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Only a few countries reported sporadic flu detection, mostly involving influenza B, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest global flu update, which covers the end of May and the first week of June.
All told, 85 countries have reported the Delta variant, and a number of nations are battling rises in COVID-19 cases.
Higher death and critical care rates are likely to strain hospitals, researchers say.
HHS: The risk of myocarditis and pericarditis are much higher from contracting COVID-19 than from vaccines.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in an adult deer found dead in early May in the Wisconsin city of Brooklyn, marking the state's first such case in Green Lake County, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) said late last week.
During the first US wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there may have been almost 17 million undiagnosed COVID-19 infections in addition to the known 3 million cases, or about five times more than officially reported, according to a study in Science Translational Medicine yesterday.
"The Delta variant is the biggest threat in the United States to eliminating COVID-19," advisor Anthony Fauci warns.
Family members report problems with bonding with the ICU team, understanding their loved ones' condition, and managing their feelings in isolation.
WHO officials warn that a steady global decline is slowing, with surges in all global regions.
Implementing daily, pharmacist-driven antifungal stewardship activities at a tertiary care hospital in Turkey was associated with significant improvements in the appropriateness of antifungal therapy, Turkish researchers reported yesterday in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
Non-White children may receive less COVID-19 testing and experience higher COVID-19 infections, COVID-19 severity, and hospitalization duration, according to a study yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics.
The production hub is designed to boost vaccine supplies in the region for current and future outbreaks.
Two CDC studies today spotlight lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in young adults compared with older Americans.
One study finds a lower risk of cardiovascular dysfunction, and the other shows no lessening in disease severity.
Respiratory virus detections and ambulatory antibiotic prescribing rates for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) fell dramatically during the pandemic compared with previous years, a finding that could have implications for future antibiotic stewardship and public health strategies, researchers from the University of Wisconsin reported today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
In Brooklyn, New York, communities with higher rates of poverty and minorities may have less access to COVID-19 vaccination sites, according to a JAMA Network Open research letter late last week.
Russian authorities say 89% of Moscow's cases are due to the Delta variant.
Most poll respondents said they were resuming prepandemic activities, including visiting family and dining in bars and restaurants.
Mobile vaccination clinics and scheduling, as well as varied educational resources, may improve vaccination equity.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said this week that it's investigating a cluster of tuberculosis (TB) infections in patients who've recently undergone spinal surgery that used a single lot of a bone repair product.
