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Africa's COVID-19 cases rose 93% in the past week, and Omicron cases are rising in the UK.
Common missteps include failure to proclaim uncertainty, fake consensus, prioritizing health over truth, failure to own mistakes, not addressing misinformation credibly and empathetically, and politicization.
The FDA head says the move comes in time to protect families during the holidays.
One study shows much lower rates of severe illness, and the other a 90% lower death rate.
In US counties with high COVID-19 case rates, nursing homes with low staff vaccine uptake saw more infections and deaths among residents than those with high staff vaccination rates, according to a research letter yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
A new report shows that global funding for tuberculosis (TB) research is at less than half the goal set by United Nations (UN) member states, with countries falling far short of funding commitments.
Less intubation and mechanical ventilation was tied to the procedure, as were fewer deaths.
Also, the WHO says global COVID cases have plateaued for 2 straight weeks.
The networks represent the next steps in tackling superbugs nationwide.
The companies say they believe 2 doses will still protect against severe disease.
A study of 1,883 Canadian children and teens with newly diagnosed or atypical anorexia nervosa shows that rates of the disease rose 66%, and hospitalizations climbed 267%, per month during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new study presented at an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) meeting finds that influenza vaccination rates are low for people without a regular healthcare provider, at just 20.5%, as well as among minority groups.
Vaccine coverage among American adults with a regular provider was 44.5%, according to the research, which was presented yesterday at the society's midyear conference.
In addition to identifying an Omicron patient, health officials in Houston have confirmed the variant in wastewater.
As much as 2% of COVID-19 cases in Denmark might be caused by Omicron.
Though the survey findings might not be surprising, the margin may be.
A study conducted at a large teaching hospital in Tokyo found that most tests used to diagnose invasive fungal disease were inappropriate, Japanese researchers reported yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
The stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic have been particularly detrimental for the mental health of Black adults, finds a new US study in the Journal of Gerontology.
Only 2 of more than 160 patients were admitted to the ICU, the hospital report says.
Though the Delta variant is still the dominant US strain, Omicron could one day overtake it.
Adults' blood pressures climbed during COVID-19, especially in women.
