Saúde Pública/Medicina Humanitária
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
Comentário no Twitter
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 The research, while not yet peer-reviewed, was conducted at NYU School of Medicine in New York City https://t.co/3ziRhk8f4t pic.twitter.com/VzYQKWqyQF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
#ACC21 – Comissão do The Lancet sobre doença cardiovascular na mulher destaca 10 recomendações ambiciosas para melhorar a saúde de milhões de mulheres.
18 Mai, 2021 | 10:48hPágina: The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission: reducing the global burden by 2030 – The Lancet (necessário cadastro gratuito)
Infográfico: Women and cardiovascular disease
Vídeo: The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission
Comunicado de imprensa: Experts call for urgent action to reduce global burden of cardiovascular disease in women by 2030 – The Lancet
Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)
Cardiovascular disease is responsible for 35% of deaths in women yearly—yet remains:
❣️Understudied
❣️Under-recognised
❣️Underdiagnosed
❣️UndertreatedNEW @TheLancet Commission outlines 10 recommendations to improve health outcomes for millions of women: https://t.co/DDB97FFunC pic.twitter.com/WjV3aqqLV9
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 17, 2021
Estudo da WHO estima que longas horas de trabalho causam 745 mil mortes ao ano por doença cardíaca e AVC.
18 Mai, 2021 | 10:45hComunicado de imprensa: Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO – World Health Organization
Comentário: Long working hours killing 745,000 people a year, study finds – BBC
Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)
🆕 WHO & @ilo analysis shows that working 55 hours or more per week impacts #WorkersHealth & increases risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from #stroke & ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 2⃣9⃣% rise ↗️ since 2000.
👉 https://t.co/T3nuPX3nH7 pic.twitter.com/UW5XxbjWqo
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 17, 2021
Opinião | Cigarros eletrônicos e o banimento de cigarros mentolados nos Estados Unidos: uma oportunidade perdida de proteger os jovens.
18 Mai, 2021 | 10:43hE-Cigarettes and the U.S. Menthol Ban: A Missed Opportunity to Protect Youth – Think Global Health
Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)
📢📢📢 @US_FDA should ban flavors in all nicotine-containing products, not just menthol cigarettes. More than 8 out of 10 current youth e-cigarette users in the U.S. vape non-tobacco flavors.
IHME researchers for @ThinkGlobalHlth 🧵⤵️ https://t.co/d56mDCvTY3
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) May 17, 2021
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
Comentário no Twitter
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