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Estimated effectiveness was 65% against hospitalization, 74% against pediatric intensive care unit admission, and 64% against high-dependency unit admission.
The vaccine was 45% to 46% protective against hospitalization for older adults.
Paxlovid recipients were at significantly lower risk for all-cause hospitalization than those given molnupiravir.
Researchers find a marked increase in tetracycline-resistant gonorrhea and increased colonization with tetracycline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus following the rollout of doxyPEP.
In its latest update, the CDC says it has received reports of 164 cases from 9 jurisdictions this year.
The recall follows severe cat illnesses in Oregon and Washington, where the food was distributed.
Researchers say the findings underscore the urgent need to improve infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship in cancer care.
The new case raises the death toll to 2 and the case count to 10 in this outbreak.
By December 2022, only 39% of pregnant women and 9% of nonpregnant women had ever been tested for HCV.
The latest polio cases include 3 WPV1 infections in Pakistan, 1 of 2 remaining endemic countries.
Texas health officials say there have been 20 hospitalizations in the outbreak, which began in late January.
During follow-up, the crude all-cause death rate was 18% in the COVID-19 group and 9% among controls.
The group also recommended two vaccine strains for pandemic preparedness, one for the H5N1 2.3.2.1a clade and another targeting the reemerging H5N6 2.3.4.4h clade.
Relative to 2020 respondents, 2022 participants had less confidence in the CDC, NIH, and local public health departments and more confidence in the federal government, FitBit, and genetic-testing companies.
Twelve more pediatric flu deaths were reported, mostly caused by the H1N1 strain, raising the season's total to 98.
The cats had no known exposure to infected poultry, livestock, raw milk, or raw meat, but they roamed freely outdoors, where they may have been exposed to wild birds or other animals.
The new clade 1a variant raises significant public health concerns because of its higher transmissibility and morbidity.
The study involved 68 US children who died from seasonal flu this season.
Chronic conditions and COVID-19 symptoms during infection were risk factors for persistent symptoms, whereas hybrid immunity was protective.
The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee was scheduled to meet March 13 to select virus strains for the 2025-26 flu vaccine.
