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Children older than 6 and with reported allergic diseases are at greater risk of Long COVID, paediatric study finds
Researchers from ISARIC (International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infection Consortium) paediatric Long Covid working group in the UK, Sechenov University and Z.A. Bashlyaeva Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital in Russia ran the largest study to date on children hospitalised with COVID 19.
Time to reconsider the role of ribavirin in Lassa fever
Ribavirin is the only available Lassa fever–specific treatment and has been used routinely for over 25 years. However, ribavirin is not licensed for Lassa fever, its mechanism of action is unclear, it is expensive and hard to source, and it has well-known toxicities.
Women under 50 had worse long-term outcomes after hospitalisation with COVID-19
Women under 50 and people who experienced severe disease had worse long-term outcomes following hospitalisation with COVID-19.