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Older adults find connection and meaning in community, demonstrate resilience during pandemic

Older adults were significantly affected by isolation and stress during Oregon's initial COVID-19 lockdown last spring, but they were also able to find connection and meaning in community, new hobbies and time for themselves, a recent Oregon State University study found.

30 Apr 2021

People living with a child attending in-person schooling have high risk of COVID-19

People living with a child who attends school in-person have an increased risk of reporting evidence of COVID-19, but teacher masking, symptom screening, and other mitigation measures in schools may be able to minimize that excess risk, suggests a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

30 Apr 2021

Study: Republicans became increasingly vaccine hesitant over the course of the pandemic

Individuals who self-identify as Republicans became more skeptical of a potential COVID-19 vaccine and other inoculations, such as the flu shot, over the course of the pandemic, reveals a new study by the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management.

30 Apr 2021

Government mistrust plays a vital role in slowing down child vaccination progress in Africa

Mistrust in local and national government plays a significant role in slowing down child vaccination progress in Africa - the continent home to half of the world's unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children, new research reveals.

30 Apr 2021

Frontline clinician scientists recommend more proactive guidelines to deal with pandemics

A new editorial written by clinical academics working on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic has warned that national guidelines need to adapt in the face of pandemics.

30 Apr 2021

Study highlights significant gap in evidence related to effectiveness of portable air filters in reducing COVID-19

Considerable gap in evidence around whether portable air filters reduce the incidence of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.

30 Apr 2021

Study: LFDs are inaccurate at diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infections in individuals with lower viral loads

The United Kingdom government plans to implement mass scale population testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection using Lateral Flow Devices (LFDs), yet the devices' sensitivity is unknown

30 Apr 2021

When can we stop wearing face masks?

Global rollout of vaccines to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is underway, with nine different vaccines approved for distribution by different countries. With four vaccines approved for distribution in the U.S., as of April 30, 2021, 29.9% of the U.S. population has now been fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.

30 Apr 2021

Human to animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in households is common

Coronaviruses are seen in multiple mammalian species. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, is said to have passed to humans from a mammalian source and to have originated from an animal reservoir as a zoonotic pathogen.

29 Apr 2021

Monoclonal antibody CT-P59 shows preclinical efficacy against South African SARS-CoV-2 variant

Researchers in the Republic of Korea (South Korea), The Netherlands, and South Africa have demonstrated the potential of the monoclonal antibody CT-P59 as an effective therapeutic for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the South African B.1.351 variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

29 Apr 2021

"COVID-19 diarrhea" depends on inflammatory response that is part of the disease

Researchers in the United States have provided important insights into the pathophysiology of diarrhea that occurs in some cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

29 Apr 2021

Workplace exposure to the virus can be the cause of excess COVID-19 mortality among Hispanics

Hispanic Americans have died of COVID-19 at a disproportionately high rate compared to whites because of workplace exposure to the virus, a new study suggests.

29 Apr 2021

Guidance on diagnosis and management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after a COVID-19 vaccine

Last Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration lifted the pause in administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.

29 Apr 2021

Study finds low risk of infection in babies born to mothers tested positive for SARS-CoV-2

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Public Health Agency of Sweden have studied newborn babies whose mothers tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy or childbirth.

29 Apr 2021

Primary care practitioners overestimate disease risks leading to over-diagnosis and overtreatment

Primary care practitioners often over-estimate the likelihood of a patient having a medical condition based on reported symptoms and laboratory test results.

29 Apr 2021

Study examines risk phenotypes of diabetes and their association with COVID-19 severity

People with diabetes are at increased risk of developing a severe course of COVID-19 compared to people without diabetes.

29 Apr 2021

What a difference a year makes in Colorado’s case for a public option plan

Before the pandemic, Colorado looked set to become the second state to pass what's known as a "public option" health insurance plan, which would have forced hospitals that lawmakers said were raking in obscene profits to accept lower payments. But when covid-19 struck, legislators hit pause.

29 Apr 2021

Researchers characterize a large set of therapeutic antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A team of scientists from A-Alpha Bio., USA, has recently conducted a large-scale screening of 33 therapeutic antibodies to examine their binding affinity to a number of SARS-CoV-2 variants. The team analyzed the impact of potential mutations in the spike RBD on antibody efficacy.

29 Apr 2021

A ‘dose of hope’? Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress

In his first speech before Congress, President Joe Biden argued it was time to turn the coronavirus pandemic into a historic opportunity to expand government for the benefit of a wider range of Americans, urging investments in jobs, climate change, child care, infrastructure and more.

29 Apr 2021

Is Hong Kong’s fourth wave of COVID-19 due to the Q57H SARS-CoV-2 variant?

A recent article in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Emerging Infectious Diseases reveals that the last of these was probably due to the introduction of a new variant from Nepal. This novel variant had been circulating in the community for about a month before the last outbreak was reported.

29 Apr 2021

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Older adults find connection and meaning in community, demonstrate resilience during pandemic

People living with a child attending in-person schooling have high risk of COVID-19

Study: Republicans became increasingly vaccine hesitant over the course of the pandemic

Government mistrust plays a vital role in slowing down child vaccination progress in Africa

Frontline clinician scientists recommend more proactive guidelines to deal with pandemics

Study highlights significant gap in evidence related to effectiveness of portable air filters in reducing COVID-19

Study: LFDs are inaccurate at diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infections in individuals with lower viral loads

When can we stop wearing face masks?

Human to animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in households is common

Monoclonal antibody CT-P59 shows preclinical efficacy against South African SARS-CoV-2 variant

"COVID-19 diarrhea" depends on inflammatory response that is part of the disease

Workplace exposure to the virus can be the cause of excess COVID-19 mortality among Hispanics

Guidance on diagnosis and management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after a COVID-19 vaccine

Study finds low risk of infection in babies born to mothers tested positive for SARS-CoV-2

Primary care practitioners overestimate disease risks leading to over-diagnosis and overtreatment

Study examines risk phenotypes of diabetes and their association with COVID-19 severity

What a difference a year makes in Colorado’s case for a public option plan

Researchers characterize a large set of therapeutic antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A ‘dose of hope’? Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress

Is Hong Kong’s fourth wave of COVID-19 due to the Q57H SARS-CoV-2 variant?

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