New Alzheimer’s Gene Variants; Cannabis and Surgery; LSD for Cluster Headache? | MedPage Today
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Pfizer COVID vaccine 91% effective for at least 6 months | CIDRAP
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 91.3% effective up to 6 months after the second dose and 100% effective against severe disease as defined by the US Centers for Disease Control…
Interim Guidance on Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19 | CDC
Summary of Key Findings Concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in upper respiratory specimens decline after onset of symptoms. The likelihood of recovering replication-competent virus also declines after onset of symptoms. For…
Investigation of Acute Non-viral Hepatitis Illnesses – “Real Water” Brand Alkaline Water (March 2021) | FDA
Do not drink, cook with, sell, or serve “Real Water” alkaline water The FDA, along with the CDC and the Southern Nevada Health District, is investigating a number of reports…
CDPHE updates for Visitation Guidance
There have been updates to PHO 20-20 as well as the Residential Care Facility (RCF) Comprehensive Mitigation Guidance Document. I suggest you read BOTH. I have outlined much of the…
Bamlanivimab no longer recommended due to COVID variants in Colorado
The monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab is no longer recommended as monotherapy for the treatment of COVID-19 in Colorado. The prevalence of B.1.427/B.1.429 variants is now estimated to be greater than 20%…
Association of Acute Symptoms of COVID-19 and Symptoms of Depression in Adults | Depressive Disorders | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2777421?resultClick=3&utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=dd0df333b3-MR_COPY_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-dd0df333b3-149703525 After acute infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a subset of individuals experience persistent symptoms involving mood, sleep, anxiety, and fatigue,1 which may contribute to markedly…
Health workers’ greatest COVID-19 risk is from community, new data show | CIDRAP
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/03/health-workers-greatest-covid-19-risk-community-new-data-show The greatest COVID-19 risk factors for healthcare personnel (HCP) aren't patient contact or clinical duties but rather community exposure and prevalence, according to a JAMA Network Open study yesterday.…
mRNA COVID vaccination tied to 80% lower risk of asymptomatic infection
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/03/covid-19-scan-mar-11-2021 mRNA COVID vaccination tied to 80% lower risk of asymptomatic infection A real-world Mayo Clinic study shows a link between vaccination with two doses of an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine—either…