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A literature review found pneumococcal conjugate vaccines were associated with some protection against flu and other viral respiratory tract infections.
Children in certain racial and ethnic groups were more likely to receive broad-spectrum antibiotics for acute respiratory infections than White children.
For women, the estimated sample case hospitalization risk was 18%, compared with 5% for men, but the authors noted 'considerable' uncertainty because of the small number of cases in women.
A consortium announces the launch of a $57 million project to test inhaled and nasal vaccines with a goal of stopping infection from SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses.
Illinois and California are among 17 US jurisdictions that have reported measles cases this year.
There was no significant association between HPV, metabolic syndrome, and death in men.
The study authors say cutting down on repeat within-episode antibiotic prescriptions for RTIs could represent a 'quick win' for antimicrobial stewardship.
Lack of insurance decreased among Black and White people with Medicaid-paid births by 97% and 69%, respectively.
The new H5N1 detections in US mammals occurred in skunks and a mountain lion.
Wastewater COVID detections last week declined from the high to the moderate level.
Vaccine effectiveness was highest for adolescents, at 56%.
If infants aren't protected from RSV through maternal vaccination, they should receive the long-acting monoclonal antibody, the authors say.
The probability of having persistent viral fragments was about double in hospitalized participants and in those who reported being very ill but weren't hospitalized.
The CDC said today that it has received reports of 45 cases from 17 jurisdictions so far this year.
In another development, Indonesia's government donated 10 million doses of polio vaccine to Afghanistan.
Single-strain XBB.1.5 shots reduced the risk of severe COVID-19 by 31%.
Men exhibited greater increases in skin temperature, breathing rate, and heart rate, as well as larger declines in heart rate variability.
The epi investigation revealed that many of the patients were young women involved in sex work.
Gonorrhea cases in EU/EEA countries rose by 48%, syphilis cases by 34%, and chlamydia cases by 16% in 2022.
Most of the cases are from northwestern Brazil and bordering areas of Peru.
