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Half of Southeast Asian countries are lagging in vaccinating people against COVID-19, with Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam being the top three worst performers after having fully vaccinated only 8.3 percent, 19 percent, and 23 percent of their total population, respectively, as of 27 October 2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to wear mask to prevent the spread of the disease, but the increasing prevalence of masking has also resulted in a reduction in emergency department (ED) visits for other viral illnesses and exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a US study.

In patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who require mechanical ventilation and deep sedation, the use of ketamine has a propofol- and vasopressor-sparing effect, as shown in a study.

Use of face masks by both patient and physician during intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections does not modify the risk of presumed acute-onset bacterial endophthalmitis, but a reduced rate of culture-positive endophthalmitis is noted, reveals a study.