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FDA greenlights Novavax's updated COVID vaccine

… FDA greenlights Novavax's updated COVID vaccine … FDA greenlights Novavax's updated COVID vaccine Teaser image Teaser text The FDA's announcement … pharmacies and doctor's offices. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body The Food and Drug …
Lisa Schnirring
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Surveys spotlight pregnant women's drop in confidence over COVID vaccines

… Surveys spotlight pregnant women's drop in confidence over COVID vaccines … Surveys spotlight pregnant women's drop in confidence over COVID vaccines Body Marina Demidiuk / iStock   A new study details dramatically lower confidence in COVID-19 vaccine safety in pregnant and recently pregnant …
Stephanie Soucheray

VA facilities saw substantial decline in antibiotic use over course of the COVID-19 pandemic

… substantial decline in antibiotic use over course of the COVID-19 pandemic … VA facilities saw substantial decline in antibiotic use over course of the COVID-19 pandemic Body ablokhin / iStock New data from … substantially declined after the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, even during the Delta and Omicron surges, …
Chris Dall

Quick takes: US COVID-19 levels, H5N1 in cows, polio in 3 nations

… Quick takes: US COVID-19 levels, H5N1 in cows, polio in 3 nations … Quick takes: US COVID-19 levels, H5N1 in cows, polio in 3 nations Body The  … show upticks in some markers the agency uses to track COVID-19, though overall activity remains muted. According to …
Chris Dall

US respiratory disease markers remain high for flu, COVID, RSV

… US respiratory disease markers remain high for flu, COVID, RSV … US respiratory disease markers remain high for flu, COVID, RSV Teaser image Teaser text Hospitalization rates are … with the highest levels for flu. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Influenza, General Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) …
Lisa Schnirring
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Research links COVID to poor kidney outcomes in US youth

… Research links COVID to poor kidney outcomes in US youth … Research links COVID to poor kidney outcomes in US youth Body Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen / iStock COVID-19 infection was linked to a higher risk of new-onset …
Mary Van Beusekom

VA study: Pfizer COVID booster 68% effective against hospitalization

… VA study: Pfizer COVID booster 68% effective against hospitalization … VA study: Pfizer COVID booster 68% effective against hospitalization Body … Healthcare System finds protection from the 2024-25 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was 68%, 57%, and 56% against …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study notes high rate of COVID-infected healthcare workers still caring for patients

… Study notes high rate of COVID-infected healthcare workers still caring for patients … Study notes high rate of COVID-infected healthcare workers still caring for patients … Half of all healthcare workers (HCWs) with symptomatic COVID-19 continued to go to work, even if they were involved …
Stephanie Soucheray

COVID-19 patients with neurologic symptoms have worse outcomes for up to 3 years, data show

… COVID-19 patients with neurologic symptoms have worse outcomes for up to 3 years, data show … COVID-19 patients with neurologic symptoms have worse … up to 3 years, data show Body sudok1 / iStock Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with neurologic manifestations at the time …
Stephanie Soucheray

NIH announces long-COVID trials to examine treatments for sleep, exercise disruptions

… NIH announces long-COVID trials to examine treatments for sleep, exercise disruptions … NIH announces long-COVID trials to examine treatments for sleep, exercise … Health (NIH) today announced the launch of four more long-COVID clinical trials, which will examine sleep disturbances, …
Lisa Schnirring

Teen vaccination cut COVID-19 cases by 37% in California, new data show

… Teen vaccination cut COVID-19 cases by 37% in California, new data show … Teen vaccination cut COVID-19 cases by 37% in California, new data show Body … to February 27, 2023, in California, an estimated 146,210 COVID-19 cases were averted by vaccination in teens aged 12 …
Stephanie Soucheray

Reminders—but not free rides—boost COVID-19 booster uptake

… Reminders—but not free rides—boost COVID-19 booster uptake … Reminders—but not free rides—boost COVID-19 booster uptake Body Nature has published a large … study showing that text message reminders to receive a COVID-19 booster worked to increase vaccine uptake, but that …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study: Highlighting harms of skipping COVID vaccines more effective than promoting benefits

