What We Know About the Dangerous COVID B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant – “the Delta variant may soon become the most dominant COVID strain in the world and lead to rapid outbreaks in countries without high vaccination rates”.
What We Know About the Dangerous COVID B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant – Intelligencer Commentary on Twitter Good summary of what's presently known about the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant @NYMag. Important to emphasize 2-dose vaccination effectiveness is high.https://t.co/8cKvR5eBMM w/ @jburnmurdoch @zeynep @macroliter by @chasdanner — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 1, 2021
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Countries hit hardest by COVID-19 – estimated mortality countries will have on September 1, 2021.
Countries Hit Hardest by COVID-19 – Think Global Health Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) ❓??? Which countries will have the highest mortality from COVID-19 come September 1, 2021? IHME researchers ran the numbers for a new article in @ThinkGlobalHlth ⤵️?https://t.co/d2CFHVzCYX — Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) June 2, […]
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Review: SARS-CoV-2 variants, spike mutations and immune escape.
SARS-CoV-2 variants, spike mutations and immune escape – Nature Reviews Microbiology Commentary on Twitter A new, exceptional review of the #SARSCoV2 major variants, zooming in on the culprit mutations, Δ epitopes/antigens.It concludes there is a "high probability of future mutation-mediated escape from host immunity"https://t.co/D4mFot8Ot5@NatureRevMicro @_wharvey @robertson_lab pic.twitter.com/JgzAhpsviq — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 1, 2021 […]
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Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men.
Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men – Science (a few articles per month are free) Related: CDC is investigating several reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis after receiving mRNA vaccines. Most cases were mild, more often in males than females, more often following […]
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[Press release – not published yet] The city of Serrana in Brazil has seen a 95% drop in Covid-19 deaths after almost all adults were vaccinated with Chinese CoronaVac – The findings suggest the pandemic can be controlled after 75% of people are fully vac
Immunization of Serrana´s population with Butantan´s vaccine has a high decrease of 80% cases and 95% in deaths by COVID – Instituto Butantan Commentaries: Study in Brazilian town shows 95% efficacy of Sinovac’s vaccine in reducing death by COVID-19 – Global Times AND Brazil Covid: Deaths plunge after town’s adults vaccinated – BBC AND Sinovac […]
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WHO validates Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations.
WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations – World Health Organization Commentary: WHO grants emergency approval to 2nd Chinese COVID vaccine – MedicalXpress Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac #COVID19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies & communities […]
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M-A: Triple vs. dual inhaler therapy in patients with moderate to severe asthma – fewer severe asthma exacerbations, but without significant differences in quality of life or mortality.
Triple vs Dual Inhaler Therapy and Asthma Outcomes in Moderate to Severe Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period) Commentary on Twitter Among patients with moderate to severe asthma, triple therapy compared with dual therapy was significantly associated with fewer severe asthma exacerbations and modest improvements in asthma […]
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Perspective | Can I get AstraZeneca now and Pfizer later? Why mixing and matching COVID vaccines could help solve many rollout problems.
Can I get AstraZeneca now and Pfizer later? Why mixing and matching COVID vaccines could help solve many rollout problems – The Conversation
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Study shows low risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection 1 year after primary infection.
Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection 1 Year After Primary Infection in a Population in Lombardy, Italy – JAMA Internal Medicine Editorial: Protection Because of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Commentary on Twitter Lombardy, Italy was one of the worst-hit places in the world in the 1st wave of the pandemic. Now, a year later, how many had […]
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WHO renames COVID-19 variants with the Greek alphabet (i.e., Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc), making them simple, easy to say and remember. The naming system aims to prevent calling COVID-19 variants by the places where they are detected, which is stigmatizing &
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants – World Health Organization Commentaries: The name game for coronavirus variants just got a little easier – STAT AND Covid: WHO renames UK and other variants with Greek letters – BBC
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