Post-discharge persistent symptoms and health-related quality of life after hospitalization for COVID-19 – Journal of Infection Commentary: COVID-19 symptoms can persist for months after hospital stay – CIDRAP  

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BCG vaccination in infancy does not protect against COVID-19. Evidence from a natural experiment in Sweden – Clinical Infectious Diseases  

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COVID-19 re-infection by a phylogenetically distinct SARS-coronavirus-2 strain confirmed by whole genome sequencing – Clinical Infectious Diseases See also: First Covid-19 reinfection documented in Hong Kong  

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Duration of SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity: When is it Safe to Discontinue Isolation? – Clinical Infectious Diseases  

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Diagnostic and prognostic value of hematological and immunological markers in COVID-19 infection: A meta-analysis of 6320 patients – PLOS One  

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Anticipating and managing coagulopathy and thrombotic manifestations of severe COVID-19 – Canadian Medical Association Journal  

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Not just antibodies: B cells and T cells mediate immunity to COVID-19 – Nature Reviews Immunology   Commentary on Twitter Concise and useful summary of the B and T cell response to #COVID19https://t.co/RQ2ABn8CYf@NatRevImmunol pic.twitter.com/Bk9IiJFfwQ — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 24, 2020  

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An inflammatory cytokine signature predicts COVID-19 severity and survival – Nature Commentary: Researchers discover immune predictors of COVID-19 cases that fare the worst – The Mount Sinai Hospital   Commentary on Twitter Elevated levels of serum IL-6 and TNF-α at the time of hospitalization are independent and significant predictors of clinical outcome in two cohorts […]

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FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Convalescent Plasma as Potential Promising COVID–19 Treatment, Another Achievement in Administration’s Fight Against Pandemic – U.S. Food & Drug Administration Commentaries: Convalescent Plasma: The Science and the Politics – Science Translational Medicine AND Convalescent plasma: another controversial clash of politics & science – Health News Review AND Observational Study […]

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First Covid-19 reinfection documented in Hong Kong, researchers say – STAT Commentaries: Some people can get the pandemic virus twice, a study suggests. That is no reason to panic – Science AND You can get reinfected with Covid-19 but still have immunity. Let’s explain – Vox AND Expert reaction to first reported case of COVID-19 […]

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