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  1. Fewer than 1 in 100 'highly allergic' people suffered anaphylaxis following the Pfizer COVID-19 jab

    Publicly released: Wed 1 Sep 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    An Israeli study of 429 'highly allergic' people who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine found 98 per cent of them (420 people) had no allergic reaction to the jab, 1 ... Allergic Reactions After Read more about Fewer than 1 in 100 'highly allergic' people suffered anaphylaxis following the Pfizer COVID-19 jab

    InternationalTel-Hashomer Hospital, Israel

  2. EXPERT REACTION: Could South Africa’s new, mutated variant be worse than Delta? (preprint*)

    Publicly released: Tue 31 Aug 2021 at 1430 AEST, 1630 NZST

    medRxiv

    Scientists from South Africa have reported a new potential COVID-19 variant of interest called C. ... The paper, which is a preprint and is yet to be peer reviewed, suggests C. Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Could South Africa’s new, mutated variant be worse than Delta? (preprint*)

    International; NSW; QLD; SANational Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), South Africa

  3. mRNA COVID-19 jabs provoke a response in 90% of immunocompromised people

    Publicly released: Tue 31 Aug 2021 at 1030 AEST, 1230 NZST

    Annals of Internal Medicine

    The findings are based on antibody measures in 133 immunocompromised people and 53 non-immunocompromised people who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. ... Louis and the University of California, San Read more about mRNA COVID-19 jabs provoke a response in 90% of immunocompromised people

    InternationalWashington University School of Medicine, USA

  4. Moderna vaccine generates higher antibody levels than Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

    Publicly released: Tue 31 Aug 2021 at 1026 AEST, 1226 NZST

    JAMA

    The study included people who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 along with those who had not been infected and found higher antibody levels in both groups. ... JAMAComparison of SARS-CoV-2 Read more about Moderna vaccine generates higher antibody levels than Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

    InternationalZiekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Belgium

  5. Now we need an 'Operation Warp Speed' for long COVID

    Publicly released: Tue 31 Aug 2021 at 0700 AEST, 0900 NZST

    Annals of Internal Medicine

    The health and economic consequences of COVID-19 may last long after the worst of the pandemic has passed, says a US expert, with up to 61 per cent of patients ... the current COVID-19 pandemic are only Read more about Now we need an 'Operation Warp Speed' for long COVID

    InternationalJohns Hopkins University, USA

  6. Common heart drug may help COVID-19 patients

    Publicly released: Tue 31 Aug 2021 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    Journal of the American College of Cardiology

    The drug, called metoprolol was tested against no treatment in a small trial of 20 COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation. ... The authors say repurposing metoprolol for COVID-19 patients with acute Read more about Common heart drug may help COVID-19 patients

    InternationalCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Spain

  7. COVID-19 antibodies can last up to 10 months after infection

    Publicly released: Tue 31 Aug 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    The researchers tested the blood serum of healthcare workers previously infected with COVID-19 to see how long antibodies lasted in their system. ... The researchers say while it is still not fully known Read more about COVID-19 antibodies can last up to 10 months after infection

    InternationalJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA

  8. Severe COVID-19 in children, one year on

    Publicly released: Tue 31 Aug 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Pediatrics

    Most children in a small cohort who were hospitalised after COVID-19 infection appear to have avoided long-term impacts, according to an international study. ... The researchers followed up with 68 Read more about Severe COVID-19 in children, one year on

    InternationalNottingham University Hospitals, UK

  9. Delta variant doubles risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation compared to alpha

    Publicly released: Mon 30 Aug 2021 at 1709 AEST, 1909 NZST

    The Lancet

    People infected with the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant have approximately double the risk of hospitalisation compared with those infected with the alpha variant, a study of more than 40,000 ... 1] The delta Read more about Delta variant doubles risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation compared to alpha

    InternationalPublic Health England, University of Cambridge, UK

  10. Door-to-door COVID-19 tests could help reach more vulnerable people

    Publicly released: Sat 28 Aug 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Health Forum

    Health workers going door-to-door with COVID-19 tests could help reach more vulnerable people, according to US scientists, who say the practice resulted in a substantial increase in the ... Door-to-Door Read more about Door-to-door COVID-19 tests could help reach more vulnerable people

