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Protection against hospital illness or death was 67% after 2 weeks but waned over time in one study, while it was 68% to 72% in the other study.
The joint WHO/ECDC surveillance report shows the problem is worse in countries in southern and eastern Europe.
The elevated case rate was concentrated in county schools that provided fully in-person rather than hybrid instruction.
Participants included 1,794 nursing home residents and 3,385 workers.
In assessing for fecal transplant to newborns, more than 40% of enrolled mothers tested positive for potentially harmful pathogens.
Benin and the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported more polio cases this week.
Since the WHO's last update on March 30, countries have reported 206 new cases and 4 deaths, with all the new deaths in the Americas.
Overall, between May and December of 2022, mpox incidence in Black and Hispanic males was higher than in their White counterparts.
A series of abstracts provide further detail on a surge in diphtheria cases that started in 2022.
COVID-related death rates were twice as high among Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients and four times higher for Native Americans.
Legislators have asked the FDA commissioner to answer questions by today on such issues as the country of origin for the manufacture and processing of each drug in shortage.
Researchers are also assessing if there are any benefits of a higher corticosteroid dose for patients on ventilators.
Florida reported 68 local dengue cases in 2022, mostly from Miami-Dade County.
Vaccine makers say the vaccine can be mass produced at a moderate cost, which could help ease the significant malaria burden in African countries.
The expert guidance says antibiotic exposure is the most modifiable risk factor for C difficile infection.
All maternal infections included in the study were asymptomatic or mild, as none required hospitalization or oxygen supplementation.
Most women ages 18 to 49 years (53%) indicated that flu vaccine is safe for women and their fetuses during pregnancy, and 17% said it isn't, compared with 9% of men and 4% of women aged 50 and older.
Half of all healthcare workers with symptomatic COVID-19 continued to go to work, even if they were involved with direct patient care.
An analysis of quarterly surveys of 28 hospitals finds that inappropriate antibiotic prescribing remains common and varies by specialty.
Among farmers in 2 Nigerian states, 98% gave preventive antibiotics to day-old chicks
