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With the world adding about 500,000 cases a day as the Delta (B1617.2) variant surges continue in many countries, the global total today topped 200 million cases, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.

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New US COVID-19 cases at 6-month high

The fourth wave of COVID-19 continues to crash across the country, with the United States reporting 103,445 new cases yesterday, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH.

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COVID-19 Scan for Aug 05, 2021

Myocarditis and pericarditis both saw increased prevalence in COVID-19 vaccine recipients compared with a pre-vaccine period of January 2019 to January 2021, with the incidence still rare but higher than in previous studies, according to a JAMA research letter yesterday.The researchers used electronic medical records from 40 hospitals i

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REGEN-COV works as COVID post-exposure prophylaxis, study says

Using the monoclonal antibody cocktail REGEN-COV reduced the risk for symptomatic COVID-19 infection 81% in those exposed to a COVID patient, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study yesterday.

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WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 boosters

Amid a global COVID-19 surge fueled by the highly transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for a moratorium on booster vaccine doses to allow the global supply to fill gaps in lower-income countries.

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Long COVID-19 rare in children, study says

Less than 1 in 20 children with COVID-19 have symptoms lasting longer than 4 weeks, and by 8 weeks, almost all have recovered, according to a study yesterday in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.

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More US employers mandate COVID-19 vaccines

The list of major American companies who will soon begin mandating COVID-19 vaccines continues to grow, as both Tyson Foods and Microsoft announced that all employees will need to show proof of vaccination in the coming months.

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COVID-19 Scan for Aug 04, 2021

COVID-19 patients who had received the flu vaccine 6 months to 2 weeks prior to diagnosis were less likely to have sepsis, stroke, and—with some time constraints—deep vein thrombosis (DVTs) and admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency department (ED), according to a study yesterday in PLOS One.The researchers used an electronic medi

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70% of US adults have at least 1 COVID vaccine dose

A month after the Jul 4 goal, 70% of adult Americans now have at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But the milestone comes as the nation continues to battle surging case counts and hospitalizations.

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Texts about COVID-19 vaccines increase uptake

Sending follow-up text message reminders about receiving a COVID-19 vaccination improved appointment scheduling and vaccination rates in the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health system, according to a Nature study yesterday.

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China's Delta-driven COVID-19 clusters expand

A COVID-19 flare-up in the Chinese city of Nanjing has spread to more cities and provinces, including Wuhan, where officials ordered mass testing for nearly 12 million of the city's residents.

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News Scan for Aug 03, 2021

A new study based on data from Hong Kong shows a rising incidence of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly linked to increasing time spent indoors and on screens. The study was published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.The research was part of the ongoing Hong Kong Children Eye Study (

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China's Delta-driven COVID clusters expand

A COVID-19 flare-up in the Chinese city of Nanjing has spread to more cities and provinces, including Wuhan, where officials ordered mass testing for nearly 12 million of the city's residents.

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Florida and Texas lead US COVID-19 surge

Over the weekend, COVID-19 cases continued to surge across the country with Florida experiencing record daily highs of new cases and hospitalizations. The current surge of virus activity is due to the highly transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant.

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Thailand and Vietnam extend COVID measures

Still in the grips of COVID-19 surges mainly fueled by the Delta (B1617.2) variant, Thailand and Vietnam extended lockdowns and other measures for the worst-hit parts of the countries.

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Study: Severe COVID, higher viral loads, immune response linked to obesity

Among US Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries diagnosed as having COVID-19, obesity was independently and strongly associated with hospitalization, need for oxygen therapy, higher viral load, and an altered immune response, according to a prospective study late last week in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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COVID-19 Scan for Aug 02, 2021

Researchers found that different age-groups had different associations with various COVID-19 symptoms, according to a Lancet Digital Health study late last week. The study was evaluating an artificial intelligence (AI) model for early COVID-19 detection (1 to 3 days of symptom onset).The researchers trained their AI model on 182,991 UK people who self-

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Israeli study finds 2.6% COVID breakthrough infection rate

A New England Journal of Medicine study yesterday details breakthrough COVID-19 infections in 39 of 1,497 fully vaccinated Israeli healthcare workers, with most cases mild or moderate but 19% with symptoms lingering for more than 6 weeks.

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WHO chief warns of losing progress against pandemic

With many countries fighting Delta (B1617.2) variant driven surges, the world amassed 4 million COVID-19 cases last week, and is danger of losing its hard-won gains against the virus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

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CDC: Delta as contagious as chickenpox

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say the Delta variant (B1617.2) is as contagious as chickenpox in an internal document leaked to the Washington Post today. The agency also said that, although unvaccinated people rarely get serious breakthrough infections, when they do get infected they can transmit the virus as easily as unvaccinated people.

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News Scan for Jul 30, 2021

US COVID-19 vaccine disparities (CVD) were linked with income, education, political views, and race, according to a study yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The researchers looked at vaccination rates in 756 counties, or 51.5%

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Studies: COVID tied to persistent cognitive deficits in seniors

New studies show an association between COVID-19 and cognitive impairment in older patients, with one reporting memory problems and worse physical health 8 months after diagnosis and others finding cognitive decline and accelerated Alzheimer's disease symptoms as long as 6 months after infection.

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Biden: Federal workers must get COVID-19 vaccine

President Joe Biden today announced all civilian federal workers and contractors need to be vaccinated against COVID-19, or face regular testing, mandatory mask wearing, and limits on travel. The president also announced a new incentive program that calls on states and territories to give the newly vaccinated $100 when they get the shot.

