COVID-19 infection rates in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers are higher than those in the general population and eclipse those of surrounding communities, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Network Open.
Truly revolutionary flu vaccines and equitable distribution are key goals.
Overcoming obstacles to better flu vaccines requires collaboration through innovative approaches on a broad scale.
Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to experience complications such as heart attacks or blood clots, though the absolute increased risk is small, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine research letter today.
These findings highlight the need for risk mitigations, the authors write, adding that pregnant women should also be included in COVID-19 vaccine and treatment trials.
Interviews with policymakers and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) experts from 13 countries indicate broad support for financial incentives to boost antibiotic development, despite uncertainty over which incentives are appropriate and how much they'll cost, according to a policy brief released yesterday by the European Union Joint Action Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections (EU-JAMRAI) and the Glob
Leading US viral researchers assessed flu vaccine effectiveness (VE) against two viral strains during the 2019-20 flu season, finding 39% overall effectiveness. The study in Clinical Infectious Diseases late last week suggests that the seasonal flu vaccine was 45% effective against a mutated Victoria lineage B strain, but only 30% effective against 2009 H1N1 variants due to a late-season vaccine mismatch.
A large body of data shows the high-dose vaccine yields greater protection than standard-dose vaccines.
A large study of childcare providers in Pediatrics today found that childcare staff were not at higher risk for COVID-19 during the early months of the US pandemic.
Daily infectious disease (ID) consultation in an Italian hospital was associated with reduced antibiotic consumption compared with weekly ID consultation, Italian researchers reported late last week in BMC Infectious Diseases.
Any flu vaccine delays have been largely due to the rate of delivery, not the supply.
