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Preventive use of bamlanivimab lowered the risk of symptomatic COVID-19 in staff and residents of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the United States, according to a study yesterday in JAMA.In April, after the study was conducted, the US Food and Drug Ad

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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 04, 2021

Nearly 80% of US patients hospitalized for COVID-19 received antibiotics from March through October 2020, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.Using data from the Premiere Healthcare Database Special COVID-19

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Neurologic, psychiatric conditions common in COVID-19

Two new meta-analyses detail neurologic and psychiatric conditions in COVID-19 patients, one suggesting that symptoms such as fatigue and depression are common even in people with mild illness, and the other showing central and peripheral nervous system involvement in up to 36% of cases that increased the risk of hospitalization.

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More evidence of frequent antibiotic use noted in COVID patients

Research published yesterday in The Lancet Microbe shows that COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom in the first wave of the pandemic rarely had bacterial co-infections or secondary infections, yet frequently received antibiotics.

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COVID surges in Afghanistan, Africa stir more concerns

Despite an overall decline in global COVID cases, fresh activity spikes are expanding to different parts of the world, with a crisis worsening in Afghanistan and cases rising sharply in a number of African countries.

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US COVID-19 cases down 30% in past week

Today, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, said the new 7-day average of daily COVID-19 cases has dropped to 15,600, a 30% decrease from last week and a 94% decrease from the pandemic peak in January.

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Dental workers found to be at increased COVID-19 risk

UK dental professionals were at heightened occupational risk for COVID-19 infection early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an observational study yesterday in the Journal of Dental Research.

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News Scan for Jun 03, 2021

US intensive care unit (ICU) beds increased a net 10% amid the COVID-19 pandemic, from April to July 2020, over 2019 baselines, according to a study today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.The researchers used the National Healthcare Sa

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Biden announces month-long COVID-19 vaccine push

Today President Joe Biden announced a month-long vaccine push aimed at Americans under the age of 40 in an effort to vaccinate 70% of American adults with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by Jul 4.

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Donor summit boosts COVAX funds; nations share doses

The global effort to boost doses of COVID-19 vaccine for low- and middle-income countries got a major shot in the arm today at a Gavi donor conference, netting new pledges totaling $2.4 billion from nearly 40 groups, including governments, private companies, and foundations.

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COVID-19 Scan for Jun 02, 2021

Prophylactic hydroxychloroquine treatment was not associated with any risk difference for COVID-19 infection, according to an International Journal of Infectious Diseases study yesterday.The researchers followed a cohort of all 5,488 Danish

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Study identifies COVID risks for kidney dialysis patients

Among patients with kidney failure who underwent dialysis at clinics several times a week, the risk of COVID-19 infection was highest in those who were older, had diabetes, lived in communities with high coronavirus prevalence, and received dialysis at clinics serving more patients, finds a study yesterday in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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Americans begin 2nd COVID-19 pandemic summer with optimism

About 6 million Americans traveled over this past Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, in a nation that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic for 15 months.

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COVID-19 raised global drug spending by $88 billion, report says

In IQVIA's latest 5-year forecast through 2025, the life sciences analytical institute says COVID-19 increased spending on pharmaceuticals by $88 billion, or a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) change of 4.6%, compared with 4.5% if the pandemic hadn't happened.

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News Scan for Jun 01, 2021

COVID-19 infection was 94% less likely in people previously infected than in those never infected, according to a research letter late last week in JAMA Internal Medicine. However, the researchers note, their study concluded before COVID-19 variants became dominant.The researchers followed 1,579 COVID-positive patients and 1

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Cancer patients show good COVID immune response to vaccine, infection

Two new studies were published late last week in JAMA Oncology on COVID-19 and cancer patients, one from Israel showing good immune response to the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and one from Japan finding that cancer patients were as likely as healthcare workers (HCWs) to have serum SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.

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WHO OKs Sinovac COVID vaccine, simplifies variant naming

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that its vaccine advisors have approved emergency listing for China's inactivated two-dose Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, and yesterday it unveiled a simplified Greek alphabet-based naming system for key SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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COVID-19 vaccinations increase in US, but unevenly

Vaccination rates for American adults continue to increase across the United States, but progress is uneven, with Southern states lagging.

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Japan extends COVID emergency for much of country

Japan today extended its COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo and eight prefectures for another 3 weeks, hoping to get virus levels down to a manageable level ahead of the Olympics in late July.

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COVID-19 Scan for May 28, 2021

Hospitalization, hypoxemia, pneumonia, and other complications were found more in children who contracted COVID-19 than in those who had seasonal flu, according to a study today in Pediatrics.The researchers drew from databases in France, Germany, Spain, Sout

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No COVID-19 cases found after well-controlled indoor concert

No attendees at an indoor concert that employed rapid COVID-19 lateral-flow screening, N95 respirators, and a well-ventilated venue tested positive for COVID-19 in the next 8 days, showing no increased virus transmission risk associated with the event, according to preliminary findings from a randomized, controlled trial published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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Africa sounds urgent call for COVID-19 vaccine doses

As cases rise in Africa, the region urgently needs at least 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to deliver second doses during the recommended interval to vulnerable groups that have received their first dose, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today.

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Ten states reach 70% COVID-19 vaccination goal

So far ten states have reached President Biden's Jul 4 goal of vaccinating 70% of eligible residents against COVID-19, according to White House COVID-19 response coordinator Andy Slavitt.

