk factors and mechanisms of disease.
COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis (CAM): risk factors and mechanisms of disease – Clinical Infectious Diseases Related: Clinical Picture: Mucormycosis after COVID-19 in a patient with diabetes. (several articles on the subject) Commentary on Twitter ???Review Article #CID @IDSAInfo @jobaddCOVID-19 associated Mucormycosis (CAM): risk factors and mechanisms of disease #IDTwitter #medtwitter #TwitteRx https://t.co/Ob89SFNoPx pic.twitter.com/tzf7KpGVyG — Antibiotic […]
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Cohort study: Most COVID-19 hospital survivors had a good physical and functional recovery after 1 year of follow-up, but around half of the patients had at least one sequelae symptom.
1-year outcomes in hospital survivors with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study – The Lancet Editorial: Understanding long COVID: a modern medical challenge – The Lancet Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject) New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published. The long-term sequelae of COVID-19: an international […]
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[Press release – not published yet] Study shows vaccine protection wanes over time, but vaccines still offer good protection against severe disease.
Press release: Is COVID vaccine protection fading? – ZOE Covid Study Commentaries: Covid infection protection waning in double jabbed – BBC Expert reaction to press release from the ZOE app on vaccine effectiveness over time – Science Media Centre
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[Preprint] Observational data suggests natural immunity after a SARS-CoV-2 infection confers longer lasting and stronger protection compared to vaccine-induced immunity.
Comparing SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity to vaccine-induced immunity: reinfections versus breakthrough infections – medRxiv Commentary: Having SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but no infection parties, please – Science Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) Interesting and a lot of threads already but I wanna throw a spanner in the works […]
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It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols.
It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols – University of California – San Diego Original article: Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses – Science Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) 1/ AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES A new peer-reviewed paper in @ScienceMagazine, reviewing the scientific literature on this topic. We […]
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The long-term sequelae of COVID-19: an international consensus on research priorities for patients with pre-existing and new-onset airways disease.
The long-term sequelae of COVID-19: an international consensus on research priorities for patients with pre-existing and new-onset airways disease – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Invited commentary: Charting a course for the management of long COVID Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject) Commentary on Twitter NEW Position Paper—The long-term […]
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New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published – Imperial College London Original article: Recommendations for the recognition, diagnosis, and management of long covid: A Delphi study – British Journal of General Practice Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
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Johnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says.
Johnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says – CNN News release: Johnson & Johnson Announces Data to Support Boosting its Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine
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Large Observational study shows Pfizer Covid vaccine is mostly safe but is associated with increased risk of myocarditis, adenopathy, appendicitis, and herpes zoster.
Safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Setting – New England Journal of Medicine Commentaries on Twitter For those who still believe getting Covid-19 is less risky than taking the vaccine, take a look at this chart from an observational study of nearly 1 million people in Israel. The risk of these […]
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