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Variantes Covid

Canadian Doctors Call for Mental Health and Addiction Funding for Team-Based Care

The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and Primary Care Collaborative have called for $37.5 million in immediate funding, as well as $75 million annually for 10 years, to help primary care providers treat patients with depression, anxiety, and addiction. The recommendation is part of a four-point plan to strengthen mental health and […]

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Las vacunas contra la COVID-19 proporcionan una mayor inmunidad que haber pasado la enfermedad

La decisión de no vacunarse contra la COVID-19 por ya haber pasado la enfermedad y confiar en la inmunidad adquirida de forma natural es una mala elección, al menos antes de que la variante ómicron fuese la dominante. Esta es la principal conclusión de un estudio liderado por investigadores del […]

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Immune Imprinting and Protection against Repeat Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2

More than 2 years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the global population carries heterogeneous immune histories derived from various exposures to infection, viral variants, and vaccination.1 Evidence at the level of binding and neutralizing antibodies and B-cell and T-cell immunity suggests that a history of infection with severe acute […]

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How Accurate Are Home Antigen Tests for Omicron?

Unsupervised SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing with three commercial kits had 70% to 81% sensitivity during the period when Omicron emerged and became predominant in the Netherlands. Rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 has largely replaced RT-PCR testing in the ambulatory setting, but accuracy data are limited. Dutch investigators performed a prospective […]

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More than 30 million urged to take flu and COVID vaccines to stave off potential ‘twindemic’

A potentially fatal strain of flu currently in circulation worldwide could be more of a threat to public health than COVID this winter, a senior government health adviser has warned. Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned that COVID will still present a major challenge for […]

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FDA releases important information about risk of COVID-19 due to certain variants not neutralized by Evusheld

FDA added important information to the authorized Fact Sheets for Evusheld (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab) to inform health care providers and individuals receiving Evusheld of the increased risk for developing COVID-19 when exposed to variants of SARS-CoV-2 that are not neutralized by Evusheld. Detailed neutralization data can be found in […]

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¿Por qué es tan preocupante la variante de Ómicron, BA.4.6? Esto sabemos

El pasado domingo 18 de septiembre, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, declaró como terminada la pandemia de COVID-19 en Estados Unidos; sin embargo, una nueva subvariante del virus que causa la enfermedad podría dar un duro revés a las declaraciones del mandatario y al curso mismo de la pandemia. Hablamos de […]

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