Sixteen countries are struggling to contain outbreaks of the deadly illness, and the ability to make more vaccine is limited to its sole manufacturer.
One study found hospitalization was lower among older adults who received the vaccine, while another found significant racial and socioeconomic disparities in vaccine uptake.
Among MIS-C patients, 8% had complications affecting 6 or more of the 8 studied organs.
WHO data show 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023, up from 7.5 million in 2022 and the highest number recorded since 1995.
Experts say the move is very concerning for public health, particularly amid the growing measles outbreak in neighboring Texas.
In the US, alpha-gal syndrome is usually associated with bites from the lone star tick, but new cases were caused by black-legged and western black-legged ticks.
Researchers find no association between SEP-1 compliance and mortality after adjusting for factors related to noncompliant care.
The steering committee will make recommendations on how non-governmental groups can help ensure that vaccine use is evidence-based.
Newly announced rules that limit the use of COVID vaccines suggest that federal officials are opposed to open discussion and transparency.
The outbreak is linked to a type of lettuce in pre-packaged sandwiches.
Swiss drugmaker Basilea Pharmaceutica is receiving $29 million in BARDA funding to develop two first-in-class antifungals to treat drug-resistant fungal infections.
Company officials say the rapid PCR test could aid antimicrobial stewardship efforts.
The open-source statistical code uses electronic health record data to assess antibiotic prescribing.
Brazil's drug regulatory agency has approved Japan-based Takeda's 4-strain vaccine against dengue virus for use in people ages 4 to 60 years old.
All told, 53 cases in Turkey, 12 in Germany, and 1 each in Austria and Switzerland have been linked to botulism neurotoxin injections at 2 hospitals in Turkey.
The state had reported an earlier similar case in March in a patient who had contact with pigs.
Colorado's patient had visited an agricultural event, and the investigation into the Michigan patient's exposure is still under way.
If approved by federal regulators, clesrovimab would be the second prophylactic monoclonal antibody injection against RSV for babies.
Officials say the virus is highly infectious in households with close contact, so the illnesses aren't unexpected.
