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A study in JAMA Internal Medicine today demonstrates a sharp decline in US hospital COVID-19 mortality rates during the first 6 months of the pandemic, with wide variation across hospitals and poorer outcomes linked to higher county-level case rates.
The case raises concerns about the state's feeding program, which attracts thousands of elk.
More than 1,100 cases involving the fast-spreading strain are confirmed, most in people younger than 60.
Today and tomorrow 5.9 million doses of Moderna's vaccine will arrive at 3,400 locations.
A study of pandemic deaths in California in JAMA Internal Medicine today found the highest excess mortality in older adults, black and Hispanic residents, and those without college degrees. Excess death rates for Hispanic residents and those without a high school degree more than tripled after reopening, likely due to increased COVID-19 risk faced by low-wage, essential workers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ended two separate Escherichia coli O157:H7 investigations on Dec 18. Neither of the outbreaks had a definitive source, although one triggered a food recall on a single brand of romaine lettuce.
Essential workers include first responders, teachers, public transit employees, and grocery store staff.
The company says it began a trial among adolescents; results are expected in 2021.
The US becomes the first nation to have 2 authorized COVID-19 vaccines with clear, compelling efficacy data.
COVID activity remains intense in Europe, and South Africa is probing a new SARS-CoV-2 variant.
Vaccine distribution to states is hitting some unexpected snags, as the surge ahead of Christmas accelerates, putting record numbers of Americans in the hospital.
Though the studies don't settle questions about the 2 antibody treatments, they shed light on potential clinical benefits.
A Latin American study of children with COVID-19–related multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal found higher rates of the disease among Latin/Hispanic children compared with other global estimates.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
England's National Health Service (NHS) announced today that it has selected the first antibiotics to be purchased through the United Kingdom's subscription-style payment model.
Five countries across Asia and Africa report new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2), according to Global Polio Eradication Initiative's weekly report.
US officials report new single-day highs in cases (247,403), hospitalizations (113,090), and deaths (3,656).
An HHS official says the US may ship 7.9 million doses to states next week if the Moderna vaccine is approved, including 5.9 million doses of Moderna's vaccine.
In just 6 months the virus killed an estimated 173,000 people, and in 5 months about 4,500 young adults.
Only 62.4% of 16-month-old US children received the MMR vaccine from June to August, down from 72.0% before the pandemic.
A study published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlights factors that may increase the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, among US poultry facility workers—especially those who are foreign-born.
