[Not published yet] Observational study in Uruguay found CoronaVac reduced mortality by 97 percent – “In people who had received two doses, it reduced infection with the coronavirus by 57 percent and intensive care admissions by 95 percent”.
CoronaVac reduces mortality by 97 percent: Uruguay study – Associated Press
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Vietnam finds new rapidly spreading SARS-CoV-2 variant, hybrid of B.1.617.2 and B.1.1.7 strains.
Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains – Associated Press See also: Covid: Vietnam detects new UK-Indian variant, health officials say – BBC AND Vietnam says new Covid variant is hybrid of India and UK strains – The Guardian
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Covid-19 vaccination prevents transmission from vaccinated to unvaccinated household members.
The indirect effect of mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccination on unvaccinated household members – medRxiv Related: Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus? – “Preliminary evidence seems to suggest the COVID-19 vaccines make it less likely someone who’s vaccinated will transmit the coronavirus”. Commentary on Twitter More on less transmission, yet another incentive: "Our […]
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Opinion | 7 reasons why we should not need boosters for COVID-19.
7 Reasons Why We Should Not Need Boosters for COVID-19 – by Monica Ghandi, MD
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No COVID-19 cases found after a well-controlled indoor concert.
No COVID-19 cases found after well-controlled indoor concert – CIDRAP Original study: Same-day SARS-CoV-2 antigen test screening in an indoor mass-gathering live music event: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases Invited Commentary: Innovations in COVID-19 testing: the road from pandemic response to control – The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commentary on Twitter […]
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New IDSA Guidelines on antigen testing for the diagnosis of COVID-19.
IDSA Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19: Antigen Testing – Infectious Diseases Society of America
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The global burden of smoking tobacco and attributable disease in 204 countries and territories – “In the absence of intervention, the annual toll of 7.69 million deaths and 200 million disability-adjusted life-years attributable to smoking will increase o
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet News Release: The Lancet & The Lancet Public Health: Latest global data finds nearly 8 million deaths from smoking in […]
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Covid-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is “likely” responsible for deaths of some elderly patients, Norwegian review finds.
Covid-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is “likely” responsible for deaths of some elderly patients, Norwegian review finds – The BMJ Commentary on Twitter The Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine is “likely” to have been responsible for at least 10 deaths of frail elderly people in nursing homes in Norway, an expert review concluded, although it emphasised considerable uncertainty […]
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RCT: Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine shows 100% efficacy in adolescents – mainly transient mild-to-moderate reactogenicity was frequently observed, such as injection-site pain (in 79 to 86% of participants), fatigue (in 60 to 66%), and headache (in 55 to
Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine in Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine Related: [Press release – not published yet] Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine 100% effective against Covid-19 in adolescents Commentary on Twitter The 12-15 year-olds mRNA vaccine randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial is published @NEJM today [@BioNTech_Group/@Pfizer]https://t.co/7GlgC9xdd0—100% efficacy (95% CI 75,100)—1.8 X […]
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Lab study found CoronaVac serum neutralization efficiency was significantly decreased against B.1.526, P.1, and B1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Serum neutralising activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants elicited by CoronaVac – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
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