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Also, a syringe shortage looms, and African nations lag woefully in COVID-19 vaccine uptake.
The monoclonal antibody sotrovimab reduced the risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 by 85% compared with placebo, according to an interim analysis of a phase 3 clinical trial published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Use of a rapid diagnostic test in patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs) was associated with shorter times to optimal antibiotic therapy and antibiotic de-escalation, researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
An agreement with the UN eases access in low- and middle-income countries to molnupiravir.
"Reported allergy symptoms did not impede the completion of the 2-dose vaccine protocol."
CDC director says the nation is "now heading in the right direction, but needs to remain vigilant."
Formula feeding is associated with a 70% increase in antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) abundance in the gut microbiome of infants compared with breast milk, US and Finnish researchers reported this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
COVID-mitigating behavior such as physical distancing and mask use didn't change after receipt of vaccination prior to government exemptions, according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Experts approve the vaccine in children 5 to 11 on an emergency use basis.
Also, a new report says failures with the global response include inequality, inaction, and political division.
Business groups are pleading with the Biden administration to delay mandates for private firms till after the holiday season.
Understanding the role of social gatherings in community spread has important implications for colleges, the author says.
Positive pneumococcal urinary antigen testing (PUAT) results among patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was associated with earlier time to de-escalation of antibiotics, according to a single-center study published last week in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
A guaranteed $25 cash card for both vaccine recipients and drivers of vaccine recipients lessened slowing COVID-19 vaccine uptake at participating sites in North Carolina, according to a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine yesterday.
The news comes as Russia reports a daily high in cases and Germany sees rising infections.
Also, Moderna announces promising immune response and safety data for its vaccine in kids ages 6 to 11.
Most federal relief funds went to the already best-resourced facilities, one study finds.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling for increased surveillance and investigation of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Latin America and the Caribbean.
First responders' risk for COVID-19 infection is about 60% more than other essential workers, including healthcare workers (HCWs), according to a study published late last week in JAMA Health Forum.
Also, FDA documents show the Pfizer vaccine is 91% effective in younger kids.
