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/

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