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Covid: Masks upgrade cuts infection risk, research finds.

Covid: Masks upgrade cuts infection risk, research finds – BBC  

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IHME COVID-19 model has been updated for over 200 world locations.

COVID-19 Projections – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Video: Insights from IHME’s latest COVID-19 model update   Commentary on Twitter ? NEW ✨ Our COVID-19 model has been updated for over 200 world locations ? ? ? ? (https://t.co/5biAggRz1T) ? Full video: https://t.co/wLGeAiiYhy? PDFs with explanations of country-specific projections: https://t.co/9KQxWwhQqx pic.twitter.com/8sSEzyXEf8 — Institute for […]

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Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – “IVM did not reduce all-cause mortality, length of stay or viral clearance in RCTs in COVID-19 patients with mostly mild disease”.

Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Clinical Infectious Diseases Related: Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine, take 2 – “Ivermectin shouldn’t be used to treat COVID-19 outside of the context of a well-designed clinical trial”.  

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[Preprint] 3rd AstraZeneca shot gives strong immunity.

Study: 3rd AstraZeneca shot gives strong immunity – Reuters Original Study (preprint): Tolerability and Immunogenicity After a Late Second Dose or a Third Dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) – SSRN/The Lancet  

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SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines induce persistent human germinal center responses, suggesting immunity will be long-lasting.

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines induce persistent human germinal centre responses – Nature Commentaries: Immune response to FDA-approved vaccines is strong and potentially long-lasting – News Medical Related: A long-term perspective on immunity to COVID – “Clinical studies now indicate that immunity will be long-lasting”.   Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) Just published @natureA […]

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Case report: Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia After the Messenger RNA–1273 Vaccine.

Thrombosis With Thrombocytopenia After the Messenger RNA–1273 Vaccine – Annals of Internal Medicine Commentary: Expert reaction to case report of from the U.S. of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after the Moderna mRNA vaccine – Science Media Centre  

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Phase 1/2 RCT: CoronaVac is well tolerated and safe and induces strong humoral responses in children and adolescents aged 3–17 years.

Safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac) in healthy children and adolescents: a double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 1/2 clinical trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases Invited commentary: COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than 12 years: are we ready? – The Lancet Infectious Diseases   Commentary on Twitter NEW—A phase 1/2 clinical trial […]

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Study finds 96.1% of patients objectively recovered from anosmia 1 year after COVID-19 diagnosis.

Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Anosmia 1 Year After COVID-19 Diagnosis – JAMA Network Open Commentary: Did Covid-19 take your taste and smell? Here’s when they may return – CNN AND Lost Sense of Smell Returns for Almost All COVID Survivors – HealthDay  

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IDSA Updated Covid-19 Guidance: Co-Infection and Antimicrobial Stewardship – “bacterial coinfections with SARS-CoV-2 infection are relatively infrequent (likely occurring in

Co-Infection and Antimicrobial Stewardship – Infectious Diseases Society of America Related: Another study shows a high frequency of antibiotic use among patients hospitalized with Covid-19 (85.2%), despite low rates of confirmed secondary bacterial infections.  

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Perspective | Is one vaccine dose enough if you’ve had COVID? What the science says.

Is one vaccine dose enough if you’ve had COVID? What the science says – Nature Related: Another study shows a single dose of an mRNA vaccine has maximal effects in those with past infection.   Commentary on Twitter One vaccine dose for prior covid: @ElieDolgin reviews the recent data @Nature https://t.co/amJ4RcGtuWVaccination cards/proof should be modified […]

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