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News Scan for May 27, 2021

A randomized controlled trial of two inactivated (vero cell) COVID-19 vaccines made in China finds a vaccine efficacy of 73% in one and 78% in the other, according to a study yesterday in JAMA.The whole-virus inactivated vaccines were developed with strains

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Big spikes in overdose cardiac arrests, opioid deaths amid COVID-19

Two new JAMA studies reveal startling jumps in overdose-related cardiac arrests and fatal opioid overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases may be as infectious as severe ones

Only 8% of more than 25,000 German COVID-19 patients had high viral loads, one-third of whom were presymptomatic, asymptomatic, or mildly symptomatic, according to a study published yesterday in Science. High viral loads suggest greater infectiousness.

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Hot spot COVID activity flares as global cases drop; Biden orders fresh probe into virus source

In global COVID-19 developments, new cases last week declined for the fourth week in a row, according to the latest weekly snapshot from the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Biden administration today asked US intelligence officials to double down on efforts to collect and analyze information on the source of SARS-CoV-2.

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COVID-19 Scan for May 26, 2021

Low testosterone concentrations in men with COVID-19 are associated with a greater likelihood of COVID-19 infection severity, artificial ventilation or intensive care unit (ICU) treatment, and death, according to a study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.The researchers looked at the hormone levels in an observational

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Hot spot activity flares as global cases drop; Biden orders fresh probe into virus source

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Air travel up to pre-pandemic levels across US

As the country prepares for Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, new numbers from federal aviation security officials showed that US air travel hit the highest daily level of the pandemic era on Sunday, the Washington Post reports, with 1.8 million passengers screened.

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Mild, asymptomatic COVID cases may be as infectious as severe ones

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Experts question Olympic COVID readiness, ask WHO to weigh in

A group of infectious disease experts yesterday raised concerns about several gaps in the International Olympic Committee's (IOC's) COVID-19 protocols, and they called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to convene an emergency committee to weigh the risks and make recommendations for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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White House encourages COVID-19 vaccine incentives

Today Andy Slavitt, the White House senior advisor for COVID-19 response, said during a White House press briefing on the pandemic that he was inspired by Ohio's "Vax-A-Million" lottery, which will award $1 million to a person each week for 5 weeks, with winners drawn at random with proof of vaccination.

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News Scan for May 25, 2021

Monthly dentist surveys showed a cumulative infection rate of 2.6%, according to a study yesterday in the Journal of the American Dental Association (ADA). The researchers say these rates are lower than those in other health workers, such as physicians or emergency medical service professionals.While 2,196 participants responded at least once from June to Nove

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WHA to hold pandemic treaty talks in November

Country delegates at the World Health Assembly (WHA) today came to a consensus on holding a special session in November to consider an international treaty on pandemic preparedness, with the goal of shoring up political commitment in the battle against infectious disease outbreaks.

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COVID vaccine acceptance rises but needs boost

Two new studies reveal that although COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has declined in the United States, 35.2% of adults 18 to 39 years and 8.7% of those 65 and older still said they would not partake as of March 2021 and November 2020, respectively.

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World Health Assembly kicks off with pandemic issues at fore

The World Health Assembly (WHA) annual meeting began today, virtually for the second year in a row, with ending the pandemic and preparing for the next one as the main themes.

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COVID-19 cases drop sharply across US

Across the country, rates of new COVID-19 cases are dropping to numbers not seen since last June.

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COVID-19 Scan for May 24, 2021

Increased age and underlying medical conditions were associated with a greater likelihood for more severe COVID-19 infections in pregnant women, according to a study late last week in Clinical Infectious Diseases.The researchers used the Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mother

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Low oxygen levels, shallow breathing tied to COVID death

A blood oxygen level below 92% and fast, shallow breathing were associated with significantly elevated death rates in a study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, suggesting that people who test positive for the virus should watch for these signs at home, according to a study led by University of Washington at Seattle researchers.

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New pledges at global summit target COVID vaccine gap

At the G20 Global Health Summit in Italy today, world leaders and drug companies announced major commitments to boost the supply of COVID vaccine for low- and middle-income countries, but stopped short of endorsing a full waiver of vaccine patent rights.

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Workers struggle with COVID-19 mask guidance

Across the country restaurant, retail, and grocery store workers are struggling to handle shifting mask guidance 1 week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said fully vaccinated Americans no longer have to wear masks in most indoor settings.

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News Scan for May 21, 2021

While one in four Washington, DC, child care facilities reported at least one COVID-19 case from July to December 2020, only 5.8% had COVID-19 facility-associated outbreaks, according to yesterday's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. A facility-associated outbreak was defined as two or more lab-confirmed cases at a child care site within 14 days.Out of 469 child care facilities in DC, 112 (23.9%) submitted 2

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COVID-19 may have killed 20% more than reported in US

The COVID-19 pandemic may have exacted a 20% higher US death toll than previously estimated, particularly among racial minorities, underscoring the need to adapt policies to address deepening ethnic and sociodemographic disparities, according to a study led by Boston University researchers.

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Senate hearing spotlights COVID-related drug, PPE supply chain issues

This week four experts testified at a US Senate committee about the impacts of personal protective equipment (PPE) and drug shortages during COVID-19, the effectiveness of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), and what kind of steps leaders must take to be better prepared for the next public health emergency.

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Europe makes cautious progress, urged to monitor COVID-19 variant spread

Europe's COVID-19 cases have dropped 60% over the past month, but progress is fragile, as the region once again is on guard against a more transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variant, B1617, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) European regional office said today.

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Nearly 1 million excess deaths in 29 nations during pandemic

Nearly 1 million more people than normal died in 29 high-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a time series study yesterday in BMJ.

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COVID-19 Scan for May 20, 2021

One in seven US adult COVID-19 patients developed at least one new illness requiring medical care after recovery from their infection in 2020, finds an observational study yesterday in BMJ.The so-called COVID-19 "long-haulers" developed complications involving a

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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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