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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Oct 01, 2020

… / Resistance Scan for Oct 01, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 and antibiotic Rx California antibiotic stewardship … Body Dutch group recommends restrictive antibiotic use in COVID patients Based on available evidence and antibiotic … is recommending restrictive use of antibiotics in COVID-19 patients, according to guidelines published …

News Scan for Jun 03, 2021

… Bullet points More ICU beds amid pandemic Rare AstraZeneca COVID vaccine clots Breaded chicken Salmonella outbreak Body ICU beds increased a net 10% during early COVID-19 US intensive care unit (ICU) beds increased a net 10% amid the COVID-19 pandemic, from April to July 2020, over 2019 …

News Scan for May 04, 2022

… May 04, 2022 … News Scan for May 04, 2022 Bullet points COVID-19 and neurologic illnesses Double-masking ineffective for COVID More avian flu in 6 states Body Neurologic illness may affect 1 in 8 hospitalized COVID-19 patients Nearly 13% of hospitalized COVID-19 …

Pandemic tops 54 million cases, overwhelms health workers

… pressure on healthcare workers. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Surges in COVID-19 activity, primarily in Europe and the Americas, are … under way into their connections. Officials said intense COVID-19 transmission is occurring in the area surrounding …
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News Scan for Aug 25, 2020

… … News Scan for Aug 25, 2020 Bullet points Asymptomatic COVID-19 spread Sex-specific COVID immune response Heart attacks and flu Africa free of wild poliovirus Yellow fever in Senegal Body COVID-19 spread noted in 'healthy' concertgoers 2 days after …

News Scan for Oct 21, 2020

… Oct 21, 2020 … News Scan for Oct 21, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 viral shedding CWD at Minnesota deer farm Body COVID-19 infectious period ranges from 10 to 20 days, study … Epidemiology found that individuals with mild or no COVID-19 symptoms may be infectious for no more than about 10 …

News Scan for Sep 09, 2020

… … News Scan for Sep 09, 2020 Bullet points Death rate in COVID-19 resurgence Pandemic risk of swine H1N1 flu Body Study shows lower case-fatality rate in COVID-19 second wave A new study in Transboundary and … Disease calculated the case-fatality rate (CFR) of COVID-19 infections in 53 countries or regions that …

News Scan for Dec 08, 2021

… Dec 08, 2021 … News Scan for Dec 08, 2021 Bullet points COVID-19 and anorexia Jamestown Canyon virus in Rhode Island … cases, hospitalizations rose in Canadian youth during COVID-19 A study of 1,883 Canadian children and teens with … climbed 267%, per month during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, published yesterday in JAMA …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jul 26, 2021

… Scan for Jul 26, 2021 Bullet points Antibiotic use in COVID patients Excess antibiotics at discharge Body Study: High antibiotic use in COVID patients with no co-infections Nearly two thirds of COVID-19 patients without bacterial or fungal co-infections …

Moderna announces US contract for 66 million bivalent booster doses

… expected to begin in September. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Moderna today announced a deal worth $1.76 … government to supply an initial 66 million doses for a new COVID-19 vaccine booster that targets the Omicron subvariant. … federal pharmacy partners. The 7-day average for new daily COVID-19 cases continues to rise slowly and is at 132,499, …
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Antibiotic development, stewardship advocates see window of opportunity

… | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Teaser image Teaser text "COVID-19 has really put a spotlight on the importance of … with more and more Americans getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel … world, if not the looming threat. But over the past year, COVID-19, and its multifaceted impact on society, has pushed …
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China probe: SARS-CoV-2 jump from go-between host most likely scenario

… of 4 scenarios they presented. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Representatives from China and an international … He said the earliest illness onset for a confirmed COVID-19 patient was Dec 8, 2019, and that the earliest … database review found no indications that there were large COVID-19 outbreaks before December 2019 in Wuhan or anywhere …
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News Scan for Sep 14, 2020

