PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

Even if the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been declared over, several risks and clinical problems remain to be faced, including long-COVID sequelae and possible outbreaks of pathogenic variants. Intense research on COVID-19 has provided in these few years

Pertussis, caused by Bordetella pertussis, can cause debilitating respiratory symptoms, so whole-cell pertussis vaccines (wPVs) were introduced in the 1940s. However, reactogenicity of wPV necessitated the development of acellular pertussis vaccines

CONCLUSIONS: PrEP reduced population-level HIV transmission among Montréal MSM. However, our study suggests missed prevention opportunities and adds support for public policies that reduce PrEP barriers, financial or otherwise, to MSM at risk of HIV

CONCLUSION: Older age, comorbid diabetes and lower lymphocyte count are important risk factors for hospitalization of MHD outpatients after a diagnosis of COVID-19. Focusing on these factors may help in early identification of patients who may need

CONCLUSION: The results of this study allow for a better understanding of the experiences of families of persons with IDD in residential centres during the lockdown by identifying their needs and how to better support them in the future.

CONCLUSION: We demonstrate the feasibility of creating a quality of care assessment tool and conducting sequential nationwide assessments during an infectious disease outbreak. We report significant improvements in quality-of-care scores in round 2

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted healthcare systems worldwide, especially on the management of chronic diseases such as cancer. This study explores the effects of COVID-19 on cancer mortality trends in Brazil, Chile, and Peru. The

CONCLUSION: The pandemic affected the daily personal lives of nursing technicians, in the same work context, in different ways.

CONCLUSIONS: Health professionals should engage in extensive socialization and face-to-face visits with people with limited access to information to promote a positive attitude and expand the scope of COVID-19 vaccination.

CONCLUSIONS: A specific negative influence of school or class closures on adolescents' mental health was seen when comparing those who had school/class closure and those who did not during the further waves of the pandemic. The duration of closure