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CDC panel recommends Novavax vaccine as BA.5 gains more ground

… about 90% of sequenced samples. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … (CDC) vaccine advisers today recommended the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for the primary series in adults, which … today warned countries to take steps now to battle rising COVID levels, which could complicate efforts to battle a …
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News Scan for May 04, 2020

… … News Scan for May 04, 2020 Bullet points FDA revises COVID-19 antibody test policy ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and COVID-19 Seattle's COVID-19 surveillance Co-infections in COVID-19 patients …

Polls show Americans frustrated with pandemic response, authorities

… on the economy and on hospitals. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body New polls from the Kaiser Family Foundation … are tired and frustrated about the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 77% think it's inevitable that most people will get COVID-19. In contrast to previous surges, people are more …
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News Scan for Sep 30, 2022

… 30, 2022 Bullet points More Ebola in Uganda Deaths due to COVID-19, cancer Long COVID in kids Spotty US flu increase Polio cases in 3 nations …   More than 16,000 Americans died of combination cancer, COVID in 2020 In the first 10 months of the pandemic, …

More early-hit European nations unwind Omicron restrictions

… triggering tightened measures. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Two countries that experienced early Omicron … week, public places such as museums opened after a 4-week COVID-19 lockdown, and today the country's epidemic committee recommended lifting all COVID-19 restrictions by the end of the month, according to …
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COVID-19 distancing sign in Denmark

News Scan for Sep 24, 2020

… Sep 24, 2020 … News Scan for Sep 24, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 death in men Cellphone data and physical distancing Protecting homeless from COVID Body Inflammation linked to higher death risk, could shed light on COVID in men A large study of German patients presented …

News Scan for Jun 24, 2022

… 24, 2022 … News Scan for Jun 24, 2022 Bullet points Fourth COVID vaccine dose in elderly Moderna COVID vaccine for kids Polio cases in 4 nations Body Fourth Pfizer dose effective against severe COVID-19 in nursing homes A study yesterday in JAMA Internal …

News Scan for Feb 03, 2022

… Scan for Feb 03, 2022 Bullet points Pregnancy stage and COVID severity Stroke and COVID Minnesota adds CMV screening for newborns Onion-linked Salmo probe ends Body COVID severity doesn't depend on trimester of pregnancy, …

Pre-pandemic travel numbers return to US as cases climb

… was for the same time last year. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body In US COVID-19 developments, Northern and Midwestern states report … say Americans are planning pre-pandemic levels of travel. COVID cases up 25% In the past 2 weeks, new cases have risen …
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News Scan for Apr 05, 2021

… 05, 2021 … News Scan for Apr 05, 2021 Bullet points B117 COVID aerosol stability COVID and venous thromboembolism Raw milk Campylobacter … B117 shows similar aerosol stability as other strains The COVID-19 B117 strain, which was first identified in the …

Episode 22: Pregnancy in a Pandemic

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss herd immunity and the COVID-19 death toll, reports of more reinfections, what is known about pregnancy during the pandemic, and the critical need for data on vaccine safety and effectiveness before approval.

Email us your questions: OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu

How Our Brains Numb Us to COVID-19's Risks:
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September 3, 2020

White House announces $3.2 billion toward antivirals

… Reporter | CIDRAP News Teaser image Teaser text Though US COVID-19 cases have dropped sharply, progress is uneven, with … vulnerable to further surges. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Pandemic Influenza Body Today, Anthony Fauci, MD, … research and development of oral antiviral therapies for COVID-19 and other viruses with limited treatments. "Vaccines …
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News Scan for May 19, 2021

… 2021 … News Scan for May 19, 2021 Bullet points Long-haul COVID-19 COVID-19 racial disparities CWD at deer carcass dump site Body Study finds long-haul COVID-19 common, in even those with mild disease Long-haul …

Americans enter holiday season with Omicron looming

… including in New York City. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Hopes for a normal holiday season are being dashed as the Omicron (B.1.1.529) COVID-19 variant continues to sweep across the United States. … attentive to all of those mitigation strategies," he said. COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths lag behind initial …
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FDA authorizes Pfizer booster dose for 12- to 17-year-olds

… Reporter | CIDRAP News Teaser image Teaser text In other COVID developments, federal officials cleared two more rapid … case average soared higher. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body As schools across the country return to … learning after winter break amid soaring cases of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, the Food …
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Moderna's Omicron-targeted booster shot shows promise

… antibody response eightfold. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Ahead of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meeting later this month to discuss updated COVID-19 vaccine strategies, Moderna today announced that its bivalent COVID booster candidate prompted higher antibody response …
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US pandemic death toll higher than in 20 peer countries

… half of 2021 and early 2022. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body COVID-19 exacted a higher infection-related and excess … of 2021 and early 2022, the investigators estimated. Both COVID-related and all-cause deaths Researchers from the Brown …
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Aerial view of people on outdoor plaza

News Scan for Jun 01, 2022

… 01, 2022 … News Scan for Jun 01, 2022 Bullet points 3-dose COVID vaccine efficacy COVID-19 vaccines and pneumonia Body 3 doses of same, different vaccines protect against mild, severe COVID-19 Three COVID-19 vaccine doses offer good protection …

Episode 2: The Global Coronavirus Response

In this episode of Osterholm Update: COVID-19, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US and elsewhere, the US national response, the “war zone” situation in overstretched hospitals, and the leadership of the WHO thus far.

March 31, 2020

News Scan for Mar 01, 2021

… for Mar 01, 2021 Bullet points Vaccine coverage and severe COVID Statins and COVID-19 MERS in Saudi Arabia Body High vaccine uptake in Israel tied to fewer severe COVID cases in elderly Israel's national COVID-19 vaccine …

European regulators say AstraZeneca vaccine safe, but can't rule out rare events

… for effectiveness and safety. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The European Medicines Agency (EMA) safety … reports in people who received the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. The committee said immunization benefits … The problem is the latest hurdle in Europe's fight against COVID-19, with the region grappling with vaccine supply …
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Drawing COVID vax into vial

News Scan for Nov 10, 2020

… Nov 10, 2020 Bullet points Workers, families at risk for COVID Mental health and COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk H5N1 avian flu case in … exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, endangers workers and their household members. The …

News Scan for Oct 11, 2022

… … News Scan for Oct 11, 2022 Bullet points Global long-COVID estimates Length of Omicron positivity Ebola death in … capital Body New global estimate suggests 6.2% had long-COVID symptoms A new global estimate of people who experienced long-COVID symptoms after having symptomatic COVID infection …

CDC confirms Omicron less severe than other variants

… systems owing to sheer volume. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Thirty-one states, as well as Washington, DC … Puerto Rico, are reporting decreasing or plateauing new COVID-19 case averages, ABC News reports, signaling that the … Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), nearly 1,151,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported from Jan 13 to 20, a 17% …
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COVID-19 viruses under the microscope

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Sep 12, 2022

… points Excess antibiotics at discharge MRSA bacteremia in COVID patients Body Study spotlights excess antibiotics in …   Study finds MRSA bacteremia rate much higher in NYC COVID-19 patients The rate of methicillin-resistant … aureus (MRSA) bacteremia was five times higher among COVID-19 patients than non-COVID patients at 11 New York City …

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