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FDA authorizes additional Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised individuals – Other fully vaccinated individuals do not need an additional vaccine dose right now.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Vaccine Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Individuals – U.S. Food & Drug Administration Commentaries: Statement on FDA Authorization of Supplemental Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised Patients – Infectious Diseases Society of America CDC, FDA recommend COVID booster for immune-compromised – CIDRAP FDA authorizes additional dose of Covid-19 vaccine for the immunocompromised […]

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Opinion: Time for a smart approach to boosters.

Time for a Smart Approach to Boosters – Think Global Health  

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How COVID-19 will change the management of other respiratory viral infections.

How COVID-19 will change the management of other respiratory viral infections – Intensive Care Medicine   Commentary on Twitter Still in the midst of #SARSCoV2 #pandemic, still so much to learn… but #COVID19 experience should transform approach to research on RVIs?antiviral therapy?corticosteroids?specific immune modulation?anticoagulation?respiratory support#COVIDFOAM https://t.co/WVKRSJARvl pic.twitter.com/qMkB4tkz06 — Intens Care Med (@yourICM) August 11, 2021 […]

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How do vaccinated people spread Delta? What the science says.

How do vaccinated people spread Delta? What the science says – Nature  

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Opinion | Could this be our first effective, inexpensive, widely available outpatient treatment for COVID-19? (It’s fluvoxamine).

Could This Be Our First Effective, Inexpensive, Widely Available Outpatient Treatment for COVID-19? – HIV and ID Observations Related: Preliminary study shows fluvoxamine may reduce clinical deterioration in outpatients with symptomatic COVID-19  

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Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: An Overview and Comparison.

Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: An Overview and Comparison – American Family Physician Related: Cohort study: Six month follow-up of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. Cohort study: Among children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) associated with Covid-19, there was no evidence that recovery differed after primary treatment with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) […]

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M-A of randomized trials: proton pump inhibitors for gastro-esophageal reflux disease does not improve outcomes in patients with asthma.

Randomised trials of proton pump inhibitors for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in patients with asthma: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Open  

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[Preprint] Pfizer vs. Moderna COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant in Qatar – Effectiveness against symptomatic disease due to Delta was 53.5% for Pfizer and 84.8% for Moderna; effectiveness against severe disease due to Delta was 89.7

BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant in Qatar – medRxiv Related: Study shows AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are effective against Delta variant, but both doses are needed.   Commentary on Twitter New and important data on Delta breakthrough infections, large Qatar experience and follow-up of > 1.2 million vaccinees https://t.co/2ye1Kz9OPV […]

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Moderna may be superior to Pfizer against Delta variant — breakthrough odds rise with time.

Moderna may be superior to Pfizer against delta variant — breakthrough odds rise with time – CNBC Original Study 1 (preprint): Comparison of two highly-effective mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 during periods of Alpha and Delta variant prevalence – medRxiv Original Study 2 (preprint): Neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants in vaccinated Ontario long-term care home […]

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RCT: third dose of Moderna mRNA vaccine increases immunity in transplant recipients.

Randomized Trial of a Third Dose of mRNA-1273 Vaccine in Transplant Recipients – New England Journal of Medicine Editorial: Third Time’s a Charm — Covid-19 Vaccine Hope for Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients Related: Study: Among kidney transplant recipients who did not respond after 2 doses, a third dose of an mRNA-1273 vaccine induced a serologic response […]

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