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Day: Fevereiro 14, 2022

Fake news about the effectiveness of masks spread by the media

14 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
Leading newspapers published fake news about the effectiveness of masks, based on a BMJ study. The titles speak of a substantial decrease in “Covid incidence”, but editors of the scientific

Protest by truck drivers against Covid measures gives rise to State of Emergency in Ottawa (Canada)

14 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Tiago Bebiano /
“Out of control” was what the mayor of Ottawa called the situation of the truck driver protests inside the Canadian capital, leading to the declaration of a state of emergency.

Study: No considerable differences were found between Covid and non-Covid ventilated patients

14 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
One study compared the respiratory physiology, clinical outcomes, and extrapulmonary clinical features of severe Covid-19 with non-Covid acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). No significant differences were found. Although patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) illness

Long Covid in children and young people: most symptoms are similar to those who have not had the disease

14 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado /
A systematic review of studies revealed that the frequency of most persistent symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and young people was similar to the uninfected (control group). In some