Frontiers in Public Health This article evaluates side effects of COVID-19 vaccines in a sample of 721 Algerian healthcare workers. Most common self-reported side effects were injection site pain, arm pain, fatigue, fever, headache and myalgia. Journal Article
Read MoreHeliyon This article evaluates the psychological impact of COVID-19 related lockdown measures on UAE residents. It concludes that the lockdown more psychologically impacted males, older people, and unemployed individuals during the pandemic. Journal Article
Read MorePsychology Research and Behavior Management This article seeks to determine stress levels and their determinants during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. The authors report that 35.4% of participants suffered from moderate or severe psychological impact, 19.7% had a mild psychological impact, whereas 44.9% reported minimal psychological impact. Journal Article
Read MoreThe New England Journal of Medicine This article conducted two retrospective studies in Qatar to examine the effectiveness of a booster vaccination, compared to the usual two-dose vaccination, in preventing SARS-COV-2 infection and serious COVID-19 hospitalization and death. Journal Article
Read MoreNature This article reports that influenza vaccines were effective in preventing COVID-19 according to a study held on more than 30,000 healthcare workers in Qatar. Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Rheumatic Diseases This article assesses the characteristics of inflammatory rheumatic disease (IRD) patients in Kuwait diagnosed with COVID-19 and the factors linked with hospitalization, complications, and mortality. Journal Article
Read MorePLOS Medicine This article utilized observational programmatic data to describe the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Jordan, and at two refugee camps Zaatari and Azraq specifically. The authors analyzed the difference in routine health services pre and post COVID-19. Journal Article
Read MoreInfection, Genetics and Evolution This article identifies SARS-COV-2 lineages in Tunisia and explores their genetic characteristics. The researchers captured a total of 335 mutations. Journal Article
Read MoreThe American University in Cairo Ahmed Moustapha, a professor and chair of AUC’s Department of Biology has conducted a project that will establish molecular surveillance of covid genomes in the MENA region. He therefore received 2.1 million dollars from the “Wellcome Trust” which will enable him to lead an international group of scientists from MENA…
Read MoreCureus This article assesses the occurrence of sleep disturbance associated with the spread of COVID-19 among residents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It also discusses the psychological effects of the outbreak. Journal Article
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