Delta variant: What is happening with transmission, hospital admissions, and restrictions?

August 23, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Delta variant: What is happening with transmission, hospital admissions, and restrictions?

Authors: Elisabeth Mahase BMJ 2021; 373 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1513 (Published 15 June 2021)Cite this as: BMJ 2021;373:n1513 Are covid-19 hospital admissions increasing? Yes. The number of new cases of covid-19 has been rising in the UK for the…[...]

August 23, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

The origin of SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site remains a mystery

Authors: By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Feb 17 2021 The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has largely defied attempts…[...]

August 23, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Comparison between RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 and expanded triage in sputum of symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 subjects in Ecuador

Authors: Ariel Torres, Martha Fors, Tamaris Rivero, Karina Pantoja & Santiago Ballaz BMC Infectious Diseases volume 21, Article number: 558 (2021) Abstract Background The quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) effectively detects the SARS-COV-2 virus. SARS-CoV-2 Nevertheless, some critical gaps…[...]

August 23, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Let’s Stop Pretending About the Covid-19 Vaccines

Authors: .By Buzz Hollander, MD As a family physician, I spend my days dispensing advice. I mean, there’s the occasional cast, skin biopsy, or shot, but most of my patients are…[...]

August 23, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid shot, clearing path to more vaccine mandates

Authors: Berkeley Lovelace Jr. @BERKELEY JR PUBLISHED MON, AUG 23 20219:37 AM EDTUPDATED AN HOUR AGO KEY POINTS The FDA granted Pfizer and BioNTech full U.S. approval of their Covid-19…[...]

August 22, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

How Manufacturers can Keep Employees Safe From COVID-19

Authors: Soumi Eachempati APR 27, 2021 A list of actions employers can take to maintain a healthy workforce and compliance. While the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging for all organizations, manufacturers…[...]

August 22, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Review of COVID-19’s long-term effects

Authors: By Dr. Ramya Dwivedi, Ph.D. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused over 3.75 million deaths worldwide through infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In Canada, COVID-19 has…[...]

August 22, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Meningoencephalitis associated with COVID-19: a systematic review

Authors: Ritwick Mondal 1, Upasana Ganguly 1, Shramana Deb 2, Gourav Shome 3, Subhasish Pramanik 1, Deebya Bandyopadhyay 1, Durjoy Lahiri 4 Abstract With the growing number of COVID-19 cases in recent times. significant set of patients with extra pulmonary symptoms has been…[...]

August 22, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects among Healthcare Workers in the Czech Republic

Authors: Abanoub Riad,1,2,*†Andrea Pokorná,2,3,†Sameh Attia,4Jitka Klugarová,1,2Michal Koščík,1,5,‡ and Miloslav Klugar1,2,‡Giovanni Gabutti, Academic Editor Abstract Background: COVID-19 vaccine side effects have a fundamental role in public confidence in the vaccine and its uptake process.…[...]

August 22, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

It could take three years for the US economy to recover from COVID-19

Authors: Laura Oliver 30 Mar 2020 The US and Eurozone’s economies could take until 2023 to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, according to a new report from…[...]