Intrafamilial Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Induces Cellular Immune Response without Seroconversion
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COVID19
Role of Science in Times of Crisis
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SARS-CoV-2 in Human Sewage in Santa Catalina, Brazil, November 2019
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Predicting the Trajectory of Any COVID19 Epidemic From the Best Straight Line
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Sentinel Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Anticipates the Occurrence of COVID19 Cases
On 26 Jun, 2020 By admin 0 Comments
June, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 was detected in Barcelona sewage long before the declaration of the first COVID-19 case, indicating that the infection was present in the population before the first imported case was reported. Sentinel surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater would enable adoption of immediate measures in the event of future COVID-19 waves.
Debate: Should Governments Continue Lockdown Strategy?
On 25 Jun, 2020 By admin 0 Comments
June, 2020
Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19? Until we have a meaningful alternative, lockdown is the only thing we can do to prevent further catastrophic spread of the virus, says Edward R Melnick.
But John PA Ioannidis argues that any benefits of lockdown depend on its effectiveness and the covid-19 burden—and that the harms are multifarious.
Illusory Effects of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions on COVID19 in Europe
On 21 Jun, 2020 By admin 0 Comments
June 8, 2020 - Stefan Homburg, Christof Kuhbandner
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Flaxman et al. (Nature, 8 June 2020, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2405-7, 2020) infer that non-pharmaceutical interventions conducted by several European countries considerably reduced effective reproduction numbers and saved millions of lives. We show that their method is ill-conceived and that the alleged effects are artefacts. Moreover, we demonstrate that the United Kingdom?s lockdown was both superfluous and ineffective.
Estimating Effects of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 in Europe
On 21 Jun, 2020 By admin 0 Comments
June 8, 2020
Seth Flaxman, Swapnil Mishra, Axel Gandy, H. Juliette T. Unwin, Thomas A. Mellan, Helen Coupland, Charles Whittaker, Harrison Zhu, Tresnia Berah, Jeffrey W. Eaton, Mélodie Monod, Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team, Azra C. Ghani, Christl A. Donnelly, Steven M. Riley, Michaela A. C. Vollmer, Neil M. Ferguson, Lucy C. Okell & Samir Bhatt
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COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown: response time is more important than its strictness
On 20 Jun, 2020 By admin 0 Comments
Doctors Break Down COVID Response and the Demonization of HCQ
On 19 Jun, 2020 By admin 0 Comments