    InternationalStanford University, USA

  11. Small study suggests quick, cheap home COVID-19 tests are as effective as PCR testing

    Publicly released: Sat 28 Aug 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    During the study period, 15 participants caught COVID-19, and the DART tests picked up all 15 cases. ... In one case, PCR detected COVID-19 one day before the DART test, but in another, the DART test Read more about Small study suggests quick, cheap home COVID-19 tests are as effective as PCR testing

    InternationalBioLabs (BioInnovation Labs, LLC), USA

  12. COVID-19 may be more transmissible in homes than we thought

    Publicly released: Sat 28 Aug 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    25 million household contacts from 30 countries. They found that, overall, the estimated chance of passing COVID-19 to another household member was 18. ... However, when household members had other Read more about COVID-19 may be more transmissible in homes than we thought

    InternationalUniversity of Florida, USA

  13. EXPERT REACTION: Pfizer recommended for kids 12 and up

    Publicly released: Fri 27 Aug 2021 at 1349 AEST, 1549 NZST

    Below, Aussie experts chime in on the announcement. ATAGI are recommending vaccination against COVID-19 for all individuals from 12 years of age, extending the current recommendation for those aged Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Pfizer recommended for kids 12 and up

    Australia; International; NSW; QLD; SAAustralian Science Media Centre

  14. 1 in 2 early COVID-19 survivors still affected a year later

    Publicly released: Fri 27 Aug 2021 at 1030 AEST, 1230 NZST

    The Lancet

    Overall, COVID-19 survivors were less healthy than people from the wider community who had not been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus (matched for age, sex and pre-existing ... A Lancet editorial Read more about 1 in 2 early COVID-19 survivors still affected a year later

    InternationalCapital Medical University, Beijing, China

  15. Almost one-third of Americans infected with Covid-19 in 2020

    Publicly released: Fri 27 Aug 2021 at 1000 AEST, 1200 NZST

    Nature

    New modelling has shed light on just how much the Covid-19 virus spread in the US during 2020. ... simulate the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within and between all 3,142 US counties. Read more about Almost one-third of Americans infected with Covid-19 in 2020

    InternationalColumbia University, USA

  16. China's spring sprung earlier in 2020 thanks to COVID-19

    Publicly released: Fri 27 Aug 2021 at 1000 AEST, 1200 NZST

    Science Advances

    Spring sprung earlier in China in 2020 due to reduced human activity as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, according to Aussie and international research. ... As a result, they say, spring arrived eight Read more about China's spring sprung earlier in 2020 thanks to COVID-19

    Australia; International; TASUniversity of Tasmania

  17. Pfizer COVID-19 jab side effects generally mild in a group of high risk kids

    Publicly released: Fri 27 Aug 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    Archives of Disease in Childhood

    quickly in this group, findings showStudy numbers small, but data representative of those most likely to benefit The side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab against COVID-19 are likely to Read more about Pfizer COVID-19 jab side effects generally mild in a group of high risk kids

    InternationalBristol Royal Hospital for Children, UK

  18. EXPERT REACTION: Airborne virus spread 'vastly underappreciated'

    Publicly released: Fri 27 Aug 2021 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    Science

    The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed critical knowledge gaps and assumptions concerning how respiratory viruses spread between hosts. ... According to a growing body of evidence, much of which gained from Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Airborne virus spread 'vastly underappreciated'

    InternationalNational Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, University of California San Diego, USA

  19. A man loses vision in one eye after COVID-19 infection

    Publicly released: Fri 27 Aug 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

    A man in the US has reported losing vision in one eye in the weeks following a COVID-19 infection, and experts believe he may have developed an autoimmune disease and ... They suggest his prior Read more about A man loses vision in one eye after COVID-19 infection

    InternationalColumbia University, USA

  20. COVID-19 increases the risk of heart inflammation more than the Pfizer vaccine

    Publicly released: Thu 26 Aug 2021 at 0700 AEST, 0900 NZST

    NEJM

    Israeli researchers say data from more than 1. 5 million people, half of whom had received the Pfizer COVID-19 jab, suggest the vaccine was not associated with an increased risk ... But catching COVID-19 Read more about COVID-19 increases the risk of heart inflammation more than the Pfizer vaccine

    InternationalClalit Health Services, Israel

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