2021 PUBLIC HEALTH STORIES #45

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 45 of 2021.

I.

What we know about waning vaccine effectiveness from NY Times

II.

The landmark paper on NEJM discusses ” the U.K. 100,000 Genomes Project is in the process of investigating the role of genome sequencing in patients with undiagnosed rare diseases after usual care and the alignment of this research with health care implementation in the U.K. National Health Service.”

Visual Abstract for '100,000 Genomes Pilot on Rare-Disease Diagnosis in Health Care — Preliminary Report,'   and Others (10.1056/NEJMoa2035790)

III.

“These drugs herald a second big turning point in the pandemic (the first being vaccines). Rising case numbers across Europe suggest there will be a strong demand for such medicines to keep people out of hospital. “

The Economist

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