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Living with Covid does not mean pretending it no longer exists
Omicron is now on the rise in a population of 1.4bn people. If the record mortality rates in…
Tracking COVID-19 infections: time for change — It’s time to exploit the power of random sampling.
NatureNatalie DeanFebruary 8, 2022errorstatistics Key messages by Joaquim Cardoso MSc.Chief Editor of the blog “The Health Strategist” One…
Universal Coronavirus Vaccines — An Urgent Need
NEJM, PerspectiveDavid M. Morens, M.D., Jeffery K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.January 27, 2022science The…
COVID-19: endemic doesn’t mean harmless
Rosy assumptions endanger public health — policymakers must act now to shape the years to come. Nature, World ViewAris Katzourakis24 January…
COVID-19 Therapeutics for Nonhospitalized Patients (and principles for equitable allocation)
JAMA NetworkRajesh T. Gandhi, MD1; Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ2,3; Carlos del Rio, MD4January 14, 2022 Substantial progress…
How does Omicron spread so fast? A high viral load isn’t the answer — What are the implication on 5 days isolation guidelines?
Data on viral levels point to immune evasion as a cause of the variant’s transmissibility. NatureMax Kozlov19 January…
Novel Antiviral Approach To Covid-19 Treatment
Novartis and Molecular Partners initiated a global clinical trial called EMPATHY, to test “ensovibep“ ForbesWilliam A. HaseltineJan 20,…
Former Biden-Harris Transition Advisors Propose a New National Strategy for COVID-19
JAMA NetworkJennifer AbbasiJanuary 18, 2022 The synthesis below was edited by the author of the blog: SmartHealth BlogJoaquim…
3 new pandemic strategies by 2 winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics.
1.Relying on population-wide vaccination is not working. 2.Other treatments seem more promising. 3.Rich countries must make smarter investments in…
The case for updating covid-19 vaccines for the Omicron variant
A new study puts the variant in a group apart from its predecessors The EconomistJan 15th 2022 Infographic…