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Positive COVID-19 test results were more than 10 times more common among unvaccinated, asymptomatic healthcare professionals (HCP) in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) long-term care facilities than among their fully vaccinated counterparts, according to a research letter yesterday in JAMA Network Open.Researchers at the VA Boston Healthcare System tracked mandatory we

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WHO, CDC warn COVID disruptions could stall measles battle

Missed measles vaccine doses for babies and deteriorating surveillance for measles during the pandemic are setting up a perfect storm for the disease to come roaring back, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned today.

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News Scan for Nov 10, 2021

The corticosteroid dexamethasone was associated with a 56% lower risk of death and intensive care unit (ICU) admission among hospitalized COVID-19 patients and is safe to use in monitored diabetes patients, according to research presented at this week's Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.The unpublished observational study involved data from

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White House: COVID-19 vaccine requirements are working

Today, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said vaccine requirements are working, as the nation is averaging 300,000 first shots per day, the highest rate since early this summer. This week, 9 million vaccines were administered in the United States.

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Some sleep disorders may lead to worse COVID-19 outcomes

Adult COVID-19 patients with sleep-disordered breathing and related low oxygen levels had a higher risk of hospitalization and death, finds a study today in JAMA Network Open.

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COVID-19 surges expand in Europe

Although some parts of Europe, especially eastern nations, have been in the grips of new spikes in COVID-19 activity over the past several weeks, nations like Denmark and France are now seeing impacts and taking steps to curb the spread.

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Long COVID symptoms may have causes other than SARS-CoV-2

A French study finds that, of 20 persistent physical symptoms reported by adults who said they had recovered from COVID-19, only 1 was linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection, as indicated by the presence of antibodies to the virus.

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Pfizer seeks to boost all adults with COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer and BioNTech will likely seek an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a third dose of their mRNA vaccine for all US adults 18 and older, the Washington Post reports.

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News Scan for Nov 09, 2021

A coronavirus sharing 92.6% of nucleotide identity with SARS-CoV-2 was detected in bats in Cambodia in 2010, according to a new study in Nature Communications, adding to the understanding of natural reservoirs for the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic.Before this study, the closest genomic relatives to SARS-CoV-2 were

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Global COVID-19 total tops 250 million infections

Over the weekend, the global total topped 250 million cases as Delta (B1617.2) variant activity fuels fresh surges in Europe and keeps countries on other continents on an uncertain path heading into winter.

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News Scan for Nov 08, 2021

Over half of adults diagnosed as having a rheumatologic disease reported persistent COVID-19 symptoms at least a month after recovery from their infection, according to survey results presented late last week at the virtual American College of Rheumatology annual meeting.A news release from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York Cit

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US lifts COVID-19 travel ban 20 months after it began

Today for the first time since March of 2020, foreigners visiting the United States for nonessential travel will be allowed to cross air and land borders if they prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19 and can demonstrate a recent negative test for the virus.

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COVID patients in poor areas at high risk for death, heart events

US residents of low-income, crowded, and racially diverse communities had outsized rates of death, heart attack, stroke, and new-onset heart failure when hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19, according to an abstract on preliminary study results to be presented at the virtual American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions Nov 13 to 15

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Pfizer reports good results against severe COVID-19 for its antiviral pill

Pfizer announced today that its oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 (Paxlovid) reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% compared with placebo when taken within 3 days of symptom onset, while the federal government faces push-back on vaccine mandates.

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COVID-19 vaccines 85% effective against hospital cases but weaken over time

A pair of new studies detail COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, one showing 85% protection against hospitalization and the other describing waning efficacy for three vaccine types against infection and death caused by the highly transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant among US veterans.

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News Scan for Nov 05, 2021

A detailed national survey of Americans, which included residents of the four largest US metropolitan areas, found that about half of those unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 were unlikely to change their minds. A research team based at Emerson University published their findings yesterday in Scientific Reports.The 36-question survey of 6,037 Americans was conduc

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Europe repeats role as global COVID-19 hot spot

In a sobering assessment of the COVID-19 situation in Europe and Central Asia today, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) European regional office warned that countries could see another half million deaths by February and that 43 nations could face extreme pressure on hospital beds.

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Pandemic marked by premature deaths, lost years of life

More than 28 million extra years of life were lost among 31 high- and upper-middle–income countries, and 33 nations saw declines in life expectancy, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, concludes a study yesterday in BMJ.

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COVID-19 Scan for Nov 04, 2021

The initial COVID-19 vaccine campaign in the United States was associated with fewer infections, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations among adults 65 and older, finds a study yesterday in The Lancet.Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyz

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COVID-19 vaccine mandates detailed as US deaths top 750,000

Today the Biden administration released details of its plan to require full vaccination or weekly COVID-19 testing for two thirds of the nation's work force by Jan 4. The announcement comes as the country exceeds 750,000 COVID deaths.

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Feds tout COVID-19 pediatric vaccines as way back to normal

Today during a White House press briefing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, said now that she has authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, American schoolchildren have the chance to experience school "as we once one knew it, and as it should be."

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WHO green-lights India's COVID vaccine as global cases rise

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that it has issued an emergency use listing for India's Covaxin vaccine, clearing the way for its use in the COVAX program that is a key part of reaching immunization targets.

