Tag: COVID-19

COVID-19, Infectious Diseases

Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19: The Dutch ConCOVID Randomized Controlled Trial Halted for Re-design

The Dutch CONCOVID Trial intended to look at the effect of convalescent plasma therapy on mortality in COVID-19 patients. It has recently been halted after recruiting only about a fifth of its calculated sample size after some very unexpected results were observed. These are my quick thoughts on the matter! Continue reading Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19: The Dutch ConCOVID Randomized Controlled Trial Halted for Re-design

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COVID-19, Global Health, Infectious Diseases

COVID-19 in Africa: Slow Epidemic or Low Detection?

COVID-19 has had a slow growth in various African countries. I look at the reported numbers and it seems that although the epidemiological proportions are in agreement with the global numbers, the low rate of testing is perhaps contributing to the lower number of reported cases. Continue reading COVID-19 in Africa: Slow Epidemic or Low Detection?

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