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Registries and flexible regulations are the most common practices to address national shortages.
"Vaccine nationalism hurts us all and is self-defeating."
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Two new studies highlight the threat posed by the multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris to hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal disease affecting cervids such as deer, elk, and moose, were found in Mississippi on Dec 29, 2020, says the state's Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP). Both were hunter-harvested white-tailed deer, bringing the state up to 78 suspected or confirmed white-tailed deer cases since 2018 and expanding the disease range in the state.
Counties with large universities offering in-person instruction saw a 56% jump in COVID-19.
There are now at least 56 cases of the variant B117 in 8 states; California and Florida have the most.
Aortic aneurysm incidence within 90 days of filling a fluoroquinolone prescription was 20% higher than with other antibiotics.
Survey finds COVID tracking maps don't change Americans' perceived individual risk.
The head of the WHO European office warns the B117 variant could displace other lineages.
Despite extra efforts to test for flu against the backdrop of COVID-19, global levels remain well below expected levels for this time of year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update, which roughly covers the first half of December.
The results of a UK mental health survey conducted before and after the start of the pandemic found that British minorities were more impacted by the pandemic, but all citizens reported an increase in mental distress, according to a study yesterday in PLOS One.
Only 16% of those treated developed severe disease, compared with 31% in the placebo group.
Vaccine risk of anaphylaxis is 11.1 per 1 million doses administered, the CDC says.
In Europe's growing third surge, more nations report single-day highs, including Portugal and the Czech Republic.
Interviews with policymakers and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) experts from 13 countries indicate broad support for financial incentives to boost antibiotic development, despite uncertainty over which incentives are appropriate and how much they'll cost, according to a policy brief released yesterday by the European Union Joint Action Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections (EU-JAMRAI) and the Glob
In a US study published today in Science, researchers detected immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 across all immune cell types studied for as long as 8 months after patients became ill with COVID-19.
Georgia is the 5th state to report a B117 variant case, and San Diego County confirms 28 more variant cases.
The agency says it was disappointed with China over visa problems for the international joint mission and that the B117 variant has been found in 40 nations.
Antibody testing shows that 14% of Americans had been infected by Nov 15, and 35% of deaths were missed.
