The 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
Read MoreThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery This article investigates the extent to which COVID-19 patients complied with self-isolation policies. It also examines the psychological effects of self-isolation on patients in Oman. Journal Article
Read MoreFrontiers in Pediatrics This article investigates the clinical features of COVID-19 infected children, and discusses the therapeutic methods used in their treatment in Saudi Arabia. It analyzes data on children with COVID-19, including demographics, comorbidities, symptoms, imaging and laboratory results, therapies, and clinical outcomes. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of Infection and Public Health This article characterizes the symptoms that appear after severe acute respiratory syndrome COVID-19 infection has been eradicated and determines their relationship with COVID-19 severity. The loss of smell, the loss of taste, shortness of breath, and fatigue were the main persistent symptoms. Journal Article
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