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High-flowrate air samplers are able to detect airborne SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals, outperforming even surface sampling, according to a recent Singapore study. Factors such as the site of deployment and distance of the air samplers from patients affect the viral load detected.

COVID-19 does not appear to result in long-term impairment of lung function in children and adolescents, according to two studies presented at ERS 2021.

Investigations into the role of small aerosol particles in COVID-19 transmission suggest that SARS-CoV-2 may be an airborne hazard. A recent medRxiv preprint study from Singapore adds to this body of evidence.

Use of tofacitinib for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may lead to reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV), especially among hepatitis B surface antigen-positive (HBsAg+) and HBsAg-negative/hepatitis B core antibody-positive (HBsAg–/HBcAb+) patients, according to a study from Taiwan.

Daily treatment with doxycycline did not shorten recovery time or reduce hospitalization or death in community-dwelling older adults with COVID-19, according to a study from the PRINCIPLE Collaborative Group.