U.S. to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months.
Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months – Associated Press See also: Biden administration expected to advise Covid booster shots for most Americans – CNN AND US experts expected to recommend Covid booster shots for all – The Guardian Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) This decision seems to […]
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Lab study shows heterologous AstraZeneca/Pfizer vaccination produces strong immune response against SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.
SARS-CoV-2 delta variant neutralisation after heterologous ChAdOx1-S/BNT162b2 vaccination – The Lancet Related: RCT: Safety and immunogenicity of heterologous vs. homologous prime-boost schedules with an adenoviral vectored and mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Another study shows increased immune response with heterologous Oxford-AstraZeneca/mRNA vaccination (several articles on the subject) Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) Mix and […]
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P/FP ratio: incorporation of PEEP into the PaO2/FiO2 ratio for prognostication and classification of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
P/FP ratio: incorporation of PEEP into the PaO2/FiO2 ratio for prognostication and classification of acute respiratory distress syndrome – Annals of Intensive Care Commentary on Twitter P/FP ratio – This multifactorial P/FP ratio has a greater predictive validity for hospital mortality in ARDS than the P/F ratio. Changes in severity classification with the P/FP ratio […]
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[Preprint] Full vaccination suppresses SARS-CoV-2 delta variant mutation frequency.
Full vaccination suppresses SARS-CoV-2 delta variant mutation frequency Commentary: Research debunks myth that COVID vaccination promotes mutations – News Medical Commentary on Twitter Evidence that vaccinations successfully suppress viral mutations and that the unvaccinated are the source of the variants. https://t.co/U80T4JLO7A "No one is safe until everyone is safe." pic.twitter.com/B2pVeMm96r — Daniel Griffin MD […]
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Accuracy of novel antigen rapid diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: A living systematic review and meta-analysis.
Accuracy of novel antigen rapid diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: A living systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS Medicine
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Testing in Recipients of COVID-19 Vaccination: Why, When, and How?
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Testing in Recipients of COVID-19 Vaccination: Why, When, and How? – Diagnostics Commentary on Twitter A nice read on and increasingly debated issue.Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Testing in Recipients of COVID-19 Vaccination: Why, When, and How? https://t.co/yllJVUEct0 via @MDPIOpenAccess — Adam Cifu (@adamcifu) August 16, 2021
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Cohort study: Younger children may be more likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 infection in households compared with older children, the risk being higher for contacts of children aged 0 to 3 years.
Association of Age and Pediatric Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Infection – JAMA Pediatrics Editorial: Yes, Children Can Transmit COVID, but We Need Not Fear Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) A new, large Ontario study of >6000 households (>1700 w/ secondary attacks) concludes that younger children (0-3 years) may transmit covid more […]
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Systematic review: Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19.
Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library Summary: Are corticosteroids given orally or by injection an effective treatment for people with COVID-19? – Cochrane Library Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) JUST PUBLISHED – Systemic #corticosteroids for the treatment of #COVID19 from @CochraneHaem – https://t.co/l4V993gLzj 1/5 pic.twitter.com/Vjk4aHXKFV — The […]
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Antibody responses after a single dose of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in previously infected individuals were similar or higher compared to SARS-CoV-2 naïve participants who received two doses of Pfizer mRNA vaccine.
Antibody responses after a single dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in healthcare workers previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 – EBioMedicine Commentary (on the preprint): Single dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine protective in previously infected recipients, suggests study – News Medical Related: More data showing one dose of Pfizer vaccine may be enough for individuals who’ve had COVID. […]
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Perspective | Don’t panic, but breakthrough cases may be a bigger problem than you’ve been told.
Don’t Panic, But Breakthrough Cases May Be a Bigger Problem Than You’ve Been Told – Intelligencer Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) The vaccines are still performing quite well in preventing severe disease. But with Delta they are doing much worse in stopping transmission. Breakthroughs are probably now 10-20% of new infections, […]
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