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Can COVID-19 Vaccine be given Intranasally?
An interesting review published by Alu and others in the Lancet February 1st 2022 tries to summarise this issue. Currently licensed COVID-19 vaccines are all designed for intramuscular immunisation. However, vaccination today failed to prevent the virus...
Vaccination in the World’s Top Athletes
An interesting news report published by Burki in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 25Th January 2022 reviews this topic. On January 17th 2022 the Australian Open tennis tournament began. Notably absent was the champion Novak Djokovic. He had had his visa...
How Long does the Antibody Neutralisation Against Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Last Following Two or Three Doses of the Pfizer Vaccine
A study published as a preprint in bioRxiv by Zou and others posted 22nd January 2022 showed that antibodies which work against the Omicron variant are still present four months after receiving a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine. This study is the first...
Why parents don’t catch Covid from children
Not All Parents Catch Covid From Children Liverpool Echo January 2022 Dr Paul Ettinger speaks to the Liverpool Echo discussing why some parents don't always catch Omicron from their children. Dr Ettinger outlines two primary reasons why this can be the case; The...
Omicron Sub-Variant BA.2: What We Know So Far
The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) suggest that the BA.2 strain of Omicron may be even more transmissible than the original variant. But the good news is that current vaccines appear to offer the same level of protection against symptomatic...
How are the Beneficial Effects of Metformin Measured?
An article published by Onken and others in Aging Cell 27th November 2021 tries to research this issue. Metformin, the most commonly prescribed anti-diabetes medication, has multiple reported health benefits such as: Lowering the risks of cardiovascular disease...
How Infectious is SARS-CoV-2 When Airborne?
An interesting article published in MedRxiv showed that SARS-CoV-2 loses 90% of its ability to infect within five minutes of becoming airborne. The authors simulated how the virus survived in exhaled air. The findings re-emphasised the...
The Association Between Menstrual Cycle Length and COVID-19 Vaccination
An interesting study published by Edelman and others in the obstetric gynaecological journal, January 5th 2022, assessed whether COVID-19 vaccination is associated with changes in cycle or menses length in those receiving vaccination as compared with an unvaccinated...
The impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnancy.
A study published by Piekos and others in The Lancet, January 13th 2022 discusses this issue. The impact of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection remains unclear. In their study, the authors evaluated the risk of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection on birth outcomes and...
Does vaccination protect from long COVID?
An interesting news item published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine on January 20th 2022 by Priya Venkatesan looks at this issue. The United Kingdom Government's Office of National Statistics published in their latest report on January 6th 2022 the prevalence...
