Joseph Lewnard

2 months ago | nature.com | Sophia Tan |Ada Kwan |Seth Blumberg |David Leidner |Joseph Lewnard

AbstractEarly investigation revealed a reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among social contacts of COVID-19 vaccinated individuals, referred to as indirect protection. However, indirect protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection-acquired immunity and its comparative strength and durability to vaccine-derived indirect protection in the current epidemiologic context of high levels of vaccination, prior infection, and novel variants are not well characterized.

May 23, 2024 | thelancet.com | Joseph Lewnard |Esmita Charani |Cape Town

Summary National action plans enumerate many interventions as potential strategies to reduce the burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, knowledge of the benefits achievable by specific approaches is needed to inform policy making, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) with substantial AMR burden and low health-care system capacity.