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Ramadan and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
Correspondence published by Ali and others in The Lancet on 7th April. In 2020 Ramadan coincided with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, moving what is a month of communal prayers and social gatherings into the era of virtual prayers. 2021 brings further...
COVID-19 Testing Available at The London General Practice
COVID-19 PCR test The London General Practice is delighted to be able to offer a COVID-19 PCR test with same day results. This test can be used for fit to fly and is available by a self-administered swab orally and nasally, which can then be couriered back to...
Does Inhaled Budesonide Help in the Treatment of Early COVID-19 Infection?
An interesting study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Journal April 9th 2021 by Rama Krishnan and others looked at this issue. It has been noted idiosyncratically that patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 were under represented if they had...
Can telemedicine be used within a termination service and is it safe, efficacious and acceptable?
An interesting study by Chong and others published in the International Reproductive Health Journal of Contraception on March 26, 2021 looked at this subject. They performed the study at 10 sites providing a termination service in 13 states and Washington...
what about those who are unvaccinated within a community where there are vaccinated individuals?
An interesting preprint in medRxiv by Milman and others posted March 31, 2021 explores this issue. Mass vaccination has the potential to curb the current COVID-19 pandemic by protecting vaccinees from the disease and possibly lowering the chance of...
So where did this coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 come from? Did it come from the wildlife or did it come from the lab?
An interesting article in the Scientific American by Josh Fischman examines this issue. So how the SARS-CoV-2 virus start? In an interview with CNN that aired on March 28 a prominent scientist speculated, without evidence, that the origin was when the...
Covid AstraZeneca Vaccine Q&A
1. What are the risks associated with the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine? This is clearly a fast-moving subject and I can only comment from a general practice point of view not a consultant haematologist or researcher. The risks, as with any vaccine, include allergy, pain...
Lockdown Brainfog
Many people have asked us about feelings of exhaustion or fatigue after so many months of lockdown. Described as “brain fog” it can leave you feeling tired, lacking in motivation and have a negative impact on your day to day life. Some advice received on what you can...
Current Entry Requirements for Arriving into England
A traveller must either quarantine in the place they are staying or in a managed quarantine hotel for 10 days due to Coronavirus. This will depend on where the traveller has travelled from in the 10 days prior to arrival into England. Before leaving...
The Pfizer Vaccine in Adolescents and Children
How effective is it? According to a press release by Pfizer itself there was 100% efficacy against COVID-19 amongst those aged 12-15 years old in the United States without a prior history of infection. 18 cases of COVID-19 were observed in the placebo group and none...
