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Combined data show 70% efficacy, but it was 90% when the first dose was halved.
A Dutch study late last week found reduced lung capacity in 42% of COVID-19 patients 3 months after recovery, with many patients reporting severe problems with fatigue, functional impairment, and quality of life (QoL).
An antibiotic stewardship intervention implemented at four regional hospitals in Denmark was associated with significantly lower overall antibiotic exposure for patients who had community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and a higher likelihood of patients being treated with recommended antibiotics, Danish researchers reported late last week in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
The findings may explain why COVID-19 spreads quickly and is difficult to contain.
The One Health Global Leaders Group fulfills a request of the UN secretary-general.
Also, Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an EUA request for their vaccine, offering hope it will be available this year.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Nov 19
Two deer recently tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), reports the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), bringing the state's 2020 cases to 16 and total cases to 95.
A study yesterday found that 47% of COVID-19 patients who required prolonged mechanical ventilation developed potentially life-threatening tracheal (airway) complications.
Also, US leaders encourage Americans to double down on efforts now that vaccines are on the horizon.
Study shows that 28% of older COVID-19 emergency department patients had delirium, with a higher risk of ICU stay and death.
Experts urged individual actions to avoid protracted lockdowns and maintain hard-fought gains.
Benzathine penicillin shortages were tied to more than double the risk of congenital syphilis.
Public transportation usage dropped 72.7% across the United States from Feb 15 to May 17, but vulnerable populations and essential or physical workers were most likely to continue using it, according to a study published yesterday in PLOS One.
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the global response, contain important lessons that can be used to avert a future pandemic caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to a new report from the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP).
The protection is even better than the 90% found in an initial analysis.
Supply chain issues could hinder vaccine rollout, and EUA data must be transparent, the report says.
The White House coronavirus task force says deaths could approach 2,000 a day in the coming weeks.
After almost 6 months, 130 cases, and 55 deaths in Equateur province, the outbreak is officially over.
The nonprofit spoke with 150 public health, policy, and scientific experts to craft a strategy for addressing drug resistance post-COVID-19.