… Study: Highlighting harms of skipping COVID vaccines more effective than promoting benefits … Study: Highlighting harms of skipping COVID vaccines more effective than promoting benefits Body … one control group.   All groups were given a message about COVID-19 vaccination; the first group was told, "Vaccination …
Stephanie Soucheray

Long-COVID patients show abnormal brain activity on MRI while doing memory tasks

… Long-COVID patients show abnormal brain activity on MRI while doing memory tasks … Long-COVID patients show abnormal brain activity on MRI while … to maintain performance. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Long-COVID …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Surveys reveal Americans' persistent mistrust in COVID vaccine science

… Surveys reveal Americans' persistent mistrust in COVID vaccine science … Surveys reveal Americans' persistent mistrust in COVID vaccine science Teaser image Teaser text The greatest … high median outcomes, and those who had lost someone to COVID-19. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van …
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Episode 142: Long COVID, Intranasal Vaccines, & Booster Dose Timing

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the latest national and international COVID trends, an intranasal COVID vaccine candidate, and some recent findings on long COVID. Dr. Osterholm also answers an ID Query about the timing of COVID booster doses and shares two historic public health moments in our new "This Week in Public Health History" segment.

October 19, 2023

Coadministration of COVID, flu vaccines as effective as when given separately, data suggest

… Coadministration of COVID, flu vaccines as effective as when given separately, data suggest … Coadministration of COVID, flu vaccines as effective as when given separately, … both vaccines, the authors said. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Influenza Vaccines Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body …
Mary Van Beusekom
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COMMENTARY: Misleading BMJ Public Health paper on COVID-19 excess mortality needs to be retracted

… COMMENTARY: Misleading BMJ Public Health paper on COVID-19 excess mortality needs to be retracted … COMMENTARY: Misleading BMJ Public Health paper on COVID-19 excess mortality needs to be retracted Teaser image … for anti-vaccine advocates. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Anti-science Public Health Byline Lone Simonsen, PhD …
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Rasmus Pedersen
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Study shows COVID leaves brain injury markers in blood

… Study shows COVID leaves brain injury markers in blood … Study shows COVID leaves brain injury markers in blood Body A study … of brain injury are present in the blood months after COVID-19 infection, despite normal inflammation blood tests. …
Stephanie Soucheray

New poll finds nearly half of adults expect to get new COVID vaccine

… New poll finds nearly half of adults expect to get new COVID vaccine … New poll finds nearly half of adults expect to get new COVID vaccine Body The latest vaccine monitoring poll from … of US adults will definitely or probably get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, a pattern the group said is higher than …
Lisa Schnirring

Bivalent COVID-19 boosters may cut risk of severe disease by more than half

… Bivalent COVID-19 boosters may cut risk of severe disease by more than half … Bivalent COVID-19 boosters may cut risk of severe disease by more than … the elderly, a new study shows. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Updated bivalent …
Stephanie Soucheray
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COVID-19 third leading cause of death in Australia in 2022

… COVID-19 third leading cause of death in Australia in 2022 … COVID-19 third leading cause of death in Australia in 2022 Body Last year, COVID-19 killed 9,859 Australians, behind only heart disease …
Stephanie Soucheray

Heart attack patients had higher odds of poor outcomes amid COVID surges

… Heart attack patients had higher odds of poor outcomes amid COVID surges … Heart attack patients had higher odds of poor outcomes amid COVID surges Teaser image Teaser text Patients who had a … at a 51% higher risk of death when hospitals had a heavy COVID-19 patient burden. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Molnupiravir tied to lower risk of long COVID in high-risk patients

… Molnupiravir tied to lower risk of long COVID in high-risk patients … Molnupiravir tied to lower risk of long COVID in high-risk patients Teaser image Teaser text Long COVID was diagnosed at 6 months in 19% in the molnupiravir …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Having 2 or more underlying conditions increase the risk of severe COVID-19 almost 10-fold in kids, data show

… or more underlying conditions increase the risk of severe COVID-19 almost 10-fold in kids, data show … Having 2 or more underlying conditions increase the risk of severe COVID-19 almost 10-fold in kids, data show Teaser image … comorbidities, the absolute risk of critical disease from COVID-19 was 4%. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline …
Stephanie Soucheray
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