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Israeli advisors back COVID vaccine boosters for older people

Israel's vaccine advisory group today recommended that adults in older age groups receive a booster COVID dose, a strategy other countries are eyeing as Delta (B1617.2) variant activity surges and questions swirl about the length of vaccine protection.

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News Scan for Jul 29, 2021

Vaccine effectiveness (VE) for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine against COVID-19 was 91% up to 6 months after the second dose, according to a non–peer-reviewed study published yesterday on the preprint server medRxiv.The researchers followed 44,060 people 16 and older, randomly assigning h

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Israeli study finds 2.6% COVID breakthrough infection rate

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Cases in Americas, Asia drive latest COVID-19 rise

With another steady increase in cases last week, the world is now adding more than 500,000 million cases a day, with the more transmissible Delta (B1617.2) SARS-CoV-2 variant now in 132 of the world's 197 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest weekly update on the pandemic.

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Americas and Asia cases drive latest weekly COVID rise

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States send mixed signals on COVID-19 mask recommendations

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday new guidance suggesting mask use for vaccinated Americans in areas with high COVID-19 transmission, several states have signaled they will either follow or ignore the agency's recommendations — the latest sign the pandemic has become a political issue in the United States.

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COVID-19 Scan for Jul 28, 2021

COVID-19 reduced lifespan by up to 9 years in parts of the United States, per a new "mean unfulfilled lifespan" (MUL) metric, according to a study published yesterday in PLOS One.The MUL is a new indicator of the impact of mortality

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Mental illness tied to higher risk of COVID hospital care, death

Two new JAMA Psychiatry meta-analyses link mental illness with COVID-19 death, with one also finding an association with hospitalization.

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Amid Delta, CDC strengthens COVID-19 mask guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today strengthened mask recommendations once again, suggesting even vaccinated people in areas seeing high virus activity should resume wearing masks indoors.

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Indonesia's COVID-19 deaths reach new heights

COVID-19 deaths in Indonesia, the hardest-hit country in Southeast Asia's latest surge, passed 2,000 for the first time today, with the country signaling that it may add a booster dose of Sinovac vaccine, due to concerns about protection gaps.

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News Scan for Jul 27, 2021

Republicans' intended COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose 7% after watching and reading endorsements from elite Republican leaders versus those from Democrat leaders, according to a study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The researchers surveyed 1,480 self-identified Republicans from

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CDC reports two outbreaks of pan-resistant Candida auris

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified two independent outbreaks of pan-resistant strains of the deadly yeast Candida auris, according to last week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

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US COVID prevalence likely 60% higher than reported, experts say

University of Washington at Seattle researchers estimate that 60% of US COVID-19 cases have gone unreported due to biases in test data and delayed reporting, according to a modeling study yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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US COVID prevalence likely 60% higher than reported

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Drug compounding helped address drug gaps during COVID

As drug demand surged during the early months of the pandemic, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published temporary guidelines to free up a pharmaceutical drug source that seemed much more domestic: drug compounders, or specific pharmacies and outsourcing facilities that make specialized drug formulations.

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Global COVID deaths rise sharply, led by surging Delta

The world's pace of deaths from COVID-19 rose steeply last week, as countries in multiple parts of the world battled surges and people in many nations over the weekend protested vaccination and other measures to curb virus activity.

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US mask, COVID-19 vaccine mandates in question

Some states, cities, and national public health officials are posing the possibility of reinstating mask mandates as COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the United States. And businesses and organizations are struggling with the question of vaccine mandates as the Delta variant shows no sign of slowing down.

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News Scan for Jul 26, 2021

Out of 574 multiple-occupancy dorm rooms, roommate transmissions occurred only 20% of the time, according to a study during the fall 2020 semester at the University of Colorado Boulder.The study, published late last week in The Journal of Infectious Dis

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No anaphylaxis after second dose of mRNA COVID vaccine, study finds

People who had a severe allergic reaction to their first dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine had no issues after their second dose, according to a retrospective multicenter US study today in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Worsening COVID rise in Vietnam triggers expanded lockdowns

Vietnam, which won praise for controlling COVID-19 in earlier pandemic months, is now battling a quickly rising Delta variant (1617.2) surge, with lockdown measures starting in Hanoi tomorrow and a lockdown extension for Ho Chi Minh City.

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US COVID-19 hospital cases surge

Hospitalizations are now catching up with surging COVID-19 case counts in parts of the country where COVID-19 vaccinations are low, and according to the New York Times, some Florida hospitals are seeing their highest COVID-19 patient admission numbers since the pandemic began in March of 2020.

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US COVID-19 hospitalization cases surge

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COVID-19 Scan for Jul 23, 2021

Patients with a history of COVID-19 were more likely to have side effects after their first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine than those who were never infected, according to a Vaccine study yesterday.The researchers conducted a prospective observational study con

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Black men much less likely to have prostate cancer surgery in pandemic

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, only 1% of Black men with untreated nonmetastatic prostate cancer had their prostates partially or completely removed, compared with 26% of White men, reveals a multicenter study yesterday in JAMA Oncology.

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White House announces new COVID-19 funds

Today the Biden administration announced sweeping new funding aimed at beating back COVID-19 in vulnerable communities, including congregate living settings, and infusing rural health clinics with resources to help spread vaccination education.

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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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