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APEP - SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity in cases of COVID-19 and SARS, and uninfected controls

APEP

Memory T cells induced by previous pathogens can shape the suspectibillity to, and clinical severity of, subsequent infections.

AMP - Porque Deve o Financiamento para a Recuperação Pós-Pandemia SARS-CoV-2 Ser Usado para Criar um Programa de Médicos-Cientistas?

Acta Médica PortuguesaIn Portugal, as in many other countries worldwide, medical doctors are rarely allowed to have protected research time. As a result, almost all research conducted by physicians is done afterhours, thus potentially...

SCIENCE - A mathematical model reveals the influence of population heterogeneity on herd immunity do SARS-CoV-2

Despite vairious levels of preventive measures, in 2020 many countries have suffered severely from coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus.

ECDC - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in the context of COVID-19

European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlEvidence for transmission in closed spaces and the role of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are used to provide...

THE LANCET - Seeing COVID-19 through José Saramago’s Blindness

Some 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the emotional devastation, socioeconomic impacts, and pressures on front-line health-care workers continue to shape our world. While words cannot always do justice to the extent of individual suffering...

WHO - Emergency Global Supply Chain System (COVID-19) catalogue

World Health OrganizationThe following catalogue lists all medical devices, including personal protective equipment, medical equipment, medical consumables, single use devices, laboratory and test-related devices that may be requested through the...

WHO - Criteria for releasing COVID-19 patients from isolation

World Health OrganizationOn 27 May 2020, WHO published updated interim guidance on the clinical management of COVID-19, and provided updated recommendations on the criteria for discharging patients from isolation. The updated criteria...

CDC - Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2

Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThis document provides a summary of considerations and current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations regarding SARS-CoV-2 testing. The CDC recommendations for SARS-CoV-2 testing...

DGS - GUIA DE RECOMENDAÇÕES POR TEMA E SETOR DE ATIVIDADE

Direção-Geral da SaúdeAs orientações e normas da DGS contemplam medidas recomendadas com base na melhor evidência técnica e científica que se possui à data de publicação das mesmas, sendo por isso fundamental o seu cumprimento para uma efetiva...

ASPHER Statement on the COVID-19 testing

The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European RegionTesting is essential to understand the dynamics of COVID-19 in the population, to plan preventive measures, and to provide the basis for appropriate therapeutic measures. After the...

ECDC - Mobile applications in support of contact tracing for COVID-19

European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlContact tracing is of particular significance as containment measures are lifted. Mobile applications (apps) can help trace and alert more contacts as they do not rely on the memory of the...

WHO - Ethical considerations to guide the use of digital proximity tracking technologies for COVID-19 contact tracing

World Health OrganizationDigital proximity tracking technologies have been identified as a potential tool to support contact tracing for COVID-19. However, these technologies raise ethical and privacy concerns. This document is intended to...

BMJ - Editorials The UK’s public health response to covid-19

The British Medical JournalThe UK government and its advisers were confident that they were “well prepared” when covid-19 swept East Asia. The four-pronged plan of 3 March to contain, delay, research, and mitigate was supported by all UK...

WHO - Immunization in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization

These FAQs accompany WHO’s Guiding principles for immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, these FAQ will be revised as necessary.

JAMA - Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Rate in Outpatients in Seattle and Washington State, March 1-April 16, 2020

JAMA NetworkThe first reported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the US occurred on January 20, 2020, in Snohomish County, Washington. The University of Washington (UW) Virology Division was among the first US laboratories to...