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COVID-19 and its Effects on Ethnic Groups
Why does the SARS-CoV-2 virus seem to affect Black and South Asian Ethnic Groups more in the UK? An interesting correspondence by Marion Cook in The Lancet July 17 suggests that this could be related to sickle cell and thalassaemia. Sickle cell anaemia is an inherited...
Coronavirus and Children
COVID 19 in Children and How it Occurs or Does Not Occur in Families An interesting article published in Paediatrics by Klara, M. and others looked at the dynamics of family infection. It is known that children have been less affected than adults in terms of severity...
COVID-19 and Diabetes
Diabetes and COVID-19 Disease; Why do Diabetics have Worse Outcomes? This is carefully looked at in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology by Matteo Apicella and others and they suggest that the reason for worse prognosis in people with diabetes is likely to be...
US Coronavirus Vaccine progress
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine An interesting update from Professor Justin Stebbing provids his own insight into the current vaccine progress. Professor Stebbing feels that there is a 75% probability that there will be enough vaccine for the entire United States population...
Coronavirus and Nightclubs
Coronavirus Disease Exposure and Spread from Nightclubs An interesting article in the emerging infectious diseases Journal of the CDC showed that 246 cases of COVID-19 were linked to nightclubs in Seoul, South Korea. During the April 30 to May 5 bank holiday,...
Is diarrhoea a symptom of Coronavirus?
Diarrhoea as a Feature of COVID-19 Disease A study in China published as a letter in the BMJ suggests that the most common symptoms in patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 are fever and cough. They suggested that the incidence of other clinical features was often...
How long do COVID Antibodies last?
The Antibody Response and SARS-CoV-2 Infection, How Long does it Last? A preprint published by Jeffrey Seow and other suggests that the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 can be detected in most infected individuals 10 to 15 days following the onset of COVID-19...
The Actual Prevalence of Coronavirus
What is the Actual Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in any population and country? An interesting study published in The Lancet by Marina Pollán, Beatriz Pérez-Gómez and others performed a nationwide population-based study to estimate the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2...
Boosting your Immunity during COVID-19
How to Boost your Immunity During This Pandemic A review article in the Scientific American looked at the myths and facts around immunity boosting. They suggested that there were no revolutionary ideas. However, there are some evidence-based steps in order to...
Coronavirus and Obesity
The Fear of COVID-19 for Those Patients Living with Obesity This is reviewed by Le Brocq and others in The Lancet published July 9. Data from France and The United Kingdom show a disproportionately high prevalence of obesity in patients with COVID-19 admitted to...
