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What prevents patients from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine?
A recent study has found potential associations between vaccine hesitancy and epidemiologic factors, including barriers to receiving vaccination against COVID-19.
What prevents patients from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine?
18 Dec 2023
Baricitinib, ivermectin, favipiravir rank high among COVID-19 oral antivirals
Baricitinib, ivermectin, and favipiravir stood out in terms of efficacy in a network meta-analysis evaluating various novel oral antivirals for the treatment of COVID-19.
Baricitinib, ivermectin, favipiravir rank high among COVID-19 oral antivirals
15 Dec 2023
BPaLM regimen continues to show benefit against rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
In the treatment of patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, a 6-month oral regimen consisting of bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and moxifloxacin (BPaLM) is safe and efficacious and compares favourably with standard of care, as shown in the final data from the phase IIB-III TB-PRACTECAL study.
BPaLM regimen continues to show benefit against rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
12 Dec 2023
One in six CYPs in SG develop long COVID
In Singapore, about one in six children and young persons (CYPs) developed long COVID, with persistence of ≥1 symptoms 3 months after an acute COVID-19 infection, a survey study suggests.