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Formulations of the combo vaccines prompted robust immune responses against influenza A, influenza B, and SARS-CoV-2.
In influenza news, US flu cases appear to be rising, and officials have confirmed more avian flu outbreaks in US poultry.
Simvastatin had been shown to reduce pulmonary and systemic inflammation in mouse and human models of lung injury.
A second study showed that COVID-19 survivors had higher rates of most studied symptoms than controls, with the greatest risks for shortness of breath, fatigue, memory loss, and headache.
The FDA last week approved Pfizer's new vaccine, called Penbraya, which covers five serogroups.
With the exact source still murky and investigations still under way, officials expect more cases.
The roadmap aims to help countries in the region identify, prioritize, implement, and monitor high-impact interventions to address AMR across the One Health spectrum.
While antibiotic use at three Chicago hospitals increased in COVID-19 patients at the outset of the pandemic, it declined among non–COVID patients.
Relative vaccine effectiveness was an additional 50% against critical illness.
Today's recommendation also sets the stage for transition to the commercial market in the months ahead.
Among critically ill patients, survival to hospital discharge was 62% for the vitamin C group and 65% for the control group.
The effect was especially pronounced in those given convalescent plasma within the first 48 hours of mechanical ventilation.
The results of a randomized trial showed 3 days of inhaled amikacin reduced the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients compared with placebo.
Maternal vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with neonatal hospital readmission or 6-month hospital readmission.
The study was based on outcomes seen among 660,000 UK patients from February 2020 to April 2021.
Risk factors for long or very long COVID included female sex, the presence of least one underlying condition, and moderate or severe COVID-19.
Interviews with sick patients and trace-back investigation pointed to a specific diced onion producer.
During the study period, COVID-19 vaccines were available for use in adults but not children under the age of 5.
The birds had recently migrated from Argentina, where the virus has spread over the past few months.
Patient blood samples showed signs of persistent immune-system changes believed to be related to long COVID.
