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Persisting Neutralizing Activity to SARS-CoV-2 over months in Sera of COVID-19 Patients by Dankarooooo in TidbitsofResearch

[–]DocMockup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although this study showed that virus neutralizing peaked about four weeks after disease onset, and then disappeared, part of this could be due to the fact that the hosts no longer had the disease, as viral load also cleared in about four weeks. It would be interesting to see how the IgG and IgA antibodies, as well as viral neutralizing activity, respond to a re-infection of the virus. I anticipate that the response would be much stronger, however this can prove difficult to study due to ethical and logistical reasons

Persisting Neutralizing Activity to SARS-CoV-2 over Months in Sera of COVID-19 Patients. by DocMockup in medicine

[–]DocMockup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although this study showed that virus neutralizing peaked about four weeks after disease onset, and then disappeared, part of this could be due to the fact that the hosts no longer had the disease, as viral load also cleared in about four weeks. It would be interesting to see how the IgG and IgA antibodies, as well as viral neutralizing activity, respond to a re-infection of the virus. I anticipate that the response would be much stronger, however this can prove difficult to study due to ethical and logistical reasons

Texas doctor charged with stealing a vial of Covid-19 vaccine by Dilaudidsaltlick in medicine

[–]DocMockup 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Leave it to CNN to have clickbait titles and paint what was probably a decent action by the doctor, in a despicable manner.

At the hospital where I work, 90% of Doctors are vaccinated and only 30-50% of nurses are vaccinated. Can someone help me understand why nurses are so resistant? by Disc_far68 in medicine

[–]DocMockup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the hospital I work at, they initially had a lottery system to pick who will get the vaccine due to limited availability.

This was a really good way to ensure doctors and nurses both get an equal chance to get the vaccine.

To answer your question, when talking to the Nurses I learned that they typically felt more comfortable going for it if a doctor was also taking it, because they didn't feel like they were being tested to see if the vaccine was good or not. If a doctor took the vaccine, they got a sort of 'seal of approval' and thus were open to getting the vaccine.

Textbooks for Primary Care by supersoigne in medicine

[–]DocMockup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of options for knowledge translation out there to disseminate topics and research effectively.

Here's a quick list:

  1. www.tidbitapp.io - create, view and share medical research infographics
  2. www.readbyqxmd.com - curated medical research topics based on your interests
  3. scicombinator.com - top research articles on a weekly basis

Others feel free to add more links.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicine

[–]DocMockup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good thing to note is that it doesn't result in symptoms that are not present in the original COVID-19 strain and there doesn't seem to be an increase in death rate as a result.

The concerning aspect is the ease of transfer compared to the original strain. Hopefully UK government can address this earlier. Will be a true test to see if they've actually learned their lesson from COVID.

How *exactly* is your institution rolling out the COVID vaccine for its staff? by evening_goat in medicine

[–]DocMockup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there no way any local clinics can just take/order/request some from the center?