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Care of older people and people requiring palliative care with COVID-19: guidance from the Australian National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce.

Care of older people and people requiring palliative care with COVID-19: guidance from the Australian National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce – Medical Journal of Australia  

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The risk of postoperative complications following major elective surgery in active or resolved COVID-19 in the United States – Major, elective surgery 0–4 weeks after Covid-19 is associated with greatly increased risk of postoperative complications; surge

The Risk of Postoperative Complications following Major Elective Surgery in Active or Resolved COVID-19 in the United States – Annals of Surgery Related: Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery Study from 116 countries suggests surgery should be delayed for at least seven weeks following a COVID-19 diagnosis to reduce mortality risk ASA Guidance: Preoperative […]

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Clinical Review: Management of pneumonia in critically ill patients.

Management of pneumonia in critically ill patients – The BMJ  

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S2k guideline: diagnosis and treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning.

S2k guideline diagnosis and treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning – German Medical Science  

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Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant – “Thus far, it does not look like there’s a great degree of severity to it”.

Fauci says Omicron variant doesn’t look severe, but ‘got to be careful’ – Associated Press  

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WHO has no reports yet of Omicron Covid deaths.

WHO has no reports yet of Omicron Covid deaths – MedicalXpress   Commentary on Twitter Despite #OmnicronVariant's global spread, the WHO says there are no Omicron deaths so far. The agency warns it may take weeks to determine how infectious the variant is, whether it causes more severe illness & how effective antivirals & vaccines […]

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European data on Omicron: Out of 109 cases confirmed so far, all cases for which there is available information on severity were either asymptomatic or mild.

Epidemiological update: Omicron variant of concern (VOC) – data as of 3 December 2021 (12.00) – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control   Commentary on Twitter: EUROPEAN EQUIVALENT OF CDC AS OF THIS AM: "All cases [of Omicron] for which there is available information on severity were either asymptomatic or mild. No deaths have […]

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Early data from South Africa hints Omicron variant may cause less severe Covid, but more research is needed.

Early data from South Africa hints Omicron variant may cause less severe Covid, but more research is needed – STAT Original report: Tshwane District Omicron Variant Patient Profile – Early Features  

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Six different COVID-19 boosters are safe and increase immunity when given after two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, with significant variations in immune responses, UK trial shows.

News Release: Six different COVID-19 boosters are safe and increase immunity when given after two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, with large variations in immune responses, UK trial shows – The Lancet Original Study: Safety and immunogenicity of seven COVID-19 vaccines as a third dose (booster) following two doses of ChAdOx1 nCov-19 or BNT162b2 in […]

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Opinion | Omg, Omicron! Why it’s too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant.

Omg, Omicron! Why it’s too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant – The Conversation  

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