COVID-19 ;SENSATIONAL HEADLINES; T-CELL IMMUNITY

Newspapers need to desist from sensational headlines; columnists ought to restrict themselves to facts, mortality in India is indeed lower than other countries; probably because of some form of hidden and unknown immunity. The undeniable fact is that few die from Covid-19 in India as compared to other nations. Either one supports extended lockdown or welcomes the easing of lockdown. One cannot demand both in the same breath.

 

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Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study

Published Online,The Lancet. May 29, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0140-6736(20)31182-X

 

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing surgeries during the incubation period of COVID-19 infection Shaoqing Leia, Fang Jiangb,c, Wating Sua, Chang Chend, Jingli Chene, Wei Meif, Li-Ying Zhana, Yifan Jiaa, Liangqing Zhangg, Danyong Liug, Zhong-Yuan Xiaa,*, Zhengyuan Xiab,c,g,*

EClinicalMedicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100331

 

Targets of T Cell Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Humans with COVID-19 Disease and Unexposed Individuals

Grifoni et al., 2020, Cell 181, 1–13
June 25, 2020 a 2020 Elsevier Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.05.015

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