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Japan and Thailand report record daily cases, and South Korea says its fourth surge hasn't peaked yet.
COVID-19 transmission among households was three times more likely if the household had a high living density, according to a study yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Higher living density is defined as having more than three household members but fewer than six rooms.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Outpatient antibiotic use in British Columbia has declined by more than 23% over the last two decades, driven by significant decreases in pediatric use, Canadian researchers reported yesterday in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance.
Data indicated a third dose was safe and had efficacy in the immunosuppressed.
The next study phase includes examining raw data and stored blood samples.
Also, two states make up 30% of COVID hospitalizations, and third doses for immunocompromised people are likely.
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine was safe in adolescents 12 to 17 years old, with a similar immune response to that in young adults, according to results of an ongoing phase 2-3 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine yesterday.
An analysis of Google Trends suggests World Antimicrobial Awareness Week has not improved public awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Also, the CDC recommends vaccination for pregnant women, as hospitals are stretched to their limits in COVID-19 hot spots.
The results help support the CDC's recommendation to vaccinate pregnant women.
In another development, the WHO announced the next phase of a treatment trial, which will test three repurposed drugs across 52 countries.
Inhaled budesonide, a corticosteroid often used for Crohn's disease, was tied to a shorter recovery time in COVID-19 patients who were at a higher risk of severe infection, according to a study published in The Lancet yesterday.
The proportion of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae found in Canadian hospital patients increased substantially from 2007 through 2018, according to a surveillance study published today in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
Researchers continue to say the vaccines' health benefits outweigh any risks.
Some Florida and Texas districts are defying state orders against mask mandates, as more groups mandate vaccination, including the military.
Stubbornly high levels persist in nations including Thailand and Vietnam as Delta variant activity keeps countries on edge, from Australia to China.
Today Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published a summary of the findings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on adverse events related to the three COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use in the United States, two-dose mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, and a single shot adenovirus vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
Indonesia's activity picked up on other islands, as more Australian cities in New South Wales state went into lockdown.
Doctors are pushing for authorized vaccinations for children and adolescents ahead of the school year.
Data suggest that, during the pandemic, at least 20% have had depression or anxiety.
