Seven days in medicine: 15-21 July 2020
BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2901 (Published 23 July 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;370:m2901
Covid-19
Six clusters of symptoms could be prediction tool
An analysis of data obtained from a symptom tracker app showed six distinct “types” of covid-19, each distinguished by a particular cluster of symptoms. The researchers said that these types could be used to predict the need for respiratory support in severe covid-19. The study is available online as a preprint and has been submitted to a scientific journal for rapid peer review and publication. The COVID Symptom Study app was developed by King’s College, London and the health technology company ZOE. (Full story doi:10.1136/bmj.m2911)
UK signs deal for 90 million vaccine doses
The UK signed a deal with drug companies for early access to covid-19 vaccines, said the business secretary, Alok Sharma, on 20 July. The deals are with BioNTech/Pfizer (30 million doses) and Valneva (60 million doses), which are developing innovative new vaccines to protect people against coronavirus. These are in addition to the 100 million doses of the Oxford University vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca. (Full story doi:10.1136/bmj.m2914)
Doctors in France report case of in utero infection
French doctors reported the first documented case of transplacental transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A 23 year old woman in the last weeks of pregnancy was admitted to hospital in March with covid-19. She gave birth by caesarean section to a baby boy who was also found to have the infection, said a report in Nature …
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