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WHO-led COVID drug plan doubles down on antibodies, steroids and shuns remdesivir

Thu, 2020-11-05 10:31 — mike kraft
Exclusive: WHO-led COVID drug scheme doubles down on antibodies, steroids and shuns remdesivir A World Health Organization-led scheme to supply COVID-19 drugs to poor countries is betting on experimental monoclonal antibody treatments and steroids but is shunning Gilead's <GILD.O> remdesivir blockbuster therapy, an internal document shows. Francesco Guarascio U.S.
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Pregnant women with Covid-19 face higher risk of severe illness and death, study says

Tue, 2020-11-03 10:40 — mike kraft
Pregnant women with Covid-19 face higher risk of severe illness and death, study says Pregnant women infected with the coronavirus are more likely to become severely ill and die from Covid-19, and they're at increased risk for premature delivery, according to a pair of reports released Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN CNN
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Two Pandemics, One Challenge—Leveraging Molecular Test Capacity of Tuberculosis Laboratories for Rapid COVID-19 Case-Finding

Mon, 2020-11-02 19:18 — mike kraft
Two Pandemics, One Challenge—Leveraging Molecular Test Capacity of Tuberculosis Laboratories for Rapid COVID-19 Case-Finding In many settings, the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic coincides with other major public health threats, in particular tuberculosis. U... Emerging Infectious Diseases journal

...TB laboratories can be an important resource to increase the global capacity for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing and research. However, expanding their scope to the detection of a viral pathogen warrants careful planning.

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THE SCIENCE OF SUPERSPREADING Why preventing hot spots of transmission is key to stopping the COVID-19 pandemic

Sat, 2020-10-31 10:05 — mike kraft

 

THE SCIENCE OF SUPERSPREADING

 

 Click on above link for graphics illustrating superspreading events.

 

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2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback

Fri, 2020-10-30 20:27 — mike kraft
2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback For the second time, a study testing an experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 has been paused to investigate a possible safety issue in hospitalized patients. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals... AP NEWS

For the second time, a study testing an experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 has been paused to investigate a possible safety issue in hospitalized patients.

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New research shows that Covid-19 antibodies can neutralize the virus and last up to five months

Fri, 2020-10-30 13:15 — mike kraft

There’s encouraging news about antibodies in a new paper published in the journal Science from researchers at New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital. In their study of the antibody responses of patients with either mild or moderate Covid-19, antibody levels appeared to stay relatively stable for at least five months, and their presence was correlated with the inactivation of the virus.

Antibodies are molecules pumped out by the immune system in response to infection, and they have a role in preventing future infections, though exactly how they function within the context of Covid-19 isn’t clear yet. Scientists are urgently trying to figure out whether the presence of antibodies actually means a person is protected from future infection as well as how long antibodies last in the body. Knowing this is crucial, especially for vaccine development.

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Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill Covid Patients

Fri, 2020-10-30 12:50 — mike kraft

The coronavirus struck the United States earlier this year with devastating force. In April, it killed more than 10,000 people in New York City. By early May, nearly 50,000 nursing home residents and their caregivers across the country had died.

But as the virus continued its rampage over the summer and fall, infecting nearly 8.5 million Americans, survival rates, even of seriously ill patients, appeared to be improving. At one New York hospital system where 30 percent of coronavirus patients died in March, the death rate had dropped to 3 percent by the end of June.

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New polio vaccine poised to get emergency WHO approval

Thu, 2020-10-29 19:43 — mike kraft
New polio vaccine poised to get emergency WHO approval The vaccine, designed to prevent harmful mutations, is seen as key to eradicating polio. Aisling Irwin nature

A vaccine against a type of polio that is spreading in the Southern Hemisphere is expected to receive emergency approval before the end of the year. If it does, it will be the first time the World Health Organization has steered an unlicensed vaccine or drug through its emergency listing process.

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Immunity to coronavirus lingers for months, new study finds

Thu, 2020-10-29 10:35 — mike kraft
Immunity to coronavirus lingers for months, study finds Immunity to Covid-19 infection lingers for at least five months, researchers reported -- and probably longer than that. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

(CNN)Immunity to Covid-19 infection lingers for at least five months, researchers reported -- and probably longer than that.

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OPINION: There’s no place like home for older and high-risk people to receive Covid-19 vaccines

Wed, 2020-10-28 20:05 — mike kraft
There's no place like home for getting the Covid-19 vaccine - STAT Delivering the Covid-19 vaccine to people in their homes can help achieve the national distribution necessary to stop the pandemic. Patrick Skerrett STAT

Staying at home has never been so vital for older Americans and those with compromised health. After nine months of the coronavirus pandemic, sheltering in place is still the most effective protection against Covid-19 for many older adults, and likely will be until an effective vaccine helps stop the pandemic.

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