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[Preprint] Quarta dose da vacina contra COVID fornece somente um leve reforço contra a infecção pela variante Ômicron.
24 Fev, 2022 | 15:50hFourth dose of COVID vaccine offers only slight boost against Omicron infection – Nature
Estudo original: 4th Dose COVID mRNA Vaccines’ Immunogenicity & Efficacy Against Omicron VOC – medRxiv
Opinião do Dr. Eric Topol | Por que uma única dose de vacina após infecção por Covid-19 deveria ser suficiente para se considerar uma vacinação completa.
22 Fev, 2022 | 15:42hWhy one-shot after a Covid-19 infection should suffice to be considered fully-vaxxed – The Guardian
Comentário do autor no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)
My new essay @guardian
"Why one-shot after a Covid-19 infection should suffice to be considered fully-vaxxed"https://t.co/RaBUpET2CZ
Summarizes extensive new evidence that confirmed Prior Covid ("Natural Immunity" or NI) + 1-shot is as protective as 3-shots /1— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 20, 2022
Reino Unido revela planos para “conviver com a COVID”.
22 Fev, 2022 | 15:37hUK unveils game plan for ‘living with COVID’ – CIDRAP
Ver também:
All you need to know about the end of Covid rules in England – The Guardian
‘Living with Covid’ strategy could do more harm than good, say businesses and unions – The Guardian
Por que a subvariante Ômicron se dissemina mais rápido que a original?
22 Fev, 2022 | 15:35hWhy does the Omicron sub-variant spread faster than the original? – Nature
Conteúdos relacionados:
Covid-19: What do we know about omicron sublineages?
We regret to inform you that we are now discussing subvariants – Vox
Sudden rise of more transmissible form of Omicron catches scientists by surprise.
Omicron’s sister variant spreads faster. So why did the one we call Omicron hit first?
BA.2 is like Omicron’s sister. Here’s what we know about it so far – The Conversation
Estudo sugere que banir a propaganda de refrigerantes poderia ser mais efetivo do que uma taxa sobre o uso de açúcar.
22 Fev, 2022 | 15:16hBanning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax – The Conversation
Estudo original: Industry levy versus banning promotion on soft drinks in Scotland: A distributional analysis – Food Policy
Conteúdos relacionados:
Association of a sweetened beverage tax with reduction in soda consumption in high school students.
UK National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says.
Perspective – Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Lessons to date and the future of taxation
Cohort Study: Association Between Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages and Soft Drink Consumption
Meta-Analysis: Impact of Sugar‐sweetened Beverage Taxes on Purchases and Dietary Intake
Study: Snack Tax May be More Effective than a Sugary Drink Tax to Tackle Obesity
Sugar Tax: Why Health Experts Want it But Politicians and Industry are Resisting
The Effect of Food Price Changes on Consumer Purchases: A Randomized Experiment
Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Associated with Reduced Consumption
Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics
To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times
Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies
Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases
Perspectiva | Como banir painéis e conferências majoritariamente masculinos em encontros científicos.
22 Fev, 2022 | 15:14hHow to banish manels and manferences from scientific meetings – Nature
Perspectiva | É hora de conviver com a COVID-19? Alguns cientistas alertam para uma “ilusão endêmica”.
22 Fev, 2022 | 14:48hIs it time to live with COVID-19? Some scientists warn of ‘endemic delusion’ – Science
Estudo randomizado | Aconselhamento de pacientes com sobrepeso para aumentarem a duração do sono pode reduzir a ingestão calórica.
22 Fev, 2022 | 14:46hComunicado de imprensa: Getting more sleep reduces caloric intake, a game changer for weight loss programs – University of Chicago Medical Center
Comentários:
Cut nearly 300 calories a day by doing something you already do – CNN
Individualized Sleep Counseling Can Aid Weight Loss in Overweight – HealthDay
Comentário no Twitter
In this randomized clinical trial of overweight adults who habitually sleep <6.5 hours per night, sleep extension reduced daily energy intake by ~270 kcal. Maintaining adequate sleep duration could be a viable intervention to prevent or reverse obesity. https://t.co/4nURTFSMO0 pic.twitter.com/jXaRx7wOdG
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) February 7, 2022
Estudantes de cirurgia estão “perdendo sua destreza em suturar pacientes”.
22 Fev, 2022 | 14:44hSurgery students ‘losing dexterity to stitch patients’ – BBC
Diretriz provisória da OMS | Rastreamento de contatos e quarentena no contexto da variante Ômicron do SARS-CoV-2.
19 Fev, 2022 | 14:04h
Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)
#COVID19 quarantine period may be shortened for contacts who test negative on a PCR or antigen based rapid diagnostic test. Quarantine can be shortened, for example to seven days, if the contact shows no symptoms & presents a negative test https://t.co/ERF0HDcJOU https://t.co/TsbcHw86B7
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 17, 2022