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The Latest in COVID-19 News: Week Ending 04.24.21 – NEJM Journal Watch

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Click on the link for the NEJM Journal Watch weekly update.  Not a lot of links this week for SARS-CoV-2 articles but again I did not forget to post this.

https://www.jwatch.org/fw117733/2021/04/24/covid-19-news-week-ending-apr-24-2021

So in the spirit of big news that didn’t get mentioned in this week’s NEJM Journal Watch:

FDA, CDC Lift Suspension of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Cite this: FDA, CDC Lift Suspension of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine – Medscape – Apr 23, 2021 — https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949913

Meanwhile pray for India.

India has recorded nearly a million infections in three days, with 346,786 new cases overnight into Saturday.

India Covid surge: Hospitals send SOS as record deaths registered — https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56870410

The Latest in COVID-19 News: Week Ending 04.17.21 – NEJM Journal Watch

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Click on the link for the NEJM Journal Watch weekly update.  A blood clot week for SARS-CoV-2 articles.

https://www.jwatch.org/fw117711/2021/04/17/covid-19-news-week-ending-apr-17-2021

A team of researchers in the United Kingdom conducted an in-depth investigation of 22 patients who developed serious blood clots combined with a drop in blood platelets after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is now called Vaxzevria. They also tested an additional patient who had clinical signs of a drop in blood platelets after vaccination. Nearly all the patients — 22 of 23 — tested positive for unusual antibodies to platelet factor 4, a signaling protein that helps the body coordinate blood clotting.

Citation: Researchers Detail More Cases of Rare Clots Tied to COVID Vaccines – Medscape – Apr 16, 2021 — https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949473?src=rss

The Latest in COVID-19 News: Week Ending 04.10.21 – NEJM Journal Watch

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Click on the link for the NEJM Journal Watch weekly update.  Another good week for SARS-CoV-2 articles. For the second week in a row I did not forget to post this link.

https://www.jwatch.org/fw117693/2021/04/10/latest-covid-19-news-week-ending-apr-10

Meanwhile in B.C. Canada…

B.C. shatters records with 1,293 new COVID-19 cases, pushing average over 1,000 per day — https://globalnews.ca/news/7746859/b-c-shatters-records-with-1293-new-covid-19-cases-pushing-average-over-1000-a-day/

The Latest in COVID-19 News: Week Ending 03.20.21 – NEJM Journal Watch

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Click on the link for the NEJM Journal Watch weekly update.  Another good week for SARS-CoV-2 articles. Sorry about not posting last week’s Journal Watch link of links. I forgot AND I was out of town which made me forget.

https://www.jwatch.org/fw117630/2021/03/20/latest-covid-19-news-week-ending-mar-20-2021

Meanwhile Sammy sings from what appears to be an empty closet.

The Latest in COVID-19 News: Week Ending 02.27.21 – NEJM Journal Watch

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Click on the link for the NEJM Journal Watch weekly update.  One hell of a great week for SARS-CoV-2 articles.

https://www.jwatch.org/fw117559/2021/02/27/latest-covid-19-news-week-ending-feb-27-2021

Meanwhile at the NIH/NIC…

People who have had evidence of a prior infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, appear to be well protected against being reinfected with the virus, at least for a few months, according to a newly published study from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

NIH study finds that people with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies may have a low risk of future infection – https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-study-finds-people-sars-cov-2-antibodies-may-have-low-risk-future-infection