October 27, 2020

A Flu Shot Might Reduce Coronavirus Infections, Early Research Suggests

Scientificamerican Melinda Wenner Moyer October 27, 2020 Hospital workers who got vaccinated were significantly less likely to develop COVID than those who did not U.S. health […]
October 27, 2020

What defines an efficacious COVID-19 vaccine? A review of the challenges assessing the clinical efficacy of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 (The Lancet)

The Lancet Susanne H Hodgson, DPhil, Kushal Mansatta, BA, Garry Mallett, BA, Victoria Harris, PhD, Katherine R W Emary, BM BCh, Prof Andrew J Pollard, FMedSci […]
October 27, 2020

Who should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccines? (The Lancet)

The Lancet Zaki Hassan-Smith, Wasim Hanif, Kamlesh Khunti 27 October, 2020 As effective vaccines and preventive medications become available for COVID-19, demand is likely to outstrip […]
October 27, 2020

COVID-19 associated arterial ischaemic stroke and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a case report (The Lancet)

The Lancet Lokesh Tiwari, DNB, Shashank Shekhar, MD, Anmol Bansal, MBBS, Subhash Kumar, DM 27 October, 2020 A 9-year-old girl was admitted to the paediatric intensive […]
October 27, 2020

Syndemic responses to COVID-19 should include an ecological dimension (The Lancet)

The Lancet Chris Kenyon 27 October, 2020 Richard Horton argued persuasively that COVID-19 should be addressed as a syndemic of biological and social interactions. When planning […]
October 26, 2020

Severe Covid-19 symptoms may prolong for 20 days, suggests study

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 26 October, 2020   Researchers suggested that people who show severe Covid-19 infection might shed the virus and hence be […]
October 26, 2020

Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials produce robust immune response in elderly – FT

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 26 October, 2020   Reuters But the FT cautioned that positive immunogenicity tests do not guarantee that the vaccine will […]
October 26, 2020

Oxford’s vaccine will be ready by christmas, says lead researcher

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 26 October, 2020   Phase three trials are now at an advanced stage Medics and high-risk patients are likely to […]
October 26, 2020

Does the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to eliminate the tobacco industry? (The Lancet)

The Lancet John P A Ioannidis, Prabhat Jha 26 October, 2020 Tobacco use is the top modifiable global health problem but the global tobacco market grows […]