Saúde Pública/Medicina Humanitária

O que se sabe sobre a perigosa variante B.1.617.2 (Delta) da COVID – “A variante Delta pode, em breve, se tornar a cepa dominante de COVID no mundo e levar a surtos rápidos nos países sem altos índices de vacinação.”

3 Jun, 2021 | 10:05h

What We Know About the Dangerous COVID B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant – Intelligencer

Comentário no Twitter

Good summary of what's presently known about the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant @NYMag. Important to emphasize 2-dose vaccination effectiveness is high.https://t.co/8cKvR5eBMM w/ @jburnmurdoch @zeynep @macroliter by @chasdanner

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 1, 2021

Monitoramento da vacinação contra o coronavírus pelo mundo.

3 Jun, 2021 | 10:03h

Tracking Coronavirus Vaccinations Around the World – The New York Times

Experimento em cidade brasileira mostra que a vacinação em massa pode dissipar a COVID-19.

3 Jun, 2021 | 10:02h

Brazilian town experiment shows mass vaccination can wipe out COVID-19 – Science (poucos artigos gratuitos por mês)

Relacionado: [Press release – not published yet] The city of Serrana in Brazil has seen a 95% drop in Covid-19 deaths after almost all adults were vaccinated with Chinese CoronaVac – The findings suggest the pandemic can be controlled after 75% of people are fully vaccinated.

Lado positivo da pandemia: o vírus da gripe se tornou menos diverso, simplificando a tarefa de produzir vacinas.

3 Jun, 2021 | 10:01h

A pandemic upside: The flu virus became less diverse, simplifying the task of making flu shots – STAT

Diretriz AHA: Atividade física como componente fundamental no tratamento de primeira linha para níveis elevados de pressão arterial ou de colesterol: quem, o que e como?

3 Jun, 2021 | 09:58h

Physical Activity as a Critical Component of First-Line Treatment for Elevated Blood Pressure or Cholesterol: Who, What, and How?: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Hypertension

Comunicado de imprensa: ‘Prescription’ to sit less, move more advised for mildly high blood pressure and cholesterol – American Heart Association

Comentário: AHA: Physical Activity Should First-line Therapy as BP, LDL Tick Upwards – TCTMD

ACP dá diretrizes sobre a prevenção do suicídio entre médicos.

3 Jun, 2021 | 09:55h

Comunicado de imprensa: ACP offers guidance on physician suicide prevention and the role of a healing community from an ethics perspective – American College of Physicians

Estudo original: Physician Suicide Prevention and the Ethics and Role of a Healing Community: an American College of Physicians Policy Paper – Journal of General Internal Medicine

OMS: Plano de US$50 bilhões para saúde, negócios e finanças para acabar com a pandemia e garantir uma recuperação global.

2 Jun, 2021 | 10:33h

New US$50 billion health, trade and finance roadmap to end the pandemic and secure a global recovery – World Health Organization

Comentário: Global Leaders Call for $50-billion Investment to End COVID-19, boost economies – Health Policy Watch

OMS valida a vacina Sinovac-CoronaVac contra COVID-19 para uso emergencial e emite recomendações provisórias.

2 Jun, 2021 | 10:32h

WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations – World Health Organization

Comentário: WHO grants emergency approval to 2nd Chinese COVID vaccine – MedicalXpress

Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)

WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac #COVID19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies & communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing.
More ⬇️ https://t.co/Uy0xmGlAIT

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 1, 2021

[Comunicado de imprensa – ainda não publicado] A cidade de Serrana, no Brasil, registra queda de 95% nas mortes por Covid-19 após quase todos os adultos receberem a vacina CoronaVac – Os achados sugerem que a pandemia pode ser controlada quando 75% da população está completamente vacinada.

2 Jun, 2021 | 10:28h

Immunization of Serrana´s population with Butantan´s vaccine has a high decrease of 80% cases and 95% in deaths by COVID – Instituto Butantan

Comentários: Study in Brazilian town shows 95% efficacy of Sinovac’s vaccine in reducing death by COVID-19 – Global Times E Brazil Covid: Deaths plunge after town’s adults vaccinated – BBC E Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal – Associated Press

Israel relata ligação entre casos raros de inflamação cardíaca e vacinação contra COVID-19 em homens jovens.

2 Jun, 2021 | 10:26h

Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men – Science (poucos artigos gratuitos por mês)

Relacionado: CDC is investigating several reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis after receiving mRNA vaccines. Most cases were mild, more often in males than females, more often following dose 2 than dose 1, and typically, within 4 days after vaccination.