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Meanwhile, US cases continue to grow, especially in the Northeast, though hospitalizations and deaths are still low.
The difference was small but meaningful at a population level, suggests a large study.
The rate of full COVID-19 vaccination among employees of a private Minnesota medical device manufacturer rose 10.4 percentage points after the company began offering $1,000 incentives for immunization, finds a study published late last week in JAMA Network Open.
A multimodal intervention at primary care practices in a large healthcare system in North Carolina was associated with significant decreases in inappropriate outpatient antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections, researchers reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
The man wore protective equipment but had gaps in eye protection. Meanwhile, the USDA reports Vermont's first outbreak in poultry.
South African officials say they will have a clearer picture as next week unfolds, and officials in China's Guangdong province track an outbreak in the capital.
Wide-ranging individual infectiousness challenges the notion that behavior is the main superspreader driver.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
The National Institutes of Health this week announced a $2.4 million grant for a clinical trial to study responsible use of antibiotics in the treatment of severe gum disease.
The sensitivity of home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests peaks 4 days after symptom onset, suggesting that a negative antigen test should be followed by a second test in 1 or 2 days, according to a prospective study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Earlier studies in animals and adults suggested a link between antibiotic use and vaccine response, and these are the first findings in children.
Cases are rising in South Africa, where researchers are closely tracking two new Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5. Both seem to be more transmissible than BA.2.
Risk factors for severe COVID varied by age, with BMI and underlying conditions more notable for younger adult patients and lab results more predictive for older people.
Using excess mortality data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers from Georgetown University found significant regional differences in mortality rates due to COVID-19, with a disproportionate number of virus deaths in Southern states.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) in an alert to clinicians said it is investigating at least four unexplained hepatitis cases in children, including one who needed a liver transplant and one who died. Also, California officials said today that they are investigating seven cases
Research suggests exposure to fungicides is promoting resistance in Aspergillus fumigatis.
Researchers detail new findings on long COVID risk, plus a promising role for occupational therapy to help cope with symptoms.
With deaths at the lowest point in about 2 years and cases declining, the WHO urged countries to keep a close eye on cases and virus changes.
Following the reappearance of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province, the country today launched an rVSV-EBOV vaccine campaign, tapping an initial shipment of 200 doses, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today.
Also, federal officials are taking steps to make sure Pfizer's COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid, will be widely available across the US.
Two thirds of family members restricted from visiting loved ones in the ICU had symptoms of PTSD 3 months later.
