Quebec researchers say they have found an effective drug to fight COVID-19
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Montreal - A team of researchers from the Montreal Heart Institute believes they have found an effective weapon against COVID-19: colchicine, an oral tablet already known...
New York Times - Firmly linking teen suicides to school closings is difficult, but rising mental health emergencies and suicide rates point to the toll the pandemic lockdown...
#MentalHealth trigger warning This is a devastating piece about student #suicide in #quarantine. I’m a mom of 3 & I know these struggles are real. Pls create opps for yr kids to see friends outdoors: walk, hike, bike, scooter, skateboard, fire pit, etc. https://t.co/BpwaGwOuHz
This is how long it could take to vaccinate all the adults in the US against Covid-19
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CNN - The Trump administration aimed to vaccinate 20 million Americans against Covid-19 by the end of 2020 but fell short of that goal even at...
If you are elig for #COVID19 #vaccine #clinicaltrials, you should try to enroll. The rollout of existing vaccines is going too slowly. If we gave 1.3 mil/d, it would take all of 2021 to vax all US adults (https://t.co/1urxPtFlc3). Find a trial here: https://t.co/1urxPtFlc3).
New York Times - From denialism to death threats, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci describes a fraught year as an adviser to President Donald J. Trump on the Covid-19...
I would rec ppl extend the same grace to Dr. Birx that they do to Dr. Fauci re times they chose to stay silent because they thought they'd do more good for US being in the room. Don't @ me. Just check yourself re #genderbias as you read all these stories. https://t.co/I4HhObYigl
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“The point is, you only realize that the water has risen when it’s almost too late.” Our 3rd surge has plateaued, cases will ⬇️ for 4-6w, then we’re going to get crushed without #COVID19 #vaccine in arms NOW. Must read. @GovLarryHogan @mjmsuper @HCPSS https://t.co/lH5remrDTl
Colchicine to be investigated as a possible treatment for COVID-19 in the RECOVERY trial
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www.recoverytrial.net - From today, colchicine – a commonly used anti-inflammatory treatment – will be investigated in the Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) trial. This is...
Note: The large randomized controlled platform trial #RECOVERY is also studying #colchicine in a sicker group (hospitalized pts w/ #COVID19). At this point, there is NO RCT data on colchicine in hospitalized pts. I predict no benefit in critically ill. https://t.co/48Z6thEwHw
CNN - The Trump administration aimed to vaccinate 20 million Americans against Covid-19 by the end of 2020 but fell short of that goal even at...
If you are elig for #coronavirus #vaccine #clinicaltrials, you should enroll. The rollout of existing vaccines is going too slowly. If we gave 1.3 mil/d, it would take all of 2021 to vaccinate all US adults (https://t.co/1urxPtFlc3). ://www.coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org
Emergence of a Highly Fit SARS-CoV-2 Variant | NEJM
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New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) - Clinical Implications of Basic Research from The New England Journal of Medicine — Emergence of a Highly Fit SARS-CoV-2...
RT @EricTopol: Link to Ralph Baric's essay https://t.co/9BlHsEPAIM If anyone thinks B.1.1.7 is not destined to become the dominant strain i…
Slate Magazine - At least five vaccinated members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 since the Capitol...
RT @Slate: It’d be hard to design a more optimal superspreader event than the insurrection. https://t.co/YCL2yXorQb
📣Caution: Lay press report only at this point, no paper yet, but #COLCORONA, int’l RCT (N=4.2K) of 30d of colchicine vs placebo in outpatients >40 yrs old w/ PCR-confirmed #SARSCoV2: 25% ⬇️ in hospitalizations, 50% ⬇️ in vent, 44% ⬇️ in death. #COVID19 https://t.co/S1B9xSBjbe