We recommend formal clinical trials of azithromycin in its prepackaged form at the first sign of COVID-19 infection in adults and children, using an initial adult dose of 500mg followed by 250mg per day for 4days, a total cumulative dose of 1.5 g, and for children 5 to 18years of age...
Health officials are wrestling with who should be first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Is it time to redefine what’s fair?
Given ongoing public, professional and regulatory concerns and the limited body of population-based evidence, there is an urgent need for evidence on the safety of all COVID-19 vaccines and, in particular, any association between COVID-19 vaccines and ITP and venous thromboembolic (including CVST...
Before now, Veklury was only approved to treat certain adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older who weigh at least 40 kilograms, which is about 88 pounds) with COVID-19. “As COVID-19 can cause severe...
Objectives Globally, healthcare systems have been stretched to the limit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Significant changes have had to be made to the way in which non-COVID-19-related care has been delivered. Our objective was to understand, from the perspective of patients with a chronic, life...
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Pandemics such as the Covid-19 pandemic have shown to impact our physical and mental well-being, with particular challenges for children and families. We describe data from 43 adults (31♀, ages = 22–51; 21 mothers) and 26 children (10♀, ages
More than a third of young adults in England have not had a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, new figures suggest. Some 64% of people aged 18 to 29 had received a first dose as of July 11, according to estimates from NHS England – meaning 36% are still l...
Staying close to home and avoiding crowded places can help older adults reduce their risk of COVID-19. But a new national poll suggests it comes with a cost, especially for those with health challenges. In June of this year, 56% of people over the age of 50 said they sometimes or ofte...
COVID-19childrenepidemiologycase fatality ratesurveillanceBackground: Children rarely develop severe or fatal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as compared to adults. We assessed disease trends, testing practicesdoi:10.2139/ssrn.3622390Ladhani, Shamez N....