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US COVID-19 vaccine disparities (CVD) were linked with income, education, political views, and race, according to a study yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Jul 29
A new report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) shows a global decline in the use of antimicrobials in animals.
Most cases were mild to moderate, but 1 in 5 patients had long COVID symptoms.
The president also unveiled a new incentive plan and asked school districts to make more vaccine available for kids 12 and older.
Meanwhile, Africa's vaccine supply show improvements, and Delta-driven surges increase in parts of Asia and the Middle East.
Vaccine effectiveness (VE) for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine against COVID-19 was 91% up to 6 months after the second dose, according to a non–peer-reviewed study published yesterday on the preprint server medRxiv.
The CDC says it's up to state and local officials to determine appropriate mask use, based on metrics.
The studies, one on mental health in general and one on mood disorders, both found a higher death risk.
The WHO projects that, at the current pace, global cases could reach 200 million in the next 2 weeks.
Five research institutions in France are under a 3-month moratorium on prion research after a retired lab worker who handled prions was diagnosed as having Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), according to a report today in Science.
COVID-19 reduced lifespan by up to 9 years in parts of the United States, per a new "mean unfulfilled lifespan" (MUL) metric, according to a study published yesterday in PLOS One.
The MUL is a new indicator of the impact of mortality shocks, such as the novel coronavirus or other natural disaster, on peoples' lifespan.
Also, cases are climbing steeply in Tokyo in the midst of the Summer Olympic Games.
Experts say drug compounding is a stopgap measure, not a solution.
Unlike previous outbreaks, the fungus appeared to have pan-resistance prior to patient treatment.
All schoolchildren, staff, and teachers should wear masks when indoors this fall, the agency says.
Despite the increased case count, researchers say herd immunity is still far off.
Republicans' intended COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose 7% after watching and reading endorsements from elite Republican leaders versus those from Democrat leaders, according to a study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The discontinuation of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) at a South Korean hospital led to a rapid return of antibiotic use patterns observed before the ASP was implemented, researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
Businesses and organizations are struggling with vaccine mandates as the Delta variant shows no sign of slowing.
