Pfizer vaccine appears effective against mutation CovidpathJan 8Sign up to like postSubscribeLoginPrivacyTermsInformation collection noticeShare COVID-19 updates for Friday, January 8Carl T. Bergstrom @CT_BergstromReassuring: the Pfizer vaccine generates equivalent neutralizing titres against the key N501Y spike protein mutation in the UK B.1.1.7 strain that's causing so much concern. (NB: activity shown against the one mutation, not the full complement in B.1.1.7.) biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorva_nycNEW: The mob that stormed the Capitol yesterday did not just unleash invective and a threat to American democracy. They may also have transformed the riot into a super-spreader event. 1/4 A Riot Amid a Pandemic: Did the Virus, Too, Storm the Capitol?Some scientists fear that the mayhem on Capitol Hill may prove to have been a so-called super-spreading event.nytimes.comMarc Bonten @MarcBontenJust published, the complete analysis of il-6 receptor antagonists in severely ill patients with #COVID-19. On top of steroids 8% absolute improvement in d21 survival! @remap_cap Interleukin-6 Receptor Antagonists in Critically Ill Patients with Covid-19 - Preliminary reportBackground: The efficacy of interleukin-6 receptor antagonists in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is unclear. Methods: We evaluated tocilizumab and sarilumab in an ongoing international, multifactorial, adaptive platform trial. Adult patients with Covid-19, within 24…medrxiv.orgEric Topol @EricTopolIt's time to stop causing B.1.1.7 and 501Y.V2 "variants" They fulfill the criteria of new #SARSCoV2 strains. Clear differences in phenotype of enhanced transmissibility. That and more so succinctly reviewed by @LauringLab and @firefoxx66 @JAMA_current jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… Abraar Karan @AbraarKaranTHREAD 1/ Our new piece in @statnews — along with vaccine rollout, the US needs a high filtration mask initiative Every American should have access to high filtration masks for use any time they have to be outside their home in indoor spaces #covid19 ___ statnews.com/2021/01/07/nat… Your support would help enable these round-ups to continue: buymeacoffee.com/covidpathSign up to like postSubscribeLoginPrivacyTermsInformation collection noticeShare
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