56 Coronavirus Bulletin— 10/03/21

 

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56 Coronavirus Bulletin— 10/03/21

Research— COVID-19 vaccination in patients with diabetes mellitus: Current concepts, uncertainties and challenges

Aim of paper to summarize the available evidence on the use of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with diabetes mellitus.

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Research— SARS2 simplified scores to estimate risk of hospitalization and death among patients with COVID-19.

Study examines utility of simpler models for estimating risk of hospitalization of patients with COVID-19 and mortality of these patients based on demographic characteristics (sex, age, race, median household income based on zip code) and smoking status of 12,347 patients who tested positive.

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Research—Risk of adverse outcomes in patients with underlying respiratory conditions admitted to hospital with COVID-19: a national, multicentre prospective cohort study using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK

Analysis of data from CCP-UK (n=75,463) found those with severe asthma or COPD had increased mortality rates, after adjustment for a range of comorbidities. Use of inhaled steroids ≤2 weeks of admission was associated with decreased mortality in those with asthma aged ≥50 years.

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Research—Bacterial and fungal co-infections among COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit.

Study aimed to investigate the frequency and characteristics of respiratory co-infections in COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

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 Research and Analysis— Lateral flow device specificity in phase 4 (post-marketing) surveillance

New analysis showing that lateral flow tests (LFDs) have a specificity of at least 99.9% when used to test in the community, and could be as high as 99.97%.

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Guidance— Methods for the detection and identification of SARS-CoV-2 variants

This technical guidance provides guidance to laboratories, microbiology experts and relevant stakeholders in making decisions on establishing or scaling up capability and capacity to detect and identify circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants, and in making decisions on which technologies to use and for which objective.

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 Guidance— COVID-19: ventilation of indoor spaces to stop the spread of coronavirus

Guidance on the ventilation of indoor spaces to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

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 Resources—COVID-19 vaccination: British Sign Language resources

This resource contains British Sign Language (BSL) videos on COVID-19 vaccination.

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 Podcast—Sir Michael Marmot on COVID-19, inequality, and the future of society

Professor Sir Michael Marmot joins Jessamy and Gavin to discuss how inequality and injustice have directly contributed to poorer COVID-19 outcomes, and what has to change in society post-pandemic.

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