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Why do we continue to ignore natural immunity?

4 de Abril, 2022 / Rui Lima / ,
An article published in Medspace warns that health policies in most countries continue to ignore the effect of immunity acquired through infection without vaccination. Antibodies after an infection are robust

Correlation: Confinements and mortality (2020)

7 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado /
In response to this pandemic, many countries have opted for extreme measures. General confinement was introduced with the justification of being a way to reduce transmission and, consequently, mortality from

EU Ombudsman calls for transparency in case of exchanged messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO

7 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Cemiclay Santos / ,
The European Union (EU) Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, asked for a clear and transparent explanation regarding the exchange of messages between Ursula von der Leyen and the executive chairman of pharmaceutical

Analysis of the severity of Covid-19 in children

10 de Janeiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
14 children (up to 17 years old) were admitted to intensive care units (ICU) with Covid-19 in Portugal. The vast majority (11) belonged to risk groups for severe Covid-19, including

Evidence Synthesis: What is a “Covid death”

8 de Junho, 2021 / Nuno Machado / ,
The WHO has decided to make Covid-19 a compulsorily registerable disease and has issued guidelines for attributing cause of death to the disease. “…A COVID-19 death is defined for surveillance

CDC: Death certificates declare homicides, suicides and missing persons as Covid deaths

26 de Maio, 2021 / Nuno Machado / ,
During 2020, 378,048 deaths in the US were attributed to Covid-19 on death certificates reported to CDC. Because the registration model was questioned and it was hypothesised that some deaths

Pandemic in Portugal: 28,000 health professionals infected. 19 have died.

16 de Março, 2021 / Susana Esteves / ,
Around 28,000 Portuguese health professionals have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus since the beginning of the pandemic. 19 have died, representing a case fatality rate of 0.067%. According to

What is a Covid 19 death?

11 de Dezembro, 2020 / Nuno Machado /
We constantly hear in the news phrases like "Covid has already killed X number of people in a given country" or "X number of people have died due to the

Study: Why is the Covid mortality rate so different between countries?

4 de Dezembro, 2020 / Susana Esteves / ,
The Covid mortality rate is more associated with social factors such as life expectancy, the public health context, the economy and financial support, and the environment (temperature and UV), than

The profile of Covid deaths- Italian reality

27 de Novembro, 2020 / Susana Esteves /
In Italy, only 3.3% of the Covid-19 deaths investigated do not show comorbidities (other previous serious pathologies). 65.3% of the deaths had 3 or more comorbidities, 18.6% had two, and

Collateral damages of a lockdown

17 de Novembro, 2020 / Susana Esteves /
After the so-called first wave, many countries gave assurances that they would not use lockdowns again as a strategy to combat Covid-19, because of the strong economic and social impact

68% of the excess deaths by natural causes were non-Covid

17 de Novembro, 2020 / Susana Esteves / , ,
Sixty-eight per cent of excess mortality (MS) due to natural causes in Portugal is associated with non-Covid-19 deaths. According to an analysis made by the National School of Public Health