Covid-19 (Temas de Saúde Pública)
Ex-diretor do CDC: É Preciso destinar vacinas contra Covid-19 para onde elas são mais necessárias.
19 Mai, 2021 | 09:44hFormer CDC director: Direct Covid-19 vaccines to where they’re needed most – CNN
Comentário no Twitter
Vaccine inequity is a serious problem ethically and epidemiologically. Read my latest at @CNN on why we must direct Covid vaccines to where they’re needed the most. https://t.co/2CD5xzI00h
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) May 17, 2021
Condições mais flexíveis de armazenamento da vacina contra COVID-19 da BioNTech/Pfizer – “Esta mudança aumenta de 5 dias para 1 mês o período aprovado de armazenamento do frasco descongelado fechado a 2-8 °C (i.e., em geladeira comum após retirada de condições de congelamento profundo).”
18 Mai, 2021 | 10:59hMore flexible storage conditions for BioNTech/Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine – European Medicines Agency
Comentário: EU Regulator Backs Month-Long Storage of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine in Fridges – U.S. News/Reuters
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EMA has changed the recommended storage conditions for Pfizer vaccine. Instead of 5 days the thawed, unopened vials can now be stored in a normal fridge for a month. 👏 https://t.co/MVkDJRQn4b
— Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) May 17, 2021
Estudo de laboratório sugere que as vacinas mRNA contra COVID podem bloquear as variantes que atingem a Ásia – “Ensaios usando SARS-CoV-2 vivo são esperança de que as vacinas feitas pela Pfizer e pela Moderna protejam contra a cepa viral vista pela primeira vez na Índia.”
18 Mai, 2021 | 10:57hCOVID vaccines can block variant hitting Asia, lab study finds – Nature
Ver também: Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective against Indian variants: study – MedicalXpress
Comentário no Twitter
Pfizer & Moderna mRNA vaccines are effective against multiple SARSCoV2 variants, including the B.1.617 & B.1.618, 2 variants underlying the surge in India. The research, while not yet peer-reviewed, was conducted at NYU School of Medicine in New York City https://t.co/3ziRhk8f4t pic.twitter.com/VzYQKWqyQF
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 17, 2021
Positividade ao anticorpo do SARS-CoV-2 protege contra a reinfecção por, pelo menos, 7 meses, com 95% de eficácia.
18 Mai, 2021 | 10:55hPreparação e resposta às prioridades de pesquisa sobre COVID-19 em ambientes com poucos recursos.
18 Mai, 2021 | 10:52hPriorities for COVID-19 research response and preparedness in low-resource settings – The Lancet
Estudo de coorte observa que minorias raciais enfrentam desfechos mais graves de COVID-19.
18 Mai, 2021 | 10:51hRacial minorities face more severe COVID-19 outcomes – CIDRAP
Vigilância de doenças para a era COVID-19: hora de mudanças ousadas.
17 Mai, 2021 | 09:49hDisease surveillance for the COVID-19 era: time for bold changes – The Lancet
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Together with esteemed colleagues, we call for bold changes for disease surveillance in the COVID-19 era and beyond.
The time to act is now, but it will require courage, leadership and more collaboration than ever before.https://t.co/s3vL9jt68G pic.twitter.com/ZKBu7wmKNJ
— Chikwe Ihekweazu (@Chikwe_I) May 15, 2021
[Preprint] Aumentar o intervalo para a segunda dose da vacina da Pfizer para 12 semanas aumenta em 3,5 vezes a resposta anticorpo-específica em pessoas com mais de 80 anos de idade.
17 Mai, 2021 | 09:47hComunicado de imprensa: Delaying second Pfizer vaccines to 12 weeks significantly increases antibody responses in older people, finds study – University of Birmingham
Comentários: Delaying a COVID vaccine’s second dose boosts immune response – Nature E Delaying Second Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Increases Antibody Response Threefold In Over-80s, Study Finds – Health Policy Watch E Delay in giving second jabs of Pfizer vaccine improves immunity – The Guardian E Expert reaction to preprint looking at the immune response in older people after vaccination the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine with either a 3-week or a 12-week dosing schedule – Science Media Centre
Estudo: Retardar a aplicação da segunda dose das vacinas mRNA da Pfizer-BioNTech e da Moderna pode reduzir as mortes em até 20% sob determinadas condições.
17 Mai, 2021 | 09:46hComentários: Expert reaction to study looking at the public health impact of delaying the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines – Science Media Centre E Delaying second Covid vaccine doses can save lives, study finds – The Guardian E Delaying second COVID vaccine dose may prevent deaths under certain conditions – The BMJ
Crise de COVID-19 na Índia: um chamado para a ação internacional.
17 Mai, 2021 | 09:35hIndia’s COVID-19 crisis: a call for international action – The Lancet
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The team @IndiaCOVIDSOS and others call for international action for India’s COVID-19 crisis in their Lancet paper.https://t.co/T7RvexuMJP@paimadhu @PrakashLab @KrutikaKuppalli @BhramarBioStat @spkalantri @cspramesh pic.twitter.com/QkuYv2QEb6
— Raj Kumar Manna (@rajphys) May 14, 2021