Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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A paucigranulocytic asthma host environment promotes the emergence of virulent influenza viral variants
Published 2021Influenza virus has a high mutation rate, such that within one host different viral variants can emerge. Evidence suggests that influenza virus variants are more prevalent in pregnant and/or obese individuals due to their ...Article -
Comparison of preprints and final journal publications from COVID-19 Studies: Discrepancies in results reporting and spin in interpretation
Published 2021ABSTRACT Objective To compare results reporting and the presence of spin in COVID-19 study preprints with their finalized journal publications Design Cross-sectional Setting International medical literature Participants ...Preprint -
Top five ethical lessons of COVID-19 that the world must learn
Published 2021As the world reflects upon one year since the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and prepare for and experience surges in cases, it is important to identify the most crucial ethical issues that might lie ...Article, Letter -
The Implementation of Mass-Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review of Existing Strategies and Guidelines
Published 2021The global drive to vaccinate against severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) began in December 2020 with countries in Europe, Middle East, and North America leading the roll out of a mass-vaccination ...Article -
'Things are not what they seem to be': A proposal for the spectrum approach to conspiracy beliefs.
Published 2021OBJECTIVE: Conspiracy beliefs (also known as conspiracy theories) become more prominent at times of heightened uncertainty and inconsistent or conflicting explanations provided by the authorities for events like terrorist ...Article