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Less than 0.1% of all COVID-positive patients in the Intermountain Healthcare system had probable or possible recurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a PLOS One study yesterday.
Also, Pfizer expect its mRNA vaccine to be approved soon for emergency use in children ages 12 to 15.
More states announce lockdowns as the country's daily cases top 300,000 for 2 weeks straight.
The researchers accounted for potential confounding factors like crowded living conditions and poverty measures.
A bipartisan group of congressional representatives called on House appropriators last week to increase funding for the federal response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
In 2020, in-hospital mortality dropped from 19.1% in March and April to 10.8% in September through November in COVID-19 patients in the United States, according to a study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
The study includes more than 17 million adults in England.
A WHO official says COVAX has so far distributed about 20 million vaccine doses, prioritizing health workers.
In northern California, stay-at-home orders were linked to less exercise but not less substance use.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) health ministry today declared the end of the country's 12th Ebola outbreak, given that 42 days have passed with no new cases since the last patient was released from treatment.
The first dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen confers a robust immune response against the B117 and B1351 variants in people previously infected with the coronavirus—but not in those in those never infected, according to a new study led by researchers from Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London, and University College London.
Also, the State Department will restrict travelers from India beginning next week.
Stress, loneliness, and other problems increased with online learning.
Assistance continues to arrive, with the first US aid flight landing today.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A new report from the pharmaceutical industry shows there are nearly 90 drugs in clinical development against drug-resistant infections—not nearly enough to meet the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Infants born to women with COVID-19 have a low chance of contracting the disease from their mothers and having complications, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA.
India again breaks its record for new COVID cases, topping 386,000.
Also, more than 100 colleges have made vaccination a requirement for in-person attendance this fall.
