May 01 2020 26 mins 3
In our latest Hot Topics podcast Neal Tucker examines the emerging treatments for Covid-19 including remdesivir, antiplatelets, vitamin D and vaccinations. Do these provide the magic bullet we need to shut down the infection and open up the world? He also reviews the latest research including data on asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic disease in children, important for when schools re-open, and the elderly, important for managing Covid-19 in care homes. He also looks at some emerging data on the extra-respiratory effects of the disease and how it may present in primary care. References: Children and covid: www.jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2764394 Children as vectors: www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2820%2930236-X/fulltext Risk to children BMJ Editorial: https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1669 Care Home Transmission NEJM: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2008457?query=featured_home JAMA Homeless Shelter: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2765378 Remdesivir https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52478783 Antiplatelets: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383520305529 ACEi/ARB benefit: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.120.317134 New Scientiest 4 Coronaviruses: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632800-700-what-four-coronaviruses-from-history-can-tell-us-about-covid-19/
