Long Covid Implications for the workplace – Occupational Medicine  

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Association between pre-existing respiratory disease and its treatment, and severe COVID-19: a population cohort study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine  

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U.S. Saw Over 520,000 Excess Deaths in 2020, Most from COVID-19 – NEJM Journal Watch Original study: Excess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes in the US, March 1, 2020, to January 2, 2021 – JAMA Editorial: Learning From Excess Pandemic Deaths – JAMA  

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Reactogenicity Following Receipt of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines – JAMA   Commentaries on Twitter This @JAMA_current paper summarizes adverse reactions to mRNA #COVID19 vaccines through @CDCgov v-safe surveillance system, which collects near–real-time data via smartphone text message prompts and web-based health surveys. https://t.co/Xbdg0lxYfK pic.twitter.com/E4q13aJfkZ — Muin J. Khoury (@MuinJKhoury) April 5, 2021 .@CDCgov's v-safe program collects […]

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Epidemiologic Evidence for Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during Church Singing, Australia, 2020 – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases Related: Why indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots – Nature   Commentary on Twitter Pretty interesting report of #Covid19 transmission during church services in Australia. Infected choir member appears to have transmitted to up to 12 church […]

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Probable airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant – Building and Environment Related: Why indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots – Nature   Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more) ?AIRBORNE RESTAURANT TRANSMISSION—3 families—“No close contact or fomite contact identified, aside from back-to-back sitting—Airflow dynamics indicates the infection distribution is consistent […]

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Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Associated with a Local Bar Opening Event — Illinois, February 2021 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Commentaries: Illinois bar opening event linked to 46 Covid-19 cases, a school closure and hospitalization, CDC report says – CNN AND Bar opening linked to 29 COVID-19 diagnoses among staff and patrons, 17 […]

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High thrombotic risk in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy – Medical University of Vienna Original study: Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of venous and arterial thromboembolism in immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy – Blood  

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High versus low positive end‐expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels for mechanically ventilated adult patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome – Cochrane Library Summary: Effects of higher versus lower levels of pressure in the lungs at the end of each breath during mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) – […]

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Many hospitalized Covid-19 patients are given antibiotics. That’s a problem – STAT  

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