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Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine protection against variants of concern after one versus two doses.
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Oxford University Press
, 2021 , Article)
Strategies for rolling out vaccination against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) varied across countries. A key question is whether delaying administration of the second vaccine dose to vaccinate the largest number of ...
A particle swarm optimization approach for predicting the number of COVID-19 deaths
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Nature Research
, 2021 , Article)
The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has raised huge concerns about the prospect of a major health disaster that would result in a huge number of deaths. This anxiety was largely fueled by the fact that the severe ...
COVID-19 infection map generation and detection from chest X-ray images
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2021 , Article)
Computer-aided diagnosis has become a necessity for accurate and immediate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) detection to aid treatment and prevent the spread of the virus. Numerous studies have proposed to use Deep ...
Estimates of global SARS-CoV-2 infection exposure, infection morbidity, and infection mortality rates in 2020
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
We aimed to estimate, albeit crudely and provisionally, national, regional, and global proportions of respective populations that have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the first year after the introduction of this virus ...
Complement C5a and Clinical Markers as Predictors of COVID-19 Disease Severity and Mortality in a Multi-Ethnic Population
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2021 , Article)
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was declared as a pandemic by WHO in March 2020. SARS-CoV-2 causes a wide range of illness from asymptomatic to life-threatening. There is an essential need to identify biomarkers to ...
Severity, Criticality, and Fatality of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Beta Variant
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Oxford Academic
, 2021 , Article)
Beta (B.1.351) variant COVID-19 disease was investigated in Qatar. Compared to Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant, odds of progressing to severe disease were 1.24-fold (95% CI: 1.11-1.39) higher for Beta. Odds of progressing to ...
Effects of a single dose of ivermectin on viral and clinical outcomes in asymptomatic sars-cov-2 infected subjects: A pilot clinical trial in lebanon
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Objective: This study was designed to determine the efficacy of ivermectin, an FDA-approved drug, in producing clinical benefits and decreasing the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 among asymptomatic subjects that tested positive ...
Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2: A Cohort Study in Qatar's Primary Care Settings.
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SAGE Publications
, 2021 , Article)
Globally, countries are rolling out Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) quarantine policies and vaccination programs. Research studies are needed in helping understand the likelihood of acquired ...
COVID-19 engages clinical markers for the management of cancer and cancer-relevant regulators of cell proliferation, death, migration, and immune response
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Nature Research
, 2021 , Article)
Clinical reports show that the management of cancer patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 requires modifications. Understanding of cancer-relevant mechanisms engaged by the virus is essential for the evidence-based management ...
Rates of recurrent positive SARS-CoV-2 swab results among patients attending primary care in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
We read with interest the work of COCOREC (Collaborative study COvid RECurrences) study group.1
Recurrent positive rt-PCR results for SARS-CoV-2 infection were reported from early in the epidemic.1
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