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Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 significantly decreased the probability of virus culture positivity in breakthrough cases versus cases in unvaccinated healthcare workers, according to a study on the non–peer-reviewed research server, medRxiv.The results, published late last week, sh

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Global COVID hot spots toughen restrictions

With the more transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant taking off in countries that are known for their COVID-19 control efforts, officials in those countries announced new restrictions in attempts to reign in the spread.

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COVID-19 Scan for Aug 20, 2021

Hospitalization and respiratory complications were more frequent in children and adolescents with COVID-19 during the early months of the pandemic than in those diagnosed as having influenza in past flu seasons, an international team of researchers reported today in Pediatrics.The multinational cohort study reviewed 19 databases in the United St

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Amid surge, US COVID-19 vaccinations continue to rise

Boosters, breakthrough cases, and the impending school year continue to be top of mind as the US COVID-19 surge reaches some sobering milestones as deaths so far in August top the numbers seen in all of last month and workers scramble to get vaccine into arms.

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New strategies could boost COVID-19 vaccination in underserved

Risk-based strategies and analytics-based phone outreach could help target marginalized and high-risk populations for COVID-19 vaccination, preventing infections and poor outcomes, two new studies suggest.

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Biden calls for schools to be allowed COVID mask mandates

US President Joe Biden continues to be at odds with governors who are outlawing school mask mandates as the country's Delta (B1617.2) surge continues, ordering the Department of Education to support schools seeking such mandates.

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Australia, Japan report record COVID-19 rises

As many countries struggle to rein in the highly transmissible Delta (B1617.2) COVID-19 variant, Australia and Japan reported new single-day highs, while situations stabilized in some parts of Africa and the Americas.

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Early US vaccine efforts may have prevented 140K COVID deaths, 3 million cases

The first push of the US COVID-19 vaccination campaign averted an estimated 140,000 deaths and more than 3 million infections by early May, saving $625 billion to $1.4 trillion, suggests an observational study yesterday in Health Affairs.

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News Scan for Aug 19, 2021

Early use of convalescent plasma didn't prevent COVID-19 progression in a group of high-risk adult outpatients, concludes a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).The randomized, controlled Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Pl

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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 19, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions in Australia were associated with a substantial decline in community dispensing of antibiotics for respiratory infections, researchers reported this week in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.Using national claims data on antibiotic dispensing from November 2015 t

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WHO continues call for solidarity around COVID-19

COVID-19 cases continue to rise around the world, with the Delta variant (B1617.2) found in three more countries and the United States among the top countries for both case increase and rate of case increase.

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Studies: COVID vaccine protection waning against infection but not hospitalization

A trio of new real-world US studies examine the ongoing effectiveness of two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, one finding significantly ebbing efficacy against infection in nursing home residents and two showing sustained protection against coronavirus-related hospitalizations but declining coverage against new adult cases.

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US COVID-19 vaccine booster program to begin Sep 20

Today White House officials released details of their plan to deliver booster COVID-19 shots for all fully vaccinated US adults who completed their two-dose mRNA vaccination regimen at least 8 months prior. The booster program will begin the week of Sep 20.

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COVID-19 Scan for Aug 18, 2021

For refugees, the biggest predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), health anxiety, depression, or disability during COVID-19 was if their pandemic experiences triggered memories of past trauma, according to survey results published today in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology.The researchers surveyed 656 adult refugees in Aust

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White House to recommend 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose

Several media outlets are reporting that the White House intends to announce next week that recipients of both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines should receive a third dose of vaccine 8 months after their second dose in order to boost protection against the Delta (B1617.2) variant.

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First local COVID-19 case in months prompts New Zealand lockdown

New Zealand ordered a 3-day nationwide lockdown after detecting its first local COVID-19 case since February, amid fears of the more transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant.

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Football with few fans not tied to county COVID spread

A new study finds that 528 National Football League (NFL) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football games with limited in-person attendance during the 2020-21 season weren't linked to increased community COVID-19 cases, and another shows that 74% of NCAA men's basketball spectators correctly wore face coverings.

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COVID-19 Scan for Aug 17, 2021

China's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine is tied to a slight increased risk of Bell's palsy, while the Fosun/BioNTech (Pfizer/BioNTech's parallel product in China) did not show a significantly increased risk, according to a study yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Both the researchers and a related commentary conclude that COVID-19 vaccines' benefits outweigh the risks.Bell's palsy mainly manifests as one-sided facial paralys

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US COVID-19 cases back to pre-vaccination levels

For the first time since February, the United States reported more than 900,000 COVID-19 cases last week—with the country represented 20% of global cases—a sign the pandemic surge caused by the Delta (B1617.2) variant has stalled the progress made by an aggressive vaccine rollout that dampened cases this spring and summer.

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WHO: $7.7 billion needed for COVID variant detection, oxygen

As many parts of the world battle the more transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) today said $7.7 billion is needed to track new variants and boost the supply of oxygen.

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News Scan for Aug 16, 2021

US wildfires were associated with excess COVID-19 cases and deaths from mid-August to mid-October 2020, according to a study published late last week in Science Advances.The researchers looked at 92 counties in

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Young kids more likely than older kids to spread COVID-19 to household

A Canadian study today in JAMA Pediatrics suggests that while younger children are less likely than older children to be the index COVID-19 patient in their home, they are more likely to spread it to household members.

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Study: Third COVID vaccine dose ups response in organ recipients

Organ transplant recipients who did not achieve satisfactory immunity from two doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot appeared to benefit from a third dose, according to a letter published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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CDC, FDA recommend 3rd COVID vaccine dose for immune-compromised

Moderately and severely immunocompromised adults should receive a third dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) advised today following the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) authorization of third shots late yesterday.

