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In addition, a research team based in South Africa described a new variant of interest called C.1.2.
The Delta variant was also tied to a higher rate of emergency care than the Alpha variant.
A new report from the World Economic Forum predicts a future of rising risks and costs from waterborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
High-risk adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who receive a dose of casirivimab and imdevimab have lower hospitalization rates than those who don't, according to a randomized, controlled trial today in The Lancet's EClinicalMedicine. The casirivimab and imdevimab combination is under emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration.
A third still have shortness of breath 1 year after hospital release.
Also, the CDC does not intend to revisit its pre-Delta COVID-19 guidelines for schools at this point.
After recall of the Pfizer drug, Apotex and Par Pharmaceutical are tapped to increase supply.
Officials are hopeful Africa can reach 10% of its population with vaccine by the end of September.
A quality improvement (QI) program combining clinician education, clear and concise recommendations, and decision support was associated with a safe reduction in vancomycin use in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), researchers reported today in Pediatrics.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
The risk of blood clots is higher following COVID-19 infection than after vaccination, researchers based at Oxford University reported today in BMJ.
Also, Vietnam is sending troops to help with a surge in one of its main manufacturing hubs.
Any slight risk tied to the vaccine was a much higher risk among those infected with COVID-19.
The amount of resistance genes found in DNA from brown bears mirrored the rise of antibiotic use in Sweden.
In addition, the CDC warns about ivermectin, a livestock anti-parasite drug some people have used to treat COVID-19.
Supply chains were affected by both nationalism and international interdependence.
US veteran suicide ideation (SI) rates showed a slight decrease during the first year of the pandemic, according to a JAMA Psychiatry study yesterday. Among the associated risks, however, was having COVID-19, which doubled the odds of SI.
"After declining in early summer, child cases have increased exponentially."
Venous thromboembolism is nearly twice as likely in those with recent COVID-19.
Also, a US probe into the source of SARS-CoV-2 was inconclusive, with worries that time is running out to discover the origin.
