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ArticleBiology2021

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Crisis: Losing Our Immunity When We Need It the Most.

Abdelaziz Ghanemi, Mayumi Yoshioka, Jonny St-Amand

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Article in Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A comparison of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children and adults, during the post-COVID-19 pandemic era.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Abdelaziz GhanemiFunctional Genomics Laboratory, Endocrinology and Nephrology Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9676-1119
Mayumi YoshiokaFunctional Genomics Laboratory, Endocrinology and Nephrology Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3519-9024
Jonny St-AmandFunctional Genomics Laboratory, Endocrinology and Nephrology Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2595-6127

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has led to a new socioeconomic reality with the acquisition of novel habits. Measures imposed by governments and health authorities such as confinement and lockdown have had important consequences, including mental health problems, economic crisis, and social isolation. Combined with newly acquired habits such as hand washing, sanitization, and face masks, these have all directly and indirectly led to reduced immunity. Such effects on the immune system not only impact the epidemiological profile with respect to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases but also limit the efficacy of the ongoing anti-COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Therefore, there is a need to review these approaches and optimize measures towards better population immunity, which is much needed during such an epidemic.

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coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)immunity

Identifiers

PMID34207024
PMCPMC8235440

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