Covid-19 (Temas de Saúde Pública)

O aumento da pandemia no país ameaça a oferta de um fabricante de vacina indiano para proteger o mundo.

17 Mai, 2021 | 09:34h

The pandemic surge at home is threatening an Indian vaccinemaker’s bid to protect the world – Science

WHO: É urgente que as nações ricas atrasem a vacinação contra Covid em jovens e doem as vacinas num esquema de solidariedade.

17 Mai, 2021 | 09:32h

COVID-19: Wealthy nations urged to delay youth vaccines, donate to solidarity scheme – United Nations

Comentários: Vaccinate vulnerable global poor before children in rich countries, WHO says – The Guardian E Covid: Delay child vaccinations and share jabs with Covax, says WHO – BBC

Relacionado: Editorial: Vaccinating children against SARS-CoV-2 – “Hard to justify right now for most children in most countries”.

Estudo de coorte com 12.306 pacientes pediátricos de COVID-19 mostra que somente 16,5% deles apresentaram sintomas respiratórios típicos (tosse, dispneia); 13,9% tiveram sintomas GI; 8,1% tiveram sintomas dermatológicos (rash); 4,8% tiveram sintomas neurológicos (cefaleia) e 1,8% teve outros sintomas inespecíficos (febre, desconforto, mialgia, artralgia e distúrbios de olfato e paladar).

14 Mai, 2021 | 10:16h

A retrospective cohort study of 12,306 pediatric COVID-19 patients in the United States – Scientific Reports

Comentário: COVID-19: Majority of infected children may not show typical symptoms – Nature Publishing Group

Comentário no Twitter

A retrospective cohort study of 12,306 pediatric COVID-19 patients

📍5% require hospitalization
📍18% of these require critical care
📍4% of these require ventilation
https://t.co/X6MTdS8D1i

— Rick MaskDonald MD 🚴‍♂️🏄🏻🎾 (@Kidsdoc1Rick) May 13, 2021

Estudo randomizado: A mistura de 2 vacinas diferentes contra a COVID-19 está associada a aumento do risco de efeitos colaterais.

14 Mai, 2021 | 10:14h

Heterologous prime-boost COVID-19 vaccination: initial reactogenicity data – The Lancet

Comentários: More side effects noted after using 2 different COVID vaccines – CIDRAP E Covid vaccines: Mixing increases reports of mild side-effects – BBC

Perspectiva | Infodemia de Covid-19 – Aplicação de modelo epidemiológico para conter a desinformação.

14 Mai, 2021 | 10:13h

The Covid-19 Infodemic — Applying the Epidemiologic Model to Counter Misinformation – New England Journal of Medicine

Comentário: Treating the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ as an epidemic – University of Pennsylvania

Perspectiva | Novas variantes do SARS-CoV-2 – Implicações clínicas, de saúde pública e vacinas.

14 Mai, 2021 | 10:11h

New SARS-CoV-2 Variants — Clinical, Public Health, and Vaccine Implications – New England Journal of Medicine

Perspectiva | Vacinas parecem funcionar bem contra as variantes do coronavírus. O que também é complicado.

14 Mai, 2021 | 10:10h

Vaccines seem to work well against coronavirus variants. It’s also complicated – STAT

Editorial: Vacinação de crianças contra o SARS-CoV-2 – “Para a maioria das crianças, na maioria dos países, é difícil justificar neste momento.”

14 Mai, 2021 | 10:09h

Vaccinating children against SARS-CoV-2 – The BMJ

Relacionado: Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12.

CDC afirma que norte-americanos totalmente vacinados podem ficar sem máscaras tanto em ambientes abertos como fechados.

14 Mai, 2021 | 10:07h

Diretriz do CDC: Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Comentários: CDC backtracks, saying fully vaccinated people can go maskless indoors – STAT E Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, CDC Says – NPR E CDC: No masks needed for COVID-vaccinated Americans – CIDRAP

Relatório | COVID-19: Que seja a última pandemia.

13 Mai, 2021 | 10:18h

COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic – Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Comentários: Report of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: making COVID-19 the last pandemic – The Lancet E WHO ‘needs more powers’ says independent panel co-chair Helen Clark – Devex E COVID-19 Was ‘A Preventable Disaster,’ WHO-Ordered Report Says – NPR E How the world failed to curb COVID – Nature E Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics – Associated Press E ‘A toxic cocktail:’ Panel delivers harsh verdict on the world’s failure to prepare for pandemic – Science E Covid: Serious failures in WHO and global response, report finds – BBC E Covid pandemic should serve as ‘Chernobyl moment’ for global health reform, international experts say – STAT