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Substance use among US kids 10 to 14 years old remained relatively stable during the first 6 months of the pandemic, according to longitudinal study results published yesterday in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
And those not vaccinated are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID.
With no planes landing in Kabul, "We have no way to get supplies into the country."
An AMR group calls on all countries to stop using drugs in animals that are critical for human medicine.
Also, 21% of patients caused 80% of infections, UK researchers find.
Two US outbreaks of Salmonella, one S Typhimurium and the other S Infantis, have been linked to Italian-style meats, although none are connected to a specific product or brand yet, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigation notice today.
The number of older adults who are homebound (leaving home once a week or less) increased in 2020 over the prior decade, according to a research letter yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers say that this could affect social, psychological, and physical needs because of factors such as physical distancing and caretaker or telehealth access.
Also, illness severity in close contacts and index patients appears to be linked.
Auckland, the country's largest city and main hot spot, will have restrictions in place until at least Aug 31.
Full approval allows more businesses, schools, and organizations to mandate vaccine use among employees and students.
Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 significantly decreased the probability of virus culture positivity in breakthrough cases versus cases in unvaccinated healthcare workers, according to a study on the non–peer-reviewed research server, medRxiv.
Early use of a procalcitonin-guided algorithm in non-critically ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia reduced antimicrobial use with no adverse effects, researchers reported last week in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance.
A modeling study shows that risk-based vaccine allocation may be most effective.
The more transmissible Delta variant taking off in countries that are known for their COVID-19 control efforts.
The latest surge marks grim milestones and puts pressure on hospitals.
Screening of a network of urban streams in Baltimore revealed high concentrations of pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics, researchers reported this week in Environmental Science & Technology.
Hospitalization and respiratory complications were more frequent in children and adolescents with COVID-19 during the early months of the pandemic than in those diagnosed as having influenza in past flu seasons, an international team of researchers reported today in Pediatrics.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Vaccines also saved an estimated $625 billion to $1.4 trillion by early May.
As the school year begins, COVID hospitalizations are rising for children.
