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Alibaba HR

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: does your HR do this?

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World Screen Free Day #WSFD

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: is it time to encourage descreening? Should there be screen time limits for both adults and children? To encourage this a World Screen Free Day is an idea. June 21 would be nice as it is a long summer day. #WorldScreenFreeDay, #WSFD #WorldScreenFreeDay, June 21

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Smoking starts young - so intervene young.

Smoking starts young – so intervene young.

Vaping – a road to smoking and more Bismillah, alhamdulillah: interesting nites from UpToDate today: 90 percent of adult smokers smoked their first cigarette before the age of 18. Youth are particularly vulnerable to becoming dependent on nicotine, compared with adults. (Only) a minority (12%) of adolescent smokers quit without intervention.  The increasing use of “vaping” products by youth…

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'Burnt out' frontliners rally against sudden change in PHCC work hours - Doha News Qatar

‘Burnt out’ frontliners rally against sudden change in PHCC work hours – Doha News Qatar

Bismillah, alhamdulillah. Consequences of COVID … https://www.dohanews.co/burnt-out-frontliners-rally-against-sudden-change-in-phcc-work-hours/

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Is it time for independent COVID vaccine trials?

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: BMJ calls for raw data to be published from COVID vaccine trials. It may be easier to perform further independent vaccine trials and publish raw, company independent, data. https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/01/04/peter-doshi-pfizer-and-modernas-95-effective-vaccines-we-need-more-details-and-the-raw-data/

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All IgG is not equal - the story of afucosylation

All IgG is not equal – the story of afucosylation

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: Antibodies are Y shaped molecules. The head of the Y binds the antigen, such as the spike protein of the SARS-Co-V-2 virus. The head is known as Fab. The stem of the Y triggers the response of the immune system by binding to the right cell or immune fighting proteins called complement. This is known as the Fc portion. The Fc portion’s strength of binding determines the…

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South African COVID19 Puzzle

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: A South African new lineage of SARS-CoV-2 has changes in the region of the genome that may cause both mono and polyclonal escape ie antibodies from serum are not capable of neutralizing this lineage. The unknown question is what could happen if the UK and South African versions exchange genes. It seems the place where new lineages are being “brewed” could be…

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COVID vaccine - yes or no?

COVID vaccine – yes or no?

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: this is a common question that many people are facing right now. As with any new technology you will have early adopters and late adopters. This is normal. Until the degree of confidence is very high among the public, it may be helpful to structure the way we approach the issue from a risk benefit perspective. A simplified rule of thumb approach is given below for…

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Response to 14 points against COVID vaccines

https://trello.com/c/HqgsTmRK/25-response-to-14-points-against-covid-vaccines

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Doxycycline and COVID19

Bismillah, alhamdulillah, it gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of our trial protocol called DOXYCYCLINE ULTRA EARLY TREATMENT TRIAL (DUETT): A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL PROTOCOL FOR THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19 . This has been a great achievement for my fellow colleagues at Rawdat Al Khayl Health Center, Dr Maysaa Ashkanani (First Physician In Charge), Dr Miaaz Zidan, Afshan…

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6 lessons from 2019

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/942824

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CDC Reports Health Impact Events of mRNA vaccines - but are they permanent as claimed by this video?

CDC Reports Health Impact Events of mRNA vaccines – but are they permanent as claimed by this video?

https://trello.com/c/zqQnErDF/24-cdc-reports-health-impact-events-of-mrna-vaccines-but-are-they-permanent-as-claimed-by-this-video

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Prof Shane Crotty and COVID Vaccines

https://trello.com/c/Edn3mAqZ/23-prof-shane-crotty-and-covid-vaccines

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UODATE: CHI Nurse faints with COVID19 vaccine but her recovery video does not go viral

https://trello.com/c/QAG9ztLo/10-chi-nurse-faints-with-covid19-vaccine

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What is sterilizing immunity? What is herd protection?

https://trello.com/c/YXGhk8ds/22-what-is-sterilizing-immunity-what-is-herd-protection

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Who should be vaccinated first?

https://trello.com/c/TsVKMXPm/21-who-should-be-vaccinated-first

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COVID-19 Update: Ivermectin - REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog

COVID-19 Update: Ivermectin – REBEL EM – Emergency Medicine Blog

https://trello.com/c/Z7leZvFe/19-covid-19-update-ivermectin-rebel-em-emergency-medicine-blog