Evaluation of the RNA Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2 in Non-Human Primates An interesting study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, October 15 2020 by Anderson and others evaluated theModerna mRNA-1273 vaccine. Method Non-human primates received 10 or...
Combining Rapid PCR and Antibody Tests Can Improve COVID-19 Diagnosis An interesting article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association October 13 by Jennifer Abbasi suggested that nose and throat swab polymerase chain reaction testing could...
Facemasks, Testing, Lockdowns and the Association with Country Wide COVID Mortality An interesting preprint updated August 2020 by Leffler and others looked at determining the sources of variation between countries in per capita mortality from COVID-19. They...
France and COVID-19, How is it Grappling with the Pragmatics of Isolation An interesting comment by Atlani-Dualt & Others published October 9, 2020 in the Lancet Public Health. They suggest that the current phase of COVID-19 is forcing countries to choose between...
What Happened to Obstetric Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic? An interesting correspondence in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal, published 5 October 2020 by Khalil and others reported an increase in stillbirths during the COVID-19 pandemic which was unlikely to...
In-Flight Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Does it Occur? An interesting article published in the Journal of Travel Medicine September 2020 by David Freedman and Annelies Wilder-Smith looked at this vexing question. They highlighted that the absence of large numbers of...
