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

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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 past few weeks, and admissions of patients to hospital are following suit. As of 9 June the number of people in hospital each day with […]

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

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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 to contain its spread by non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). With the massive loss of life and economic damage, the only way out, in the absence of […]

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

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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 remain in the identification and monitoring of asymptomatic people. Methods This retrospective study included 733 asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 subjects, who were submitted to the […]

Let’s Stop Pretending About the Covid-19 Vaccines

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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 seeing me for medical counsel. Never have I been asked about one subject so much as the Covid-19 vaccines, and never have I seen so […]

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

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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 vaccine. The move may encourage some unvaccinated Americans to get the shots as well as give more private businesses across the nation greater confidence to […]

How Manufacturers can Keep Employees Safe From COVID-19

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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 have had the especially daunting task of keeping their employees safe while keeping their businesses open. In the last 13 months, hundreds of deaths and […]

Review of COVID-19’s long-term effects

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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 accounted for over 1.4 million infections and over 25,000 deaths. Acute COVID-19 illness typically lasts two to six weeks; however, some patients have reported debilitating […]

Meningoencephalitis associated with COVID-19: a systematic review

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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 reported worldwide. Here we venture out to summarize the clinical profile, investigations, and radiological findings among patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated meningoencephalitis in the form of a […]

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

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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. Thus far, the evidence on vaccine safety has exclusively been obtained from the manufacturer-sponsored studies; therefore, this study was designed to provide independent evidence on […]

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

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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 consultancy McKinsey & Company. If the public health response, including social distancing and lockdown measures, is initially successful but fails to prevent a resurgence in […]