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Pre-hospital antiplatelet therapy, most commonly aspirin, was associated with significantly lower in-hospital mortality rates for COVID-19 patients, according to a study this week in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
Parents are split on whether mask mandates belong in schools, and colleges grapple with vaccine mandates.
Wealthy nations have shipped less than 10% of the requested 1 billion doses by September.
Residents of states that lifted eviction bans were at an 83% higher risk for COVID-19 after 12 weeks.
After two doses of an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, nearly 90% of immunocompromised patients had an antibody response, but it was about as third as strong as those with healthy immune systems, according to data published in the Annals of Internal Medicine yesterday.
Severity and the type of symptoms experienced appear to be the biggest factors in accepting a delayed antibiotic prescription for a respiratory tract infection (RTI), according to a UK survey published yesterday in PLOS Medicine.
The Delta variant was also tied to a higher rate of emergency care than the Alpha variant.
CDC advisers vote unanimously to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people ages 16 and up.
In addition, a research team based in South Africa described a new variant of interest called C.1.2.
A new report from the World Economic Forum predicts a future of rising risks and costs from waterborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
High-risk adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who receive a dose of casirivimab and imdevimab have lower hospitalization rates than those who don't, according to a randomized, controlled trial today in The Lancet's EClinicalMedicine. The casirivimab and imdevimab combination is under emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration.
A third still have shortness of breath 1 year after hospital release.
Also, the CDC does not intend to revisit its pre-Delta COVID-19 guidelines for schools at this point.
After recall of the Pfizer drug, Apotex and Par Pharmaceutical are tapped to increase supply.
Officials are hopeful Africa can reach 10% of its population with vaccine by the end of September.
A quality improvement (QI) program combining clinician education, clear and concise recommendations, and decision support was associated with a safe reduction in vancomycin use in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), researchers reported today in Pediatrics.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
The risk of blood clots is higher following COVID-19 infection than after vaccination, researchers based at Oxford University reported today in BMJ.
Supply chains were affected by both nationalism and international interdependence.
Also, Vietnam is sending troops to help with a surge in one of its main manufacturing hubs.
