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SHEA says, "Such testing is of unclear benefit when added to other layers of infection prevention mitigation controls."
HHS is expanding access through stockpiles that had been reserved for use in a future flu pandemic.
Updated recommendations include a single-dose schedule to expand vaccination.
Globally, 4 human H5N1 infections have been reported related to the surge in circulation in poultry and wild birds.
Overall estimated protection against death during both periods is 89% among 3- to 17-year-olds.
Reports from Germany and the Netherlands show increases in multidrug-resistant organisms since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
When researchers added a medical mask over an N95 respirator, 13% failed fit-testing.
CVS and Walgreens announce limits on the number of children's pain medications that customers can buy.
Report spotlights concerning levels of resistance to several antibiotics.
Tests on samples from an index patient and 3 healthy children confirm polio transmission.
More than 500,000 Indiana residents ages 12 to 110 years were included in the study.
Critically ill patients who received interleukin-6 receptor agonists and antiplatelet drugs have a higher probability of survival.
Patients and patient advocacy groups say their input can help companies design better clinical trials.
The unvaccinated had fewer poor outcomes during Omicron than Delta, but their risk was similar to that seen with previous strains.
The study highlights how easily the disease was misdiagnosed during the initial months of a global outbreak.
The states include California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Washington.
The pact will help lower the cost of two shorter treatment regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis, broadening access.
The strategy aims to address global gaps in infection and control exposed by the COVID pandemic.
This year, 29 countries have reported cholera outbreaks to the WHO, including 16 with protracted activity.
Bivalent boosters are particularly effective at preventing hospitalizations in the elderly, a new study shows.
