CDC Study: Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines reduce Covid-19 hospitalization risk by 64% after the first dose and 94% after the second dose among adults aged ≥65 years
Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Against COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, January–March 2021 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Commentaries: Pfizer/Moderna Vaccine Protection: 64% at First Dose, 94% at Second – HealthDay AND Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce Covid-19 hospitalization risk by 94% among older adults, CDC study […]
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Study in England showed one dose of COVID-19 vaccine can cut household transmission by up to half – This protection is on top of the reduced risk of a vaccinated person developing symptomatic infection, which is around 60 to 65% after the first dose
News release: One dose of COVID-19 vaccine can cut household transmission by up to half – Public Health England Original study (preprint): Impact of vaccination on household transmission of SARS-COV-2 in England – Public Health England Commentaries: Covid-19: One dose of vaccine cuts risk of passing on infection by as much as 50%, research shows […]
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Review: COVID-19-associated coagulopathy and antithrombotic agents – In non-critically ill hospitalized patients, therapeutic dose anticoagulation may improve clinical outcomes. In critically ill patients, this same treatment does not improve outcomes, an
COVID-19-associated coagulopathy and antithrombotic agents—lessons after 1 year – The Lancet Haematology Related: Full-dose Heparin best for moderate COVID-19 regardless of D-dimer — Data released from ACTIV-4a, ATTACC, and REMAP-CAP trials AND RCT: Intermediate-dose enoxaparin (1 mg/kg/d) not better than standard-dose prophylactic anticoagulation in patients with Covid-19 admitted to the intensive care unit Commentary […]
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Overview of SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults living with HIV – Low CD4 cell counts, or untreated HIV infection is associated a more severe clinical course
Overview of SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults living with HIV – The Lancet HIV Commentary on Twitter New Review: Overview of SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults living with HIV: https://t.co/xXTntfIYPF pic.twitter.com/6w6MUSbo3n — The Lancet HIV (@TheLancetHIV) April 27, 2021
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How the UK found the first effective Covid-19 treatment — and saved a million lives (about the RECOVERY trial and the effects of Dexamethasone)
How the UK found the first effective Covid-19 treatment — and saved a million lives – Vox Related: Covid-19: The Inside Story of the RECOVERY Trial AND Covid: The London bus trip that saved maybe a million lives – BBC
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Tracking the Evolution of a ‘Variant of Concern’ in Brazil – “P.1 may be 1.7 to 2.4 times more transmissible than earlier variants”
Tracking the Evolution of a ‘Variant of Concern’ in Brazil – NIH Director’s Blog Related: Genomics and epidemiology of the P.1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil – Science
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Review: Systemic and organ-specific immune-related manifestations of COVID-19 – over 70 different systemic and organ-specific immune-related disorders have been reported
Systemic and organ-specific immune-related manifestations of COVID-19 – Nature Reviews Rheumatology
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CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go outside without masks – but masks still needed in crowds
CDC Guidance: Choosing Safer Activities – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Commentaries: CDC: If You’re Vaccinated, You Don’t Need To Mask Outdoors (Unless You’re In A Crowd) – NPR AND CDC: Fully vaccinated Americans can go maskless outdoors – CIDRAP Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) If you are fully vaccinated […]
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Clinical Manifestation, Evaluation, and Rehabilitative Strategy of Dysphagia Associated With COVID-19
Clinical Manifestation, Evaluation, and Rehabilitative Strategy of Dysphagia Associated With COVID-19 – American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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The Utility of Chest CT imaging in suspected or diagnosed COVID-19 Patients – a review of literature
The Utility of Chest CT imaging in suspected or diagnosed COVID-19 Patients – a review of literature – CHEST Journal
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