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COVID-19 patients had 4 times the risk of mechanical ventilation and double the risk of ICU care.
About 2 in 10 US school districts have said they will continue, or are considering continuing, distance learning after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, citing student and parent demand, according to a Rand Corporation study released yesterday.
Officials noted more than 4.3 million new global infections in the past week, a 4% increase.
Maximizing vaccine uptake includes setting examples, effective messaging, and apps to encourage the 2nd dose.
Data show the vaccine protects against severe disease and may protect against asymptomatic infections, too.
A sample from a white-tailed deer in Wyandot County, Ohio, tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) Dec 10, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) yesterday, the first in a wild deer in the state.
Investigators with the United Kingdom's RECOVERY trial reported yesterday that a preliminary analysis of data from the azithromycin arm of the trial showed the antibiotic had no impact on clinical outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Other regions considering further measures include London, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.
Political affiliation appears to have more impact than local disease spread in 2 new studies.
Vaccine arrived at 145 centers today, and 425 sites will get deliveries tomorrow.
A large UK epidemiologic study finds no association with GBS, which has been a concern.
Data published late last week in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) detailed public school costs for recommended COVID-19 mitigation strategies, which averaged $442 per student but varied widely.
The step allows health workers to begin giving the vaccine and offers guidance on immunization policy.
Emergency approval makes the vaccine available and offers hope for altering the course of the pandemic.
Pressure over emergency use approval raises worries that the process has been rushed.
Studies show a 57% higher COVID-19 hospital rate for gynecologic cancer and a 29% higher rate for all cancers in black patients.
In patients needing noninvasive breathing support, those who got the 2-drug combo recovered in 10 days, compared with 18 days for remdesivir alone.
A large body of data shows the high-dose vaccine yields greater protection than standard-dose vaccines.
One study points to the use of certain medications, and the other shows elevated risk in non-white populations.
A study published yesterday in Science by researchers in Massachusetts suggests that a coronavirus outbreak linked to an international biotech conference in Boston in February is linked to more than 300,000 national and international infections with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
