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The World Health Organization (WHO)
says early evidence suggests the omicron variant may be spreading faster than
the highly transmissible delta variant but brings with it less severe
coronavirus disease though it’s too early to make firm conclusions. Omicron Now in 57 Countries, Could Have Major Impact on Pandemic, Says
WHO.· New
corona...
Sotrovimab has been approved for patients with mild-to-moderate
COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing severe disease.The Medicines and Healthcare
products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the monoclonal antibody
treatment Sotrovimab (Xevudy; GSK and Vir Biotechnology) for people with
mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and at least one risk fa...
Vitamin D deficiency is one of
the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in the world. It has emerged as a
public health problem in many developing countries of the world including Bangladesh.
Over a billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient. The worldwide
prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is 30-50% among children and even higher in...
A new research report published
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that wearing
a tight-fitting surgical mask, or doubling up on masks (wearing a cloth mask
over a medical/surgical mask), can significantly reduce COVID-19 transmission
and slow the spread of new, more contagious strains of COVID-19 .Universal maski...
AZD7442 is a combination of two
long-acting antibodies (LAABs) - Tixagevimab and Cilgavimab - derived from B-cells donated by convalescent patients after SARS-CoV-2 virus.The AstraZeneca drug AZD7442, has
been undergoing final stage clinical trials to assess its safety and efficacy. AstraZeneca’s
antibody treatment has been shown to be highly ef...
Britain authorizes Merck’s Molnupiravir,
the world’s first approval of oral covid-19 treatment pill. The drug is waiting
for FDA review and approval. Britain became the first country in the
world to approve a potentially game-changing Covid-19 antiviral pill jointly
developed by US drugmaker Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, i...
FDA authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech
COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID19 to include
children 5 through 11 years of age.
Key points:
Effectiveness: Immune responses of
children 5 through 11 years of age were comparable to those of individuals
16 through 25 years of age. In addition, t...
Antibiotics treatment for bacterial
pneumonia in adults in hospital
Antibiotic management of
suspected or confirmed bacterial pneumonia in adults in hospital during the
COVID-19 pandemic. This includes people presenting to hospital with moderate to
severe community-acquired pneumonia and people who develop pneumonia while in
hospital.COVID...
Covid-19 has spread and had a
profound effect on the lives and health of people around the globe.Recent evidence shows that a
range of symptoms can remain after the clearance of the acute infection in many
people who have had covid-19, and this condition is known as long covid.The National Institute for
Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
authorizes bamlanivimab and
etesevimab, administered together, to include emergency use as post-exposure
prophylaxis (prevention) for COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (12
years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg) who are at high risk for
progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalizat...
Association between COVID-19 and
Myocarditis Using Hospital-Based Administrative Data — United States, March
2020–January 2021
Viral infections are a common
cause of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium) that can
result in hospitalization, heart failure, and sudden death. Emerging data
suggest an association between...
During the COVID-19 pandemic,
healthcare providers in areas where dengue is endemic need to consider dengue and
COVID-19 in the differential diagnosis of acute febrile illnesses.
Most people with dengue and
COVID-19 have mild illness and can recover at home; symptoms usually last a few
days, and people tend to feel better after a week.
Ho...
