As the biomedical community races to disentangle the unknowns associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus responsible for causing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – the link between diminished immune function and individuals with obesity raises important …
Evidence that Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths. – PubMed – NCBI
PubMed
The world is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health measures that can reduce the risk of infection and death in addition to quarantines are desperately needed. This article reviews the roles of vitamin D in reducing …
A new clinical trial to test high-dose vitamin C in patients with COVID-19
PubMed
With the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak now spreading across the world, people are seeking ways in which to potentially protect themselves from the virus or to alleviate its effects once caught. One such means that is being touted …
Vitamin C and SARS coronavirus
PubMed
Recently, a new coronavirus was identified as the cause of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).1 In the absence of a specific treatment for SARS, the possibility that vitamin C may show non-specific effects on severe viral respiratory tract …
Potential interventions for novel coronavirus in China: A systematic review
Source: Potential interventions for novel coronavirus in China: A systematic review…
Fürs Protokoll: Bundesregierung schließt Corona-Impfpflicht kategorisch aus
Die Bundesregierung hat kategorisch ausgeschlossen, dass es im Zuge der Corona-Pandemie zu einer Impfpflicht kommen wird.
Source: Fürs Protokoll: Bundesregierung schließt Corona-Impfpflicht kategorisch aus…
Sweden passes 3,000 coronavirus deaths as Scandinavian nation becomes battleground for lockdown debate
Sweden has recorded more than 3,000 coronavirus deaths, with the elderly bearing the brunt of the pandemic. But the Scandinavian nation has so far avoided the apocalyptic predictions made by its critics.
Source: Sweden passes 3,000 coronavirus deaths as Scandinavian …
Qual o papel das crianças na transmissão do novo coronavírus?
Vários estudos têm vindo a revelar conclusões diferentes no que diz respeito à capacidade das crianças de transmitir o novo coronavírus. Uma pediatra infecciologista explica o que se sabe até agora. “O papel das crianças na transmissão do vírus está…
Infection fatality rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a German community with a super-spreading event
Streeck et al – Infection fatality rate of SARS_CoV_2 infection
Results:
Of the 919 individuals with evaluable infection status (out of 1,007; 405 households)
15.5% (95% CI: [12.3%; 19.0%]) were infected. This is 5-fold higher than the number of
officially …
Talk Spezial mit Prof. Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi: Corona-Wahn ohne Ende? – Servus TV
„Sinnlos“ und „selbstzerstörerisch“ – so bezeichnet der renommierte Wissenschaftler Sucharit Bhakdi die Maßnahmen gegen die Ausbreitung des Coronavirus. Seine Bedenken vertritt er in einem offenen Brief an die deutsche Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel. Für diese „andere“ Einschätzung der Corona-Krise wird er …
The first three months of the COVID-19 epidemic: Epidemiological evidence for two separate strains of SARS-CoV-2 viruses spreading and implications for prevention strategies
About one month after the COVID-19 epidemic peaked in Mainland China and SARS-CoV-2 migrated from China westward to Europe and then the U.S., the epidemiological data begin to provide important insights into the risks associated with the disease and the …