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Real-world study shows J&J COVID-19 vaccine 74% effective

The Johnson & Johnson (J&J) adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccine is 74% effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection even amid phases of high Alpha (B117) and Delta (B1617.2) variant circulation, according to the preliminary findings of a real-world US study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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News Scan for Nov 03, 2021

Spanish, Italian, and UK physicians reported high levels of depression and anxiety during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a study yesterday in PLOS One.In the first international analysis of doctors' mental well-bei

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College football didn't fuel COVID-19 spread among players, study suggests

COVID-19 didn't appear to spread efficiently within and among teams competing in the fall 2020 Southeastern Conference (SEC) college football season, finds an observational study published late last week in JAMA Network Open.

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CDC advisors give go-ahead to COVID-19 vaccines for young kids

"Today's a monumental day in the course of the pandemic."

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Looming deadlines keep COVID vaccine mandates in the hot seat

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Vaccine plus previous infection may offer enhanced COVID-19 protection

Two new studies in JAMA find that COVID-19 survivors who receive two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna mRNA vaccines may have stronger protection against coronavirus infection, one detailing much lower breakthrough infection rates in previously infected Qataris and one describing higher spike antibody levels among recovered US healthcare workers (HCWs).

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Vaccine plus previous infection may offer enhanced COVID protection

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News Scan for Nov 02, 2021

Two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were 93% and 96% effective, respectively, in preventing severe, critical, or fatal disease caused by the highly transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant, a study today in Nature Medicine finds.Researchers in Qatar evaluated the vaccines' effectiveness in resident

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G20 leaders back COVID measures as deaths top 5 million

At the G20 leaders meeting in Rome this weekend, the group agreed on a goal of vaccinating at least 70% of the world's population by the middle of next year, and with the world still grappling with a number of hot spots, the death toll this weekend topped 5 million.

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White House prepares for pediatric COVID-19 vaccines

The Biden administration has procured enough Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate the 28 million American children ages 5 to 11 who are set to become eligible for vaccination as soon as this week.

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News Scan for Nov 01, 2021

A third Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose is 92% more effective in reducing severe COVID-related outcomes than two doses of the same vaccine received at least 5 months previously, according to a large real-world study late last week in The Lancet.The study, conducted by researchers with the Clalit Research Instit

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COVID-19 vaccine gives 5 times the protection of 'natural immunity,' data show

US adults who previously had COVID-19 contracted the disease at more than five times the rate of those who were fully vaccinated, according to data published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

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FDA OKs emergency use of Pfizer COVID vaccine in young kids

Following the lead of its advisers, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old.

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COVID vaccines protect against Delta but don't fully stop disease spread

While COVID-19 vaccines lower the likelihood of infection with the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B1617.2) variant, the virus can still be transmitted within households—but less so than among unvaccinated people—a study today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases finds.

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COVID-19 Scan for Oct 29, 2021

Cancer patients who received systemic treatment like chemotherapy or radiation in the 3 months before testing positive for COVID-19 were at increased risk of death, admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), and hospitalization, according to a study yesterday in JAMA Oncology.Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ana

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WHO presses for $23 billion to support next ACT Accelerator phase

Ahead of the G20 leaders meeting in Rome this weekend, the World Health Organization (WHO) today unveiled the new plan for the ACT Accelerator and asked leaders from developed countries to fully fund it to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.

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Less than a third of US parents eager to vaccinate young kids against COVID-19

Only 27% of parents in the latest poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation said they were eager to get their young children vaccinated against COVID-19 if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorize the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in children ages 5 to 11.

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COVID-19 Scan for Oct 28, 2021

The monoclonal antibody sotrovimab reduced the risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 by 85% compared with placebo, according to an interim analysis of a phase 3 clinical trial published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.In the double-blind, multicenter trial, non-hospitalized patients

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Antidepressant cuts COVID-19 hospital cases 30% to 65%

The inexpensive antidepressant fluvoxamine reduced the need for a long emergency department (ED) observation or a hospital stay among high-risk, symptomatic COVID-19 outpatients treated within 7 days of symptom onset as much as 30% to 65%, finds a Brazilian platform clinical trial yesterday in The Lancet Global Health.

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COVID-19 infections continue to drop in US children

For the seventh consecutive week, COVID-19 infections in Americans kids have declined, according to the latest update from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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COVID-19 Scan for Oct 27, 2021

COVID-mitigating behavior such as physical distancing and mask use didn't change after receipt of vaccination prior to government exemptions, according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.The researchers looked at the self-reported behaviors of 80,305 pe

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Merck to allow other nations to produce new COVID-19 antiviral

Merck and the United Nations–based Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) today announced a licensing deal that will allow pharmaceutical companies in other countries to make molnupiravir—an investigational antiviral to treat COVID-19—a step that would ease access in low- and middle-income countries.

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Study: Nearly all severely allergic people tolerate COVID vaccines

While healthcare workers at a Boston healthcare system with severe allergies reported more reactions after receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, nearly all were able to safely complete the series, according to an observational study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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FDA panel green-lights Pfizer COVID vaccine for young kids

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine advisory group today approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, putting the nation on a likely path to immunize younger schoolchildren with schools eager to avoid more disruptions and with holiday gatherings approaching.

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Police unions, business groups protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates

From the New York City Police Department to the National Retail Federation, unions and other groups are asking for more time to implement COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

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COVID-19 Scan for Oct 26, 2021

A guaranteed $25 cash card for both vaccine recipients and drivers of vaccine recipients lessened slowing COVID-19 vaccine uptake at participating sites in North Carolina, according to a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine yesterday.This contrasts with a JAMA study in July that showed no incr

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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