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Dr KK Aggarwal 16 March 2021
With input from Dr Monica Vasudev
1462: Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a top White House COVID-19 advisor, is concerned how Americans will react once the pandemic is controlled. An American Psychological Association survey has noted high stress levels among people because of the pandemic. Hence, there are concerns about a possible mental health pandemic.
The survey has revealed the following:
1463: - The B.1.1.7 strain, first identified in Britain, is 30% to 100% more deadly than previous dominant variants. The strain is now found in over 100 other countries. Scientists have stated that it is about 40% to 70% more transmissible than previous dominant variants. In a UK study, published in The BMJ, infection with the new variant resulted in 227 deaths among 54,906 COVID-19 patients, compared to 141 deaths among the same number of patients matched for age, sex, sociodemographic background, date of infection, etc., who were infected with other variants. (Mint)
1464: Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE stated that real-world data from Israel suggests that their COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infections. This would mean that the vaccine could significantly reduce transmission. The latest analysis of the data from Israel shows that the vaccine was 97% effective in preventing symptomatic disease, severe disease and death. This is in accordance with the 95% efficacy reported by the companies from the late-stage clinical trial in December. (Reuters)
1465: Interim phase 2 results from the oral experimental COVID-19 drug molnupiravir were presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2021 Annual Meeting. The drug led to significant reduction in the infectious virus in symptomatic patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 during the previous 4 days but were not hospitalized. After 5 days of treatment, none of the subjects who received molnupiravir had detectable virus, while 24% who received placebo did. (Medscape)
1466: How much physical distance is required to safely reopen schools?
Dr KK Aggarwal
President CMAAO, HCFI and Past National President IMA
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