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The memory B cell response appears to be weaker in vaccinated individuals who develop breakthrough infections with the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a new Singapore study.

Among patients with COVID-19 infection, those who smoke are at higher risk of developing complications compared with those who do not smoke, according to a study from Malaysia.

A recent study has shown that more than a quarter of young adults are seropositive for SARS-CoV-2, many of whom show single positivity with IgM. Such seropositivity was higher among those who had cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the household and those who used public transport.

Antihypertensive therapy (AHT) may be used safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, as no evidence suggest that it can increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection or death, according to a UK study. In addition, most classes of antihypertensives are negatively associated with COVID-19 diagnosis.

Use of cardiovascular medications does not lead to poor COVID-19 clinical outcomes among high-risk patients, such as those with hypertension, according to a study.

Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has a safety profile that is similar in patients with inflammatory/autoimmune rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (I-RMD) and those with noninflammatory RMD (NI-RMD), according to a study. The vaccines are well tolerated with rare reports of I-RMD flare and serious adverse events.

Use of 5α-reductase inhibitors (5ARIs) appears to lower the risk of community-acquired infection with SARS-CoV-2 in men without prostate cancer, according to a study, noting that treatment with this drug class can help ease the burden of COVID-19.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a sharp decline in treatment for older patients with newly diagnosed cancers of the digestive system, a recent study has found.