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Covid-19

mAb therapy in COVID

Combination mAb therapy reduces viral load in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19

Saliva-based tests as accurate as nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 diagnosis

Approximately a third of COVID-19 infections are asymptomatic

convalescent plasma and COVID-19

Higher convalescent plasma antibody titre levels associated with lower risk of death in COVID-19

diabetes, metformin and COVID

Metformin use in diabetes protective against COVID-19-related mortality

long COVID

Long COVID associated with elevated rates of re- admission and multi-organ dysfunction

smoking and risk of COVID-19

Smokers are at a higher risk of COVID-19 and have a greater symptom burden

Study indicates low uptake of COVID-19 tests but good lockdown compliance

COVID re-infection

UK study suggests that the risk of re-infection with COVID-19 is low

Neutralisation of N501Y mutant strain of COVID-19 by BNT162b2 vaccine

REMAP-CAP

Tocilizumab and sarilumab improve survival in REMAP-CAP study

COVID air transmission

Hospital air samples show high levels of COVID-19 but few viable viruses

BNT162b2 vaccine

Study confirms efficacy of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine

COVID variant

Analysis of recent COVID-19 variant reveals a greater potential for binding to ACE2