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Heterologous Oxford–AstraZeneca and Moderna Vaccination induce increased levels of neutralizing antibody compared to 2 doses of Oxford–AstraZeneca.

Heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and mRNA-1273 Vaccination – New England Journal of Medicine Related: [Preprint] Mixing Covid jabs has good immune response, study finds – “The Com-Cov trial looked at the efficacy of either two doses of Pfizer, two of AstraZeneca, or one of them followed by the other. All combinations worked well, priming the immune […]

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Why was a major study on ivermectin for covid-19 just retracted?

Why Was a Major Study on Ivermectin for COVID-19 Just Retracted? – Grifter Analysis and Review See also: Huge study supporting ivermectin as Covid treatment withdrawn over ethical concerns – The Guardian AND Some problems in the dataset of a large study of Ivermectin for the treatment of Covid-19 – Nick Brown’s Blog AND Is […]

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Study shows the viral loads in the Delta infections are ~1000 times higher than those in the earlier strain infections on the day when viruses are firstly detected.

Viral infection and transmission in a large well-traced outbreak caused by the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant – Virological.org Commentary: The Delta Variant Isn’t Just Hyper-Contagious. It Also Grows More Rapidly Inside You – NPR Related: WHO: Delta variant is ‘most transmissible’ identified so far. AND Increased transmissibility and global spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern – […]

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RCT: Bamlanivimab plus Etesevimab reduce mortality and hospitalization in ambulatory patients with early Covid-19 (within 3 days of a positive test) who are at risk for clinical deterioration (i.e., older people, obese, diabetics, immunocompromised, with

Sarcoidosis: A clinical overview from symptoms to diagnosis.

Sarcoidosis: A Clinical Overview from Symptoms to Diagnosis – Cells  

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Real-World Evidence: The low validity of temperature screening for COVID-19 triage.

Real-World Evidence: The Low Validity of Temperature Screening for COVID-19 Triage – Frontiers in Public Health   Commentary on Twitter Temperature screening with infrared thermometers has a sensitivity of 9.43% for PCR+ COVID. https://t.co/GjaKpkUqwU — Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 7, 2021  

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One COVID vaccine dose yields good protection in elderly, 2 studies find.

One COVID vaccine dose yields good protection in elderly, 2 studies find – CIDRAP Original study 1: Vaccine effectiveness of the first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and BNT162b2 against SARS-CoV-2 infection in residents of long-term care facilities in England (VIVALDI): a prospective cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases Original Study 2: Effectiveness of BNT162b2 […]

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Cohort study: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine associated with 78% lower risk of Covid-19 in pregnancy.

Between BNT162b2 Vaccination and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnant Women – JAMA Commentary: Pfizer COVID vaccine shows 78% efficacy in pregnancy – CIDRAP  

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Opinion | The case for mandating COVID-19 vaccines for health care workers.

The Case for Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for Health Care Workers – Annals of Internal Medicine News release: Case is strong for mandating COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers – American College of Physicians   Commentary on Twitter The Case for Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for Health Care Workers https://t.co/pdaBRZdkfG via @AnnalsofIM "The case for mandating SARS-CoV-2 […]

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RCT: Neither Remdesivir nor Hydroxychloroquine affect viral clearance in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

News release: Neither remdesivir nor HCQ affect viral clearance in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 – American College of Physicians Original Study: Evaluation of the Effects of Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine on Viral Clearance in COVID-19 – Annals of Internal Medicine   Commentary on Twitter Newly published research in Annals concludes neither remdesivir nor #hydroxychloroquine affected viral […]

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