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Third vaccine dose boosts Omicron protection, with some waning

… News Teaser image Teaser text A third dose with any of 3 COVID-19 vaccines boosted effectiveness substantially. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Two doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford, Pfizer/BioNTech, or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine offered limited protection against …
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WHO chief warns of losing progress against pandemic

… in lower income countries. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body With many countries fighting Delta (B1617.2) … variant–driven surges, the world amassed 4 million COVID-19 cases last week, and is in danger of losing its … by more social mixing and mobility, inconsistent use of COVID measures, and unequal vaccine distribution, Tedros …
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Countries battle Delta beyond main hot spots

… Wales state went into lockdown. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Indonesia today extended COVID-19 measures in areas where infection levels are rising, … cities in China are conducting mass testing to stem their COVID clusters, as the country continues to report a spike in …
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Netherlands detections hint at earlier Omicron spread

… people in different locations. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Health officials in the Netherlands today said … way. RIVM also provided more details about the results of COVID-19 testing of 624 people returning from South Africa … Schiphol airport on Nov 26. Of 61 who tested positive for COVID-19, 14 had the Omicron variant. Sequencing revealed …
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News Scan for May 19, 2020

… May 19, 2020 … News Scan for May 19, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 spread at church LA County COVID-19 seroprevalence Coughs and saliva droplets Childhood … ID consult and antibiotic use Body Church pastor tied to COVID-19 super-spreader events in Arkansas Church events held …

Trump says US will cut ties with World Health Organization

… from public health experts. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Following through on a threat he made earlier … In other pandemic developments, Moscow nearly doubled its COVID-19 death total, following questions about its counting … the past few months and amid others criticizing his own COVID-19 response, Trump has accused the WHO of being slow …
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Vaccine developments at center stage as pandemic total tops 100 million

… updates its clinical guidance. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body As the world's COVID-19 total passed 100 million cases today amid the threat … its guidance for clinical management of patients with COVID-19, and some of the main changes include follow-up care …
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UN agencies make urgent appeal for COVAX vaccine doses

… are taxing healthcare systems. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Ahead of the G7 summit next month in the United … put out an urgent call for leaders to pool their excess COVID-19 vaccine capacity to make up for a 125-million-dose … to sign deals with companies that are willing to produce COVID vaccine. "There is a huge disconnect growing, where in …
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News Scan for Oct 11, 2021

… Scan for Oct 11, 2021 Bullet points Mental disorders and COVID death COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment CWD halts MN deer farm … disabilities had a greater mortality risk during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a study published …

News Scan for Mar 24, 2021

… … News Scan for Mar 24, 2021 Bullet points Remdesivir and COVID-19 recovery SARS-CoV-2 antibody persistence Health worker COVID vaccine acceptance More H5N1 avian flu in Niger Body Remdesivir linked with COVID-19 clinical improvement and safety Remdesivir treatment …

News Scan for Aug 11, 2021

… Aug 11, 2021 … News Scan for Aug 11, 2021 Bullet points COVID-19 and corticosteroids US COVID testing H5N6 avian flu case in China More breaded … Body Corticosteroid tied to shorter recovery in non-severe COVID-19 Inhaled budesonide, a corticosteroid often used for …

Alpha SARS-CoV-2 variant tied to more severe outcomes

… hospitals, researchers say. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Infection with the Alpha (B117) SARS-CoV-2 variant may pose a heightened risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes, according to two observational studies … were infected by the Alpha variant and tested positive for COVID-19 from November 2020 to January 2021. Of the …
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Support grows for global vaccine plan as pandemic tops 31 million

… the US, which has 6.8 million. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body A massive ambitious global effort to equitably distribute enough COVID-19 vaccine to end the pandemic's acute phase took … He added that ensuring that all countries have access to COVID-19 vaccine isn't just the right thing to do, it's a far …
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CDC urges in-person learning for schools

… Director Robert Redfield says. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The head of the Centers for Disease Control and … 6 to 13 times more likely to die from influenza than from COVID-19, and that school closures that began in the spring … made the comments after the country reported 68,633 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, with 1,114 deaths, according to the …
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News Scan for Jun 08, 2020

… Jun 08, 2020 Bullet points New Ebola outbreak grows Low COVID-19 test sensitivity No evidence of COVID hydroxychloroquine benefits Repeat flu vaccine … 5 virological.org post WHO online Ebola dashboard   Low COVID-19 diagnostic test sensitivity complicates containment, …

COVAX gets Pfizer vaccine as UK warns variant may be deadlier

… more deadly than older strains. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The COVAX plan to ensure that poorer nations have timely access to COVID-19 vaccines got a major boost in the arm today with an … and Maria Van Kerkhove, PhD, the WHO's technical lead for COVID-19, said the group didn't have full information on the …
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ECDC ups BA.4, BA.5 to variants of concern, warns of case rises

… in the Northeast and Midwest. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The European Centre for Disease Prevention and … cases has also come with rising case numbers and rising COVID-19 test positivity. With 12% to 13% growth advantage … followed. In other global developments: In North Korea's COVID-19 surge, Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military …
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News Scan for Dec 28, 2021

… … News Scan for Dec 28, 2021 Bullet points Breakthrough COVID and immune dysfunction Omicron-neutralizing antibody … with immune dysfunction at higher risk of breakthrough COVID Full vaccination against COVID-19 was associated with reduced risk of breakthrough …

News Scan for Feb 04, 2022

… Feb 04, 2022 … News Scan for Feb 04, 2022 Bullet points COVID vaccination and HIV status Antibiotic misuse and … Body Adults living with HIV in New York had lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults living with HIV in New …

China's CoronaVac vaccine shows good efficacy in 2 studies

… lower than with mRNA vaccines. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Two new large studies of China's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine showed good efficacy against symptomatic … 32 of 3,568 (0.90%) in the placebo group had symptomatic COVID-19 at least 14 days after their second dose, for a …
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News Scan for Jul 14, 2020

… Jul 14, 2020 … News Scan for Jul 14, 2020 Bullet points COVID impact on HIV, TB, malaria Coronavirus risks in kids … 5 years because of health service disruptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic and response, according to a modeling study … heavily affected areas may expect that the impact of COVID-19 disruption on years of life lost could be similar to …

Report: Pharma firms must boost access for LMICs, R&D for pandemic threats

… report reveals encouraging investments but also persistent COVID-19 vaccine inequity and a nearly vacant pipeline for … Infectious disease topics Antimicrobial Stewardship COVID-19 Ebola Marburg Resilient Drug Supply Viral … reveals encouraging investments—as well as persistent COVID-19 vaccine inequity and a nearly vacant pipeline for …
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News Scan for Jun 17, 2020

… Scan for Jun 17, 2020 Bullet points Masks leaking droplets COVID-19 in Seattle health workers Body Face masks allow … to escape, study finds In a study with implications for COVID-19 transmission, mild coughing can expel small saliva … of Physics press release   Study shows 5% rate of COVID-19 among symptomatic healthcare workers Seattle emerged …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 03, 2021

… for Jun 03, 2021 Bullet points Stewardship guidelines for COVID patients UK antibiotic development investment Body Antibiotic guidelines for COVID patients linked to reduced prescribing Guidelines for … for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in COVID-19 patients at a Chicago hospital were associated with …

News Scan for Dec 20, 2021

… Dec 20, 2021 … News Scan for Dec 20, 2021 Bullet points COVID-19 and acute kidney injury H5N1 avian flu in fox, wild birds Body COVID ICU patients with acute kidney injury at higher risk … at the online Euroanaesthesia conference suggests that, of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), …

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