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Mass testing – in theory and in practice

Written by | 9 Mar 2022

There was no evidence that mass testing stopped or prevented the transmission of covid-19, according to Professor Allyson Pollock, Clinical Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University. “Mass testing… read more.

Ivermectin associated with lower mortality than remdesivir

Written by | 8 Mar 2022

An analysis of the records more than 41,000 patients who had covid-19 and were treated with either ivermectin or remdesivir showed that ivermectin was associated with significantly lower… read more.

Evidence-based public health: Covid control measures

Written by | 8 Mar 2022

As the coronavirus pandemic appears to be running out of steam it is important to review the lessons learned and move forward to ‘living with the virus’. IMI… read more.

Revocation of vaccine mandates – effective 15th March

Written by | 1 Mar 2022

90% of respondents supported revocation of the vaccine mandate, in a public consultation exercise carried out in February 2022. The UK Government has today (March 1st) published its… read more.

Antibodies improve in quality for months after COVID-19 vaccination

Written by | 18 Feb 2022

For at least six months after COVID-19 vaccination, antibodies produced by immune cells become steadily more formidable and more precisely targeted against the virus that causes COVID-19, according… read more.

Implications of findings for disease flare and vaccine reactions in RMD patients

Written by | 8 Feb 2022

With low rates of disease flare and reactogenicity after vaccination, the study findings are reassuring for both patients and clinicians, according to Dr Caoilfhionn Connolly, Rheumatology Fellow at… read more.

Disease flare and reactogenicity after covid vaccination in RMD patients

Written by | 7 Feb 2022

A recent study at Johns Hopkins evaluated responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with rheumatoid and musculoskeletal disease (RMD)1 – a group that was poorly represented in the… read more.

Are hedgehogs to blame for superbugs?

Written by | 10 Jan 2022

The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), whereby antibiotics not longer work well on bacterial illness, is a slow-burning pandemic with the potential to eclipse even the worst of… read more.

Don’t bet on lottery to boost vaccine uptake

Written by | 9 Jan 2022

Most people offered a COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 kept their appointment and rolled up their sleeves. However, as the year wore on, some countries struggled with vaccine hesitancy…. read more.

New study associates mask laws to reduction of COVID-19 deaths

Written by | 28 Dec 2021

Countries without face mask mandates experienced significantly higher COVID-19 deaths per million than countries that enacted mask mandates, investigators report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. A… read more.

Supermeres’ may carry clues to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19

Written by | 24 Dec 2021

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a nanoparticle released from cells, called a “supermere,” which contains enzymes, proteins and RNA associated with multiple cancers, cardiovascular disease,… read more.

Molnupiravir – what you need to know

Written by | 10 Dec 2021

Molnupiravir has been approved by the MHRA for early treatment of mild-moderate covid-19 in vulnerable adults, it was announced on 4th November. It is good news that at… read more.

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