… Sep 14, 2020 … News Scan for Sep 14, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 death counts Marriage and pandemic well-being CWD … Body Experts: Using death certificates alone undercounts COVID-19 fatalities A group of experts from Stanford and … for measuring direct, indirect, and excess deaths from COVID-19 in the United States, and they say relying solely on …

News Scan for Feb 16, 2021

… for Feb 16, 2021 Bullet points Convalescent plasma and COVID death COVID-19-related eye problems Guinea Ebola cases rise Avian … Europe Body Convalescent plasma associated with lower COVID-19 death rates COVID-19 patients in a Warsaw, Poland, …

News Scan for Nov 10, 2021

… Nov 10, 2021 … News Scan for Nov 10, 2021 Bullet points COVID-19 and dexamethasone SARS healthcare experience and COVID-19 CWD in Wisconsin deer Avian flu in Asia, Europe Body Dexamethasone tied to lower risk of death, severe COVID-19 The corticosteroid dexamethasone was associated with …

NAS report urges school districts to prioritize reopening

… text Experts acknowledge that reopening in the midst of COVID-19 will be difficult and require deep resources. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Weighing the public health risks posed by the … acknowledges that reopening schools in the midst of COVID-19 will be a difficult task requiring resources and …
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News Scan for Aug 01, 2022

… Aug 01, 2022 … News Scan for Aug 01, 2022 Bullet points COVID vaccine mandates and nursing homes Tennessee … and breaded raw chicken Body Nursing home in states with COVID-19 vaccine mandates saw higher staff uptake Nursing homes in US states with COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers saw a 7 …

News Scan for Aug 10, 2022

… monkeypox fractional vax UK polio boosters for London kids COVID vaccine hesitancy complexities Southern Hemisphere flu … goal of correcting misinformation. "As we saw with HIV, COVID-19, and now MPV [monkeypox virus], disinformation … press release   Vaccine hesitancy may not be root of US COVID vaccine uptake disparities Vaccine hesitancy may only …

News Scan for Oct 05, 2022

… Oct 05, 2022 … News Scan for Oct 05, 2022 Bullet points COVID continues European rise Severity of Omicron subvariants … Monkeypox decline in Europe Wendy's E coli probe over Body COVID continues slow global decline but rises in Europe In … the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that global COVID-19 cases declined 6% last week compared to the previous …

News Scan for Oct 07, 2022

… Oct 07, 2022 … News Scan for Oct 07, 2022 Bullet points COVID, underlying illness in kids Polio in 6 countries US flu … Kids with preexisting illness at highest risk for severe COVID-19, death Children who had an underlying illness were at greatest risk for severe COVID-19 and death, but those who were vaccinated were fairly …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Nov 04, 2022

… 04, 2022 Bullet points Procalcitonin and antibiotics in COVID patients Antibiotic knowledge, use in Egypt Body … Procalcitonin trends linked to antibiotic use, duration in COVID-19 patients A study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Michigan found that procalcitonin (PCT) …

News Scan for Oct 12, 2021

… News Scan for Oct 12, 2021 Bullet points Mental health and COVID-19 Politics and COVID public health policies Avian flu outbreaks in 2 nations … disorders (a 25.6% increase). The countries with the most COVID-19 cases and the least population movement (eg, because …

Flu activity climbs higher, more pediatric deaths reported

… that has overwhelmed some children's hospitals. Also, COVID-19 variants continue to shift, with cases, … subtyped viruses, one was H1N1 and the other was H3N2. US COVID markers edge upward Meanwhile, the 7-day average for new daily COVID-19 cases today is 43,692, up 8% compared to a week ago, …
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Survey: Many parents won't send kids to school this fall

… will choose distance learning. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Nearly a third of 730 parents surveyed in early … plans for their school-aged children amid the COVID-19 pandemic said they probably or definitely will … Confidence in healthcare systems, schools Worries about COVID-19 infection or lack of effective treatments (40%) and …
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Cases drop in main global pandemic hot spots but surge elsewhere

… 501Y.V2 and P.1 variants. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body In its weekly snapshot of COVID-19 activity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said … of variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Amid global drop, new spikes in the Americas and …
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