For the first time, the recommendations factor in cost-effectiveness for vaccinating those at lower risk, partly due to concerns about maintaining coverage of crucial routine vaccines such as measles.
The new analysis includes death records and out-of-hospital heart attacks, finding a more robust connection than an earlier study.
The countries with highest incidences include Bolivia, Nicaragua, Belize, and Brazil.
Previously, the drug had only been used for treating adults with complicated infections in hospital settings.
India's cases are at the highest level in 6 months, as the US experiences a politically charged unwinding of its COVID health emergencies.
Babies born to moms who had COVID had lower BMIs at first, but weight rose steeply through infancy, a possible harbinger of problems in later life.
Vaccine makers say the vaccine can be mass produced at a moderate cost, which could help ease the significant malaria burden in African countries.
Researchers are also assessing if there are any benefits of a higher corticosteroid dose for patients on ventilators.
The administration launches a plan to speed new COVID vaccines and treatments, and President Biden signs a law declaring the COVID-19 emergency over.
CWD has been confirmed at deer-breeding facilities in Hamilton and Frio counties.
Among farmers in 2 Nigerian states, 98% gave preventive antibiotics to day-old chicks
An analysis of quarterly surveys of 28 hospitals finds that inappropriate antibiotic prescribing remains common and varies by specialty.
Half of all healthcare workers with symptomatic COVID-19 continued to go to work, even if they were involved with direct patient care.
Genomic analysis of extensively drug-resistant typhoid isolates in Pakistan reveals numerous circulating XDR variants.
A meta-analysis provides further evidence that antibiotic use far exceeded the prevalence of bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients.
Ecuador's health ministry reports the country's first human infection involving H5 avian influenza.
Listening to music was tied to significantly lower stress levels and improved mood among Austrian and Italian adults during lockdowns early in the pandemic.
After Uganda declares its Ebola outbreak over, the CDC lifts screening for inbound travelers from the country.
The study assessed stool samples to demonstrate higher SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in infants breastfeeding from vaccinated moms.
Paying people to take a first COVID-19 vaccine dose didn't lower the likelihood of seeking the second or third dose or of other positive health behaviors.
Also, the WHO provides more details about Sudan's first cVDPV2 case of 2022, which was confirmed in late December.
The findings indicate that 7 days of antibiotics appears effective when antibiotics with comparable IV and oral bioavailability are administered.
The Sabin Vaccine Institute has been awarded a multiyear contract to advance the development and production of vaccine candidates.
Of 556 passengers originating from China, 23% tested positive for COVID-19, including 42% on one flight.
New data suggest that transfusion of COVID-19 convalescent plasma improves survival in hospitalized, infected patients who have impaired immune systems.
