The CDC in America May 25th 2021 reports on this issue looks at breakthrough infections between January 1st and April 30th 2021. COVID-19 vaccines are a critical tool for controlling the ongoing global pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration...
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists globally, an emerging challenge in the shift from acute infection to the burden of long-term consequences resulted from the disease. Although a consensus terminology has not yet been reached, the post-acute stage of...
An interesting research paper published by Leber and others July 13th 2021 discusses this issue. Testing for COVID-19 with PCR is considered gold standard. Again this may result in delayed detection of disease. Antigen detection via lateral flow testing is much...
Mandatory Day 2 and Day 8 PCR testing and variant sequencing of international arrivals has been recently introduced by the UK Government to mitigate against cross-border transmission of high-risk SARS-CoV-2 variants. SARS-CoV-2 testing and sequencing combines PCR with...
An interesting research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network by Pieh and others researched this issue. The authors assessed mental health in high school students aged 14-20 years after one semester of attending school remotely...
An interesting article published in Paediatrics 2021 April by Zimmerman and others investigated this issue. In an effort to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection, North Carolina closed the Kindergarten schools through grade 12 to in person instruction on...
