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The results of a randomized trial in Papua New Guinea suggest three rounds of mass administration of azithromycin led to a greater reduction in the prevalence of yaws than a single round, researchers reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
In another study, researchers found that COVID-19 vaccine incentives didn't increase vaccine uptake.
In a breaking development today, the CDC's vaccine advisory group expanded its booster recommendation to kids as young as 12.
Hospitalizations are also rising, but not nearly as steeply as cases.
A large multistate cohort study of more than 40,000 pregnant women and their nonpregnant peers found no link between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and preterm or small-for-gestational-age births.
Another study found the breast milk of vaccinated mothers may protect infants for 6 months.
In other global developments, lockdown measures were added for cities in India and China, as Australia's cases and hospitalizations reached new record levels.
The president also promised to ease testing shortages, as kids' illnesses and hospitalizations add to surging case numbers.
Nonhospitalized patients who recovered from asymptomatic to mild COVID-19 can experience small but measurable drops in dynamic lung volume, Danish researchers reported yesterday in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. They note that lower lung function, even within the normal ranges, is a risk factor for higher respiratory morbidity and mortality.
In other developments, countries affected earlier by Omicron reported more record cases, as Israel announced fourth doses for higher risk groups.
In other COVID developments, federal officials cleared two more rapid tests for emergency use as the weekly case average soared higher.
The adverse effects findings were similar to what preauthorization trials found for younger kids, and the real-world study in adolescents found substantial protection.
US flu markers rose again last week, though reporting may be impacted by holiday-related delays, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its weekly update, which covers the week ending Dec 25.
Late last week the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted an outbreak notice about an Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak related to mixed leafy greens.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Dec 29
Researchers warn the findings could complicate future COVID-19 mitigation and control plans.
As officials brace for more post-holiday spread, studies yield promise for boosters and immune system response.
The incubation period for the Omicron variant may be shorter than for Delta and the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, Nebraska researchers reported yesterday, based on an analysis of the first known Omicron cluster in the United States. The team reported its findings yesterday in an early online edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
The new guidance comes at a turbulent time with surging case numbers, unmet testing demand, and uncertainties about Omicron.
The pandemic also widened pre-existing racial and ethnic disparities in non-COVID hospitalizations among Medicare patients.
