Saúde Pública/Medicina Humanitária

Dados europeus sobre a variante Ômicron: dos 109 casos confirmados até agora, todos sobre os quais há informação disponível quanto à gravidade foram assintomáticos ou leves.

6 Dez, 2021 | 16:22h

Epidemiological update: Omicron variant of concern (VOC) – data as of 3 December 2021 (12.00) – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Comentário no Twitter:

EUROPEAN EQUIVALENT OF CDC AS OF THIS AM: "All cases [of Omicron] for which there is available information on severity were either asymptomatic or mild. No deaths have been reported among these cases so far.". But let's keep on watching. https://t.co/3jHm4Wezi8

— Monica Gandhi MD, MPH (@MonicaGandhi9) December 3, 2021

OMS ainda não tem relatos sobre mortes por Covid causadas pela variante Ômicron.

6 Dez, 2021 | 16:21h

WHO has no reports yet of Omicron Covid deaths – MedicalXpress

Comentário no Twitter

Despite #OmnicronVariant's global spread, the WHO says there are no Omicron deaths so far. The agency warns it may take weeks to determine how infectious the variant is, whether it causes more severe illness & how effective antivirals & vaccines are https://t.co/NSN6Ysf3gc pic.twitter.com/Wnp90HvUng

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) December 4, 2021

Fauci afirma que os relatórios preliminares sobre a variante Ômicron são encorajadores – “Até o momento, não parece haver um alto nível de gravidade.”

6 Dez, 2021 | 16:19h

Fauci says Omicron variant doesn’t look severe, but ‘got to be careful’ – Associated Press

Editorial | O surgimento da nova variante de preocupação Ômicron (B.1.1.529) do SARS-CoV-2 destaca a capacidade de pesquisa da África, mas expõe as principais lacunas do conhecimento, as inequidades na distribuição de vacinas e as inadequações na resposta global à COVID-19 e nos esforços para controle.

6 Dez, 2021 | 16:17h

Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) – highlights Africa’s research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts – International Journal of Infectious Diseases

O impacto global do câncer em adolescentes e jovens adultos em 2019: análise sistemática para o Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

6 Dez, 2021 | 16:02h

The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet Oncology

Comentário convidado: Burden of cancer in adolescents and young adults – The Lancet Oncology

[Preprint] Dados preliminares apontam para risco aumentado de reinfecção pelo SARS-CoV-2 associado com o surgimento da variante Ômicron na África do Sul.

3 Dez, 2021 | 11:16h

Increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection associated with emergence of the Omicron variant in South Africa – medRxiv

Comentários:

Global Omicron COVID cases rise as evidence for immune escape grows – CIDRAP

Omicron seems to carry higher Covid reinfection risk, says South Africa – The Guardian

Reinfections three times more likely with Omicron: S. African research – MedicalXpress

Comentário da autora no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)

[Thread] We have updated our preprint on SARS-CoV-2 reinfection trends in South Africa to include data through late November. @hivepi @jd_mathbio @carivs @Dr_Groome @nicd_sa #SACEMA https://t.co/yvIRtfQH6I #notyetpeerreviewed https://t.co/EKr8fgJVba

— Juliet Pulliam, PhD (@SACEMAdirector) December 2, 2021

Variante Ômicron do SARS-CoV-2: um novo capítulo na pandemia de COVID-19.

3 Dez, 2021 | 11:14h

Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant: a new chapter in the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet

Comentário no Twitter

NEW—Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant: a new chapter in the COVID-19 pandemic

In a Comment, @ProfAbdoolKarim provides preliminary indications on transmissibility, severity, and immune escape from what is known about #Omicron's mutations. https://t.co/fWJq2ZSlNK pic.twitter.com/ijpgirZ5wj

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) December 2, 2021

Infográfico interativo | Visualização das vias de transmissão do SARS-CoV-2 e mitigações.

3 Dez, 2021 | 11:13h

Visualising SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and mitigations – The BMJ

Comentário: New interactive graphic tool illustrates SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and mitigations – News Medical

Comentário no Twitter

Is it risky to sing in a choir or eat in a small restaurant? How much difference does it make if I open windows or clean surfaces?

A new #BMJInfographic helps people decide what to do in everyday situations to protect themselves, and others, from covid-19 https://t.co/RMoEwZ9wTz pic.twitter.com/XV9ElCoOGa

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 2, 2021