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COVID-19

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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México en la semana: actualización de lineamientos para la prevención de COVID-19, falta de atención a casos de dengue e intoxicaciones de estudiantes

A continuación un resumen de algunos temas destacados en México del 7 al 13 de octubre de 2022. Actualización de lineamientos contra la COVID-19 en lugares de trabajo El 10 de octubre el Comité de Nueva Normalidad, conformado por las secretarías de Salud, Economía, Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS), y […]

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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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Estimated Global Proportions of Individuals With Persistent Fatigue, Cognitive, and Respiratory Symptom Clusters Following Symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021

Question  Among individuals who had symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2020 and 2021, what proportion experienced common self-reported Long COVID symptom clusters 3 months after initial infection? Findings  This observational analysis involved bayesian meta-regression and pooling of 54 studies and 2 medical record databases with data for 1.2 million individuals (from 22 countries) […]

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El dolor faríngeo se convierte en un síntoma dominante de la COVID-19: informes

Presentar dolor faríngeo u odinofagia es ahora un síntoma dominante de la infección por SARS-CoV-2, mientras que la fiebre y la anosmia (pérdida del olfato) se están volviendo menos comunes, según informes recientes en el Reino Unido.[1,2] El cambio podría ser motivo de preocupación ante la llegada del otoño y la […]

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COVID Rebound After Pfizer Treatment Likely Due to Robust Immune Response, Study Finds

A rebound of COVID-19 symptoms in some patients after taking Pfizer’s antiviral Paxlovid may be related to a robust immune response rather than a weak one, U.S. government researchers reported on Thursday. They concluded that taking a longer course of the drug – beyond the recommended five days – was […]

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