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The news comes as Russia reports a daily high in cases and Germany sees rising infections.
Also, Moderna announces promising immune response and safety data for its vaccine in kids ages 6 to 11.
First responders' risk for COVID-19 infection is about 60% more than other essential workers, including healthcare workers (HCWs), according to a study published late last week in JAMA Health Forum.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling for increased surveillance and investigation of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Rises in the UK have been a bellwether for emerging patterns in the United States.
The agency will not act as a stand-alone regulatory body, but as a coordinator.
Also, FDA documents show the Pfizer vaccine is 91% effective in younger kids.
Cognitive impairment patterns occurred in relatively young patients and echoed findings seen in those who recovered from other viral illnesses.
Preliminary data from a phase 3 trial in three countries was released this week at an international conference.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Oct 21
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that lab tests have identified a rare, potentially deadly bacterium in an aromatherapy spray.
Two recent studies in Pediatrics look at risk factors for severe pediatric COVID-19 and COVID deaths in those younger than 21 years of age.
Experts say antibiotic resistance is a "complex web of related problems" that will require a One Health response.
One study shows a 30% lower vaccination rate, and another higher rates of severe disease and death.
An estimated 80,000 to 180,000 healthcare workers died from COVID-19 in the pandemic's first 17 months.
Many people who received Moderna and all who got J&J vaccines should receive a booster, advisers say.
A review of antibiotic prescribing at Veterans' Health Administration (VHA) mental health units found that only 1 in 10 patients were exposed to antibiotics, but urinary tract infections (UTIs) appeared to be frequently misdiagnosed, researchers reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
COVID-19 vaccination does not increase the risk of miscarriage during the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a Norwegian case-control study that involved 13,956 women, 5.5% of whom were vaccinated against the virus. The results were published yesterday as a letter to the editor in the New England Journal of Medicine.
For the third week in a row, illness numbers in Europe rose, with a 7% jump last week.
Two large studies show very high protection against the more transmissible variant.
