Saúde Pública/Medicina Humanitária

Omicron’s spread in South Africa has led to fewer hospitalizations and deaths than were seen during previous waves. But caution is warranted when it comes to making inferences about omicron’s intrinsic severity using population-level observations. #COVID19 https://t.co/xVb3tm8juc pic.twitter.com/HwNVvb5zpC

— NEJM (@NEJM) February 2, 2022

Estudo de coorte | Em ambientes de alta transmissão, o uso de redes de proteção contra o mosquito transmissor da malária durante a primeira infância foi associado com aumento da sobrevida décadas depois.

4 Fev, 2022 | 16:47h

Mosquito Net Use in Early Childhood and Survival to Adulthood in Tanzania – New England Journal of Medicine

Comentários:

Malaria-preventing bed nets save children’s lives—with impacts that can last for decades – Science

Mosquito nets in young children save lives into adulthood – University of Basel

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.

Perspectiva | “Trade-offs” e políticas de saúde – Uso de conhecimentos da economia para informar políticas de saúde pública.

4 Fev, 2022 | 16:34h

Trade-offs and Policy Options — Using Insights from Economics to Inform Public Health Policy – New England Journal of Medicine

Relatório OMS | Análise global dos resíduos de serviços de saúde no contexto da COVID-19.

4 Fev, 2022 | 16:09h

Global analysis of health care waste in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization

Comunicado de imprensa: Tonnes of COVID-19 health care waste expose urgent need to improve waste management systems – World Health Organization

Comentários:

Covid-19: Pandemic waste threatens human and environmental health, says WHO – The BMJ

Amid Mountains of COVID Waste, WHO Urges Sustainable Solutions – Health Policy Watch

Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)

The #COVID19 pandemic has generated extra tonnes of waste & exposed cracks in waste management, everywhere.
Waste must be reduced & managed safely, for the health of both people & the environment https://t.co/JsYeqvl7G6 pic.twitter.com/UfI0GRjBD1

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 1, 2022

10 bilhões de doses de vacinas contra COVID: mundo atinge nova marca.

4 Fev, 2022 | 16:05h

Ten billion COVID vaccinations: world hits new milestone – Nature

Comentário no Twitter

10 billion doses given, <1 billion were boosters
1 continent nearly left outhttps://t.co/DrCqQ4b7tJ
and @OurWorldInData

“It is a huge scientific achievement that ten billion doses of vaccines to a new pathogen were developed in two years from its identification”—@doctorsoumya pic.twitter.com/pyLXlvI22Q

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 1, 2022

Enquanto a Dinamarca descarta as restrições contra COVID, a OMS pede cuidado.

4 Fev, 2022 | 16:04h

As Denmark Scraps COVID Restrictions, WHO Urges Caution – Health Policy Watch

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

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.

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

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

Perspectiva | Desafios de inferir a gravidade intrínseca da variante Ômicron do SARS-CoV-2.