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Nov 16 • Moderna, Inc. | 43 expert tweets ->
First interim analysis included 95 participants with confirmed cases of COVID-19 Phase 3 study met statistical criteria with a vaccine efficacy of 94.5%
Nov 20 • The Atlantic | 25 expert tweets ->
Hospitals Know What’s Coming
“We are on an absolutely catastrophic path,” said a COVID-19 doctor at America’s best-prepared hospital.
Nov 17 • bioRxiv | 22 expert tweets ->
Immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 assessed for greater than six months after infection
Understanding immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 is critical for improving diagnostics and vaccines, and for assessing the likely future course of the pandemic. We analyzed multiple compartments of circulating immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 in 185 COVID-19 cases, including 41 cases at > 6 months post-infection. Spike IgG was relatively stable over 6+...
Nov 18 • New Pfizer Results | 21 expert tweets ->
New Pfizer Results: Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe and 95% Effective
The company said it planned to apply for emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration “within days.”
Nov 17 • 20 expert tweets ->
Immunity to the Coronavirus May Last Years, New Data Hint
Blood samples from recovered patients suggest a powerful, long-lasting immune response, researchers reported.
Nov 19 • 18 expert tweets ->
The Coronavirus Is Airborne Indoors. Why Are We Still Scrubbing Surfaces?
Scientists who initially warned about contaminated surfaces now say that the virus spreads primarily through inhaled droplets, and that there is little to no evidence that deep cleaning mitigates the threat indoors.
Nov 18 • Time | 17 expert tweets ->
How We Can Stop the Spread of Coronavirus by Christmas
We have a long road ahead before a vaccine is safe, effective and, most crucially, widely available. Here's how we can stop the spread of COVID-19 by Christmas.
Nov 18 • Washington Post | 16 expert tweets ->
Opinion | Winter is coming. That means we need to start fighting covid-19 with humidity.
Dry air helps the virus spread, but we can fight it.
Nov 18 • | 15 expert tweets ->
Pfizer and BioNTech Conclude Phase 3 Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, Meeting All Primary Efficacy Endpoints | Pfizer
Primary efficacy analysis demonstrates BNT162b2 to be 95% effective against COVID-19 beginning 28 days after the first dose; 170 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were evaluated, with 162 observed in the placebo group versus 8 in the vaccine group Efficacy was consistent across age, gender, race and ethnicity demographics; observed efficacy in adults...
Nov 18 • CNN | 14 expert tweets ->
Doctors: Health care workers are experiencing more than Covid-19 burnout
Megan Ranney and Jessi Gold write that health care workers are stressed in unique ways because they are dealing with an already struggling health care system, worrying about their physical safety and trying to be productive on the home front all while watching people spread baseless conspiracy theories about Covid-19.
Nov 18 • 14 expert tweets ->
Observational evidence suggests that mask wearing mitigates transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is uncertain if this observed association arises through protection of uninfected wearers (protective effect), via reduced transmission from infected mask wearers (source control), or both.
Nov 20 • The Lancet Microbe | 13 expert tweets ->
Although SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding in respiratory and stool samples can be prolonged, duration of viable virus is relatively short-lived. SARS-CoV-2 titres in the upper respiratory tract peak in the first week of illness. Early case finding and isolation, and public education on the spectrum of illness and period of infectiousness are key to the...
Nov 20 • medRxiv | 12 expert tweets ->
Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 are associated with protection against reinfection
Background It is critical to understand whether infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) protects from subsequent reinfection. Methods We investigated the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive results in seropositive and seronegative healthcare workers (HCWs) attending asymptomatic and symptomatic staff testing...