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Editorial | “Mortes em excesso” é a melhor métrica para rastrear a pandemia.

7 Fev, 2022 | 13:52h

“Excess deaths” is the best metric for tracking the pandemic – The BMJ

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The pandemic’s true death toll: millions more than official counts.

We can be confident there have been far more than 5 million global Covid deaths – “Estimating ‘excess’ fatalities, a more robust analysis method, puts the pandemic’s grim toll between 10m and 19m people”.

Global Covid-19 deaths surpass five million.

Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on life expectancy and premature mortality in 2020 – this time series analysis showed there were more than 28 million excess years of life lost in 2020 in 31 countries.

Under-reporting of deaths limits our understanding of true burden of covid-19.

Study shows COVID-19 has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II.

Just how do deaths due to COVID-19 stack up?

Tracking excess mortality across countries during the COVID-19 pandemic with the World Mortality Dataset.

Exploring the gap between excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries.

Report: Three new estimates of India’s all-cause excess mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic – pandemic death toll estimated to be between 3.4 million and 4.9 million excess deaths.

COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show

 

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CDC revela sua arma mais recente para detecção de Covid-19: o esgoto.

7 Fev, 2022 | 13:50h

CDC unveils its latest weapon in Covid-19 detection: wastewater – CNN

Site do CDC: National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): A new public health tool to understand COVID-19’s spread in a community – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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CDC Report: Using Wastewater Surveillance Data to Support the COVID-19 Response — United States, 2020–2021.

Rapid, large-scale wastewater surveillance and automated reporting system enabled early detection of nearly 85% of COVID-19 cases on a University campus.

[Preprint] Wastewater genomic testing can effectively track COVID-19 variants of concern.

Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 – TIME

Next steps for wastewater testing to help end this pandemic — and prevent the next one – STAT

Sewage sleuths helped an Arizona town beat back Covid-19. For wastewater epidemiology, that’s just the start – STAT

The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature

Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread of COVID-19 – The Conversation

It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT

Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC

Development of wastewater pooled surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 from congregate living settings – high sensitivity, but unable to distinguish new infectious cases from persistent convalescent shedding.

Como a Dinamarca decidiu que a COVID não é uma grave ameaça à sociedade – “O país se tornou o primeiro da União Europeia a abolir todas as restrições de COVID, apesar de ser líder mundial em infecções per capita.”

7 Fev, 2022 | 13:49h

How Denmark Decided COVID Isn’t a Critical Threat to Society – The Atlantic

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Covid: Europe set for ‘long period of tranquillity’ in pandemic, says WHO.

As Denmark scraps COVID restrictions, WHO urges caution.

Despite the ongoing spread of Omicron, some European countries have decided to lift Covid-19 restrictions.

Cientistas admitem seus erros em relação à Covid – “Ter seus erros comprovados está na base do progresso científico. Aqui, os especialistas revelam onde erraram durante a pandemia.”

7 Fev, 2022 | 13:47h

‘The case for masks became hugely stronger’: scientists admit their Covid mistakes – The Guardian

Reação de especialistas a um estudo em preprint observando o impacto de lockdowns, conforme publicado no site da John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.

4 Fev, 2022 | 17:35h

Expert reaction to a preprint looking at the impact of lockdowns, as posted on the John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences website – Science Media Centre

Artigo original: a Literature Review And Meta-Analysis Of The Effects Of Lockdowns On Covid-19 Mortality – John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

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M-A: Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality.

Is the cure really worse than the disease? The health impacts of lockdowns during COVID-19 – “While there are certainly costs to be expected from intervening against COVID-19—every decision has a cost, after all—the counterfactual of an unmitigated epidemic makes these restrictions far less damaging than some have suggested”.

Especialistas questionam uma proposta incomum para autorizar vacinação contra Covid em crianças menores de 5 anos.

4 Fev, 2022 | 17:30h

Experts question unusual authorization plan for Covid vaccine for kids under 5 – STAT

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Pfizer and BioNTech seeking emergency use authorization from FDA for Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 5 – CNN

Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 – Associated Press

Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Its Vaccine for the Youngest Children – HealthDay

Covid: segundo a OMS, a Europa se prepara para “um longo período de tranquilidade” na pandemia.

4 Fev, 2022 | 17:29h

Covid: Europe set for ‘long period of tranquillity’ in pandemic, says WHO – The Guardian

Ver também: In Europe, leaders are starting to turn the page on the pandemic. It’s a different story in the US – CNN

Ponto de vista | Mídias sociais e a transformação da relação médico-paciente.

4 Fev, 2022 | 17:08h

Social Media and the Transformation of the Physician-Patient Relationship: Viewpoint – Journal of Medical Internet Research

Perspectiva | As origens, o desenvolvimento e o contexto da Comissão do Lancet sobre o Valor da Morte – “A morte deixou de ser um evento familiar, social e cultural para se tornar, sobretudo, um evento médico.”

4 Fev, 2022 | 16:42h

The origins, development, and context of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death – The BMJ

Conteúdo relacionado: The Lancet Commission: Experts warn of the increasing overmedicalization of death, call for radical rethink of how society cares for dying people.

Análise transversal | Aumento do tecido adiposo visceral em adultos está associado a escores cognitivos reduzidos.

4 Fev, 2022 | 16:35h

Evaluation of Adiposity and Cognitive Function in Adults – JAMA Network Open

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Excess Body Fat Tied to Lower Cognitive Scores in Adults – HealthDay

Expert reaction to study looking at the association between body fat and cognition in adults – Science Media Centre

 

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