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Also, experts continue to assess reports of rare blood clot conditions tied to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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CARB-X announced today that it is awarding up to $3.6 million in funding to Novel Microdevices, Inc. of Baltimore to develop a rapid, portable molecular diagnostic test for sexually transmitted bacterial infections.
Nearly 40,000 US children 17 or younger may have lost a parent due to COVID-19 infection, according to a statistical model in JAMA Pediatrics today.
The results, published as a research letter, suggested that 1 in 13 COVID deaths result in a child losing a parent and that, as of February 2021, 37,300 children have been affected—more than 43,000 if using excess death data.
Cases are increasing in younger adults, with some states in the Midwest and Northeast experiencing rises.
Prisoner transfer and an infected health worker were among outbreak triggers, and a related study also outlined vaccine hestitancy in inmates.
As cases climb higher in hard-hit countries, more nations are tracking what they fear are fourth spikes in cases.
The COVID-19 B117 strain, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, has similar aerosol stability compared with three other COVID strains, so transmissibility differences are most likely due to other factors, according to a study last week in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
A worldwide analysis of hospital antibiotic prescribing patterns found considerable differences between countries and regions in proportional use of Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) antibiotics, researchers reported today in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
As a precaution, the Dutch health ministry announces a pause in vaccinating people younger than 60.
People who have had 2 COVID vaccine doses at least 2 weeks prior can travel with fewer restrictions.
Childcare stressors, impact on careers, and more have affected healthcare workers.
Operation Warp Speed halted Tepezza manufacturing, but supplies of the drug will return this month.
Eight people have been hospitalized amid a 19-person Salmonella outbreak linked to wild songbirds in eight states, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigation notice released yesterday.
An analysis of US mortality data shows all-cause mortality rose 23% in 2020, researchers reported today in JAMA.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Apr 1
A new report from antibiotic research and development (R&D) advocacy group ReAct outlines the challenges and solutions for creating a new model that will deliver sustainable access to antibiotics for all countries.
Respiratory and heart disease are some of the problems plaguing COVID patients after more than 4 months.
The WHO repeats a call for 10 million vaccine doses for nations that haven't reached vulnerable groups.
The vaccine was also 100% effective in South Africa, where the highly transmissible B1351 variant is dominant.
The first global assessment of the collateral impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnancy outcomes found a significant increase in stillbirths, maternal deaths, maternal depression, and women requiring surgery for ectopic pregnancy, researchers reported yesterday in The Lancet Global Health.
