MPR Weekly Dose #64 - Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine efficacy against new variant; Ravulizumab trial halted; Rapid concussion test; Novel chronic kidney disease Tx; NSAID recalled episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 15, 2021 · 9 MIN

MPR Weekly Dose #64 - Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine efficacy against new variant; Ravulizumab trial halted; Rapid concussion test; Novel chronic kidney disease Tx; NSAID recalled

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This week we have news of the neutralizing response of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the new COVID-19 variant; A trial investigated ravulizumab in adults with severe COVID is halted; A rapid blood test for concussions gets the all clear; A novel treatment for chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes; and the drug manufacturer Fresenius Kabi announces a voluntary recall of one lot of an NSAID treatment.

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