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Recent cases in two US kids underscore close household contact as a transmission risk, as federal officials weigh declaring a national public health emergency.
Vaccines that are easier to administer, such as intranasal, and that provide broader protection are the main goals for future vaccines.
Paxlovid and molnupiravir stood out in a meta-analysis that compared the effectiveness of 16 different drug or drug combinations.
An antibiotic stewardship intervention for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) was associated with a reduction in urine cultures and antibiotic use at four Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, researchers reported today in JAMA Network Open.
Many had a single lesion or sore in their mouth or on their genitals, which is not typical.
About 35% of children with long COVID had respiratory symptoms, and 30% had systemic symptoms.
"It is clear that the US was not prepared for an outbreak of a virus such as monkeypox."
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A coalition of public interest, animal welfare, and environmental groups is criticizing McDonald's for backing away from a commitment to reduce the use of medically important antibiotics in its beef supply chain.
Over 40% of the US public health workforce plans to leave their jobs within the next 5 years, and 51% said more staff were needed to respond to COVID-19, according to findings from a 2021 survey published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Biden says he's doing well and getting a lot of work done after having mild symptoms last night.
UK researchers found E coli with resistance to third-generation cephalosporins in 8% of fecal samples.
High blood pressure carried a 2.6-fold increased risk and superseded all other risk factors.
Also, a report details a case in a child who had no known contact with a case-patient.
A link to the oral polio vaccine suggests the virus may have originated outside of the US.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it has received 17 more reports of unexplained pediatric hepatitis cases that are under investigation, raising the nation's total to 355.
The number of states reporting cases remained the same, at 42.
In 5- to 11-year-old children, two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were 36.8% effective in preventing all SARS-CoV-2 infections, 63.5% against test-confirmed cases, and 82.7% against hospitalization amid the Omicron variant surge in Singapore, finds a real-world study published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
Tomorrow experts will meet to decide whether the outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern.
"Without the widespread availability of vaccine it can't be contained."
Meanwhile, the CDC signs off on its advisory panel's recommendation for the Novavax vaccine for adults.
