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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Early administration of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma reduces outpatient hospitalizations

The results of a nationwide, multicenter clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provides solid evidence for the use of plasma from convalescent patients — those who have recovered from the disease and whose blood contains antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 — as an early treatment.

21 Dec 2021

Risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 by workplace and trade

Researchers investigate the risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure to people in workplaces across different occupations over time.

21 Dec 2021

Effect of T cell reactivity in COVID-19 infection and vaccination

Researchers recently developed an immunodiagnostic T cell assay to classify T cell immune responses of the subjects based on their coronavirus disease 2019 infection and vaccination history.

21 Dec 2021

Crude infection fatality rate is a key indicator in understanding COVID-19 mortality

Researchers leveraged recent data sources and broadly applicable modeling strategies to calculate the COVID-19 crude infection fatality rate (cIFR) in 77 countries from 28 March 2020 to 31 March 2021

21 Dec 2021

Stabilizing the long-term endemic behavior of COVID-19

Researchers used a classic age and contact structured model to explore the several reopening and vaccination coverage scenarios regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Dec 2021

Younger cancer patients at particularly increased risk of mortality from COVID-19

Systematic reviews and meta-analysis were conducted to identify the impact of SARS-CoV-2 in cancer patients based on tumor type, age, and treatment, and any novel risk factors for COVID-19 in cancer patients

21 Dec 2021

Insight into COVID-19 brain complications

In this interview, we speak to Professor Scott H. Faro about his latest research that looked into COVID-19 and its complications within the central nervous system.

21 Dec 2021

Moving more often is beneficial for long-term weight maintenance in older adults

When considered alongside the current Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, new findings suggest that focusing less on structured exercise, and more on building frequent periods of enjoyable movement into the day, will more likely contribute to health benefits that can be sustained, according to a paper published online in Obesity, The Obesity Society's flagship journal.

21 Dec 2021

COVID-19 vaccine protection declines after three months of receiving two doses

The protection offered by the Oxford-Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine declines after three months of receiving two doses, a study says.

21 Dec 2021

Measuring airway inflammation when diagnosing and treating asthma patients

In this interview, Carol Stonham, the head of a Locality Based FeNO referral service, talks to NewsMed about measuring airway inflammation when diagnosing and treating asthma patients.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 21 Dec 2021

Identifying a recurring pattern in broadly neutralizing antibodies that can target an epitope on SARS-CoV-2

Interesting research decrypts a recurring sequence in antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and identifies it to be a board neutralizing antibody that targets a conserved epitope on the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein.

21 Dec 2021

Efficacy of the mRNA-1273 vaccine against emerging COVID-19 variants

A new study emphasized the effectiveness of two doses of mRNA-1273 in preventing infection with SARS-CoV-2 and hospital admission with covid-19 due to variants including delta.

21 Dec 2021

Some groups are left out of Montana covid test giveaway program

As Montana's tally of new covid cases neared 1,000 each day in September, Shelly Stanley-Lehman worried about when the virus would reach her day care in Billings.

21 Dec 2021

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies. Stress levels among expectant mothers have soared. Pregnant women with covid are five times as likely as uninfected pregnant people to require intensive care and 22 times as likely to die. Infected moms are four times as likely to have a stillborn child.

21 Dec 2021

Vulnerable children in UK faced a healthcare shortage during the pandemic period

A new preprint describes the pattern seen among children who needed healthcare during the pandemic, demonstrating how the vulnerable had a higher rate of care deficits.

21 Dec 2021

Estimating vaccine efficacy against COVID-like illness from omicron and other COVID-19 variants

A new study combines real-time syndromic surveillance data from daily cross-sectional surveys with a COVID-like illness (CLI) prevalence-based vaccine efficacy estimator to better explain the early onset of the omicron variant.

21 Dec 2021

Study finds scarcity in COVID-19 vaccine supply decreases perceived vaccination priority

Anyone who has taken an economics class probably remembers learning about scarcity. The concept of demand outpacing supply applies to the toilet paper shortage at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and helps explain how a spike in home-improvement projects last year contributed to skyrocketing lumber prices.

21 Dec 2021

Study examines the sustainability of interventions on HPV vaccination rates several years after completion

Approximately 45,300 Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers occur in the U.S. every year. HPV vaccination has the potential to prevent up to 80 percent of these cancers. While raising HPV vaccination rates has been a public health priority since 2014, improving these numbers has been slow and uneven.

21 Dec 2021

$Clinical trial shows preliminary efficacy of all-oral regimen for patients with lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma$

Clinical trial shows preliminary efficacy of all-oral regimen for patients with lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma

Early results from an Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology randomized clinical trial of adults with multiple myeloma relapsing on frontline lenalidomide therapy showed that adding ixazomib (Ninlaro®) to pomalidomide and dexamethasone as part of second line therapy extended the length of time patients lived before their disease worsened (progression-free survival) compared with patients who received pomalidomide and dexamethasone.

21 Dec 2021

Researchers create 'UV Curtain' that can sterilize rooms against coronaviruses

Researchers from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich have created a new system to protect areas from the virus, using a light-emitting diode (LED)-based ultraviolet C (UV-C) light curtain. Specific wavelengths of UV-C are known to inactivate viruses and bacteria, and this tool could help keep areas sterile.

20 Dec 2021

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Further Reading

Early administration of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma reduces outpatient hospitalizations

Risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 by workplace and trade

Effect of T cell reactivity in COVID-19 infection and vaccination

Crude infection fatality rate is a key indicator in understanding COVID-19 mortality

Stabilizing the long-term endemic behavior of COVID-19

Younger cancer patients at particularly increased risk of mortality from COVID-19

Insight into COVID-19 brain complications

Moving more often is beneficial for long-term weight maintenance in older adults

COVID-19 vaccine protection declines after three months of receiving two doses

Measuring airway inflammation when diagnosing and treating asthma patients

Identifying a recurring pattern in broadly neutralizing antibodies that can target an epitope on SARS-CoV-2

Efficacy of the mRNA-1273 vaccine against emerging COVID-19 variants

Some groups are left out of Montana covid test giveaway program

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

Vulnerable children in UK faced a healthcare shortage during the pandemic period

Estimating vaccine efficacy against COVID-like illness from omicron and other COVID-19 variants

Study finds scarcity in COVID-19 vaccine supply decreases perceived vaccination priority

Study examines the sustainability of interventions on HPV vaccination rates several years after completion

Clinical trial shows preliminary efficacy of all-oral regimen for patients with lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma

Researchers create 'UV Curtain' that can sterilize rooms against coronaviruses

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