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UK Government to remove all COVID-19 international travel restrictions

The government will remove the remaining restrictions on international travel for all passengers ahead of the Easter holidays, the Transport Secretary announced today (14 March 2022).

14 Mar 2022

Study rules out post-COVID-19 conditions in hospitalized patients in South Africa

Researchers conducted a longitudinal cohort observational study on SARS-CoV-2 patients for serial follow-up.

14 Mar 2022

Modeling study assesses the effectiveness facemasks before and after COVID-19 vaccination

Scientists simulate different scenarios using facemasks through a computational Monte Carlo simulation model.

14 Mar 2022

At-home test for influenza is as accurate as rapid diagnostic testing in clinical settings

Home-based, self-administered tests for influenza are comparable in accuracy to rapid diagnostic tests in clinical settings, according to a recently published, peer-reviewed study.

11 Mar 2022

Survey: About 16% of couples are discordant about COVID-19 vaccination

A small but significant portion of couples contain one partner who is vaccinated against COVID-19 and another partner who is not, a Washington State University survey has found.

11 Mar 2022

Pangolins confiscated from illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam host SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses

A new study in the journal Frontiers in Public Health led by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society confirms that pangolins confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam host SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses.

11 Mar 2022

Canadian scientist discusses about how society could better prepare for future pandemics

Aled Edwards is of two minds about medicine's response to COVID-19. On one hand, he notes, we had life-saving vaccines and therapies less than a year after the discovery of SARS-CoV-2. On the other, more than six million, and possibly as many as 18 million people have died, and global access to advances that can prevent and treat severe disease remains highly inequitable.

11 Mar 2022

Study shows the mutations leading to omicron variant did not help virus escape recognition by T cells

People who gained immunity - either through vaccination or exposure - against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, also are likely to have some protection against the pathogen's omicron variant.

11 Mar 2022

Study indicates a 100 µg mRNA-1273 booster has acceptable safety and robust antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

A recent study assessed the safety and immunogenicity of mRNA-1273 booster vaccine against COVID-19.

11 Mar 2022

Youth with intentional BZD overdoses more likely to have recent doctor-written prescription

A high number of teens and young adults with an overdose involving a benzodiazepine (BZD), like Xanax, or psychostimulant, like Adderall – medications commonly used to treat mental health issues like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety disorders – have a recent medical prescription for a BZD or stimulant, according to Rutgers researchers who say physicians need to weigh the risks and benefits of these medications more closely.

10 Mar 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress shelves covid funding for now

Congress is moving toward completion of its annual spending bills for the fiscal year that started last October, but a last-minute snag jettisoned from the bill the Biden administration's requested funding for covid prevention and treatment.

10 Mar 2022

Government publishes draft terms of reference for public inquiry into COVID-19

Today (Thursday 10 March) the government has published draft terms of reference for the forthcoming public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic.

10 Mar 2022

Targeting regulation of subcellular architecture may hold opportunities to treat metabolic diseases

Cells use their molecular architecture to regulate their metabolic functions, and repairing diseased cells' architecture to a healthier state can also repair metabolism, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

10 Mar 2022

Public Health News and Research

UK Government to remove all COVID-19 international travel restrictions

Study rules out post-COVID-19 conditions in hospitalized patients in South Africa

Modeling study assesses the effectiveness facemasks before and after COVID-19 vaccination

At-home test for influenza is as accurate as rapid diagnostic testing in clinical settings

Survey: About 16% of couples are discordant about COVID-19 vaccination

Pangolins confiscated from illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam host SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses

Canadian scientist discusses about how society could better prepare for future pandemics

Study shows the mutations leading to omicron variant did not help virus escape recognition by T cells

Study indicates a 100 µg mRNA-1273 booster has acceptable safety and robust antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

Youth with intentional BZD overdoses more likely to have recent doctor-written prescription

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress shelves covid funding for now

Government publishes draft terms of reference for public inquiry into COVID-19

Targeting regulation of subcellular architecture may hold opportunities to treat metabolic diseases

Mental health service use for children, young people reduced over 40% in the early phase of COVID-19

Natural SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced anti-spike antibody responses

Sporadic Legionnaires’ disease in commercial truck drivers could be attributed to vehicle windshield wiper fluid

Study elucidates link between mothers’ exposure to air pollution and low-birth-weight babies

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Study finds chimeric mRNA induces potent and broadly acting neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Two years in, covid leaves Montana public health officials feeling ‘watched’

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