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A WHO official says COVAX has so far distributed about 20 million vaccine doses, prioritizing health workers.
In northern California, stay-at-home orders were linked to less exercise but not less substance use.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) health ministry today declared the end of the country's 12th Ebola outbreak, given that 42 days have passed with no new cases since the last patient was released from treatment.
The first dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen confers a robust immune response against the B117 and B1351 variants in people previously infected with the coronavirus—but not in those in those never infected, according to a new study led by researchers from Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London, and University College London.
Assistance continues to arrive, with the first US aid flight landing today.
Also, the State Department will restrict travelers from India beginning next week.
Stress, loneliness, and other problems increased with online learning.
A new report from the pharmaceutical industry shows there are nearly 90 drugs in clinical development against drug-resistant infections—not nearly enough to meet the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Infants born to women with COVID-19 have a low chance of contracting the disease from their mothers and having complications, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA.
In one study, overweight people 20 to 39 years old had a high risk of hospitalization.
"This means building political will towards a One Health approach."
India again breaks its record for new COVID cases, topping 386,000.
Also, more than 100 colleges have made vaccination a requirement for in-person attendance this fall.
The August 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota spread COVID-19 across the country, resulting in at least 649 infections—including transmission to household and workplace contacts—over the next 6 weeks, according to a study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Also, a study finds that fully vaccinated seniors have a 94% lower hospitalization rate.
One in 4 recipients noted mild systemic side effects, lower than in phase 3 trials.
India reports more than 300,000 cases for the 8th day in a row and again hits a new single-day high.
Community hospitals participating in a collaborative network focused on antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) implementation saw an increase in ASP activities and a decline in antibiotic use over 42 months, researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which has been linked with pediatric COVID-19, may pose higher risks to children in lower socioeconomic statuses or who are minorities, according to a Pediatrics study today.
