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Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month
Surrogates of SARS-CoV-2* – a lipid enveloped RNA bacteriophage (Phi6) and two animal coronaviruses (CoVs; MHV and TGEV**) – survived in cold-storage temperatures for 30 days, a study finds, highlighting the risk of viral survival on food products and potential transmission on humans upon consumption.
Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month
10 Aug 2022
Myopericarditis risk after COVID-19 vaccine not greater than after other vaccines
The risk of myopericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination is not greater than that following other non–COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by researchers in Singapore.
Myopericarditis risk after COVID-19 vaccine not greater than after other vaccines
26 Jul 2022
Local landscape, air pollution tied to COVID-19 death risk
Urban environmental determinants of vitamin D status, such as air pollution and sun exposure, appear to be important factors in assessing the risk of mortality from COVID-19, reports a recent study.
Local landscape, air pollution tied to COVID-19 death risk
24 Jul 2022
SG: COPD severity a key factor when choosing between therapies
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients initiating treatment with a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) plus a long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) tend to have higher disease severity than those who are started on LAMA, according to real-world data from Singapore. However, there are as many patients who experience clinical worsening in the LAMA group as there are in the LAMA+LABA group.
SG: COPD severity a key factor when choosing between therapies
22 Jul 2022
40 COVID-19 vaccines and counting: Do we still need more?
There are currently 40 approved vaccines against COVID-19, of which 11 have been granted Emergency Use Authorization by the World Health Organization. [covid19.trackvaccines.org/vaccines/approved] With over 300 other candidates in the development pipeline – over 100 of which are in clinical testing [vac-lshtm.shinyapps.io/ncov_vaccine_landscape] – are new vaccines necessary?