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CDC, FDA recommend COVID booster for immune-compromised

Moderately and severely immunocompromised adults should receive a third booster dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) advised today following the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authorization of the booster shots late yesterday.

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Some Asian nations still in grips of Delta surge

With no sign of a peak yet, some Asian nations today reported more record COVID-19 cases, including Japan, where daily infections topped 20,000 for the first time.

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11% of early COVID-19 was acquired in-hospital, study says

More than 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients from 314 UK hospitals acquired their infection from the hospital early in the pandemic, according to a research letter in The Lancet yesterday.

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News Scan for Aug 13, 2021

COVID-19 transmission among households was three times more likely if the household had a high living density, according to a study yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Higher living density is defined as having more than three household members but fewer than six rooms.The researchers looked at 100 COVID-19 index patient

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WHO calls on countries to set aside differences in SARS-CoV-2 origin probe

The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on countries to depoliticize the investigation into the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and how it jumped to humans, pressing for more raw data to review and suggesting that more can be done within its current framework to track lab safety around the world, including China.

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US government expands COVID-19 vaccine requirements

The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expanded its COVID-19 vaccine requirements today, and now employees, volunteers, and contractors have 8 weeks to get vaccinated or risk losing their jobs, not just Title 38 employees.

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Study: Third COVID vaccine ups response in organ recipients

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News Scan for Aug 12, 2021

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine was safe in adolescents 12 to 17 years old, with a similar immune response to that in young adults, according to results of an ongoing phase 2-3 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine yesterday.The researchers assigned 3,732 participants two dose

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Americas and Asia drive rising global COVID-19 cases

With the world well into its third surge, COVID-19 cases rose last week for the seventh week in a row, led by spikes in the Americas and Western Pacific regions, with deaths up sharply in the latter, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly snapshot of the pandemic.

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Studies detail COVID childbirth, breastmilk vaccine antibodies

In line with previous research, two studies published today in JAMA Network Open suggested that pregnant women infected with COVID-19 are more likely to have negative outcomes including death, and that vaccine-produced SARS-CoV-2 antibodies are present in breastmilk. Both implications help support the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's announcement today that all pregnant people, or those thinking of becoming pregnant, should get vaccinated.

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Airlines split on COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees

In a bid to encourage companies to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, President Joe Biden will meet with United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby and other business owners who have announced mandates today at the White House.

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News Scan for Aug 11, 2021

Inhaled budesonide, a corticosteroid often used for Crohn's disease, was tied to a shorter recovery time in COVID-19 patients who were at a higher risk of severe infection, according to a study published in The Lancet yesterday.The researchers used UK residents 65 or older or who were 50 and older with

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Parts of Southeast Asia still in the heat of Delta battles

Parts of Southeast Asia are still grappling with high COVID-19 activity, with Thailand today reporting a record daily high for deaths and Vietnam still reporting high daily totals.

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Studies look at clotting, myocarditis tied to COVID-19 vaccines

Two studies published by JAMA Cardiology today discuss adverse effects associated with COVID-19 vaccines. The first describes vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (VITT with CVST) linked to the AstraZeneca/Oxford and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The second is a case series looking at 15 adolescents who experienced myocarditis after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

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Hospitals fill in Texas, Mississippi due to COVID-19

The surge of COVID-19 activity in the United States that began with increased transmission in early July is now causing hospitals to fill in several Southern states.

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News Scan for Aug 10, 2021

Today Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published a summary of the findings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on adverse events related to the three COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use in the United States, two-dose mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, and a single shot adenovirus vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.Since this spring, ACIP has met three times to discuss associatio

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Hospitals fill in Texas, Mississippi due to COVID-19 surge

The surge of COVID-19 activity in the United States that began with increased transmission in early July is now causing hospitals to fill in several Southern states.

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Depression and anxiety doubled in children, pandemic study says

Around the world, children's depression and anxiety rates may have doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a meta-literature review published in JAMA Pediatrics today. The researchers looked at 29 general-population studies, one of which was not peer reviewed, and found pooled depression and anxiety rates at 25.2% and 20.5%, respectively.

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Southern states see record-setting COVID-19 activity

The southern United States is entering the fifth week of its fourth COVID-19 surge, this one fueled by the highly transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant, which is spreading quickly through America's unvaccinated citizens.

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Countries battle Delta beyond main hot spots

Indonesia today extended COVID-19 measures in areas where infection levels are rising, as a few more locations in Australia's New South Wales state went on lockdown due to rapid spread of the more transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant.

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News Scan for Aug 09, 2021

Guinea's ministry of health (MOH) has confirmed the country's first Marburg virus case, also marking the first in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today in a statement.A few days ago, Guinea's govern

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Study ties COVID vaccines to lower transmission rates

COVID-19 vaccines appear to help prevent transmission between household contacts, with secondary attack rates dropping from 31% to 11% if the index patient was fully vaccinated, according to a Eurosurveillance study yesterday. The population-based data looked at the Netherlands from February to May, when the Alpha variant (B117) was dominant and the available vaccines were by Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca/Oxford, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.

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US reaches 50% fully vaccinated against COVID

White House officials today said 50% of Americans have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with immunization levels up 11% from last week, as the nation's Delta (B1617.2) variant activity surges.

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COVID-19 Scan for Aug 06, 2021

COVID-19 antibodies remained 7 months' post-infection, with some even increasing in levels, according to a follow-up study of 578 healthcare workers at the Hospital Clínic at Barcelona. The results, which were published today in Nature Communications, also include evidence that exposure to common cold coronaviruses may contribute to some cross protection.The cohort submitted four different blood samples from March to October 2020, whic

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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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