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As neighboring India's massive surge continues, health groups warn of a similar situation evolving in Nepal, where the military is adding hospital beds and COVID-19 outbreaks have reached some Mount Everest base camps.

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US backs waiving COVID vaccine property rights

Today the Biden administration said it supports an initiative to waive the intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines.

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Experts' COVID predictions imperfect but better than public's

Experts such as epidemiologists and statisticians were much more accurate than the public in predicting the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths that would occur in the United Kingdom and worldwide, but both groups significantly underestimated the pandemic's true impact, according to a study today in PLOS One.

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News Scan for May 05, 2021

Less than 0.1% of all COVID-positive patients in the Intermountain Healthcare system had probable or possible recurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a PLOS One study yesterday.The full cohort of 23,176 COVID-19 patients was par

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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for May 05, 2021

To mark World Hand Hygiene Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for countries to reduce inequalities in the availability of good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control (IPC) measures.While good hand hygiene is considered vital

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Global groups draw up plan to boost routine immunizations amid COVID-19

Following a recent World Health Organization (WHO) survey that found that 37% of countries' programs for routine immunizations were still experiencing pandemic-related disruptions by the end of 2020, last week the WHO and its partners announced their Immunization Agenda 2030, with the goal of bolstering vaccinations worldwide and reaching 90% coverage in children.

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India's COVID-19 surge pushes it over 20 million cases

India's COVID total topped 20 million yesterday, the only country besides the United States to do so, as more states ordered lockdowns and the country's premier cricket league postponed its season.

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Biden's new COVID-19 goal: 70% vaccinated by July 4

In an update today, President Joe Biden said his administration would make it even easier for all Americans over the age of 16 to get vaccinated.

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COVID-19 Scan for May 04, 2021

In 2020, in-hospital mortality dropped from 19.1% in March and April to 10.8% in September through November in COVID-19 patients in the United States, according to a study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.While some associations with age, male sex, high body mass index (

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Income inequality tied to more COVID-19 cases, deaths

A study yesterday in JAMA Network Open identifies an association between US county-level income inequality and higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death in summer 2020.

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Global officials welcome steps to shore up COVAX gaps

New efforts are under way to replace the COVAX vaccine deliveries from India's Serum Institute that were diverted to help the country battle its surge, with signs that mRNA vaccine makers will add more doses to help expand the global reach of immunizations.

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US sees COVID-19 cases decline, travel increase

COVID-19 is on the retreat, as the United States reports a significant reduction in daily cases—a signal that the country's largest vaccination push in decades is beginning to beat back the virus.

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Racial minorities face more severe COVID-19 outcomes

A study of more than 17 million adults in England adds to a large body of evidence indicating that, compared with White populations, racial minorities have borne a heavier burden of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and deaths.

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COVID-19 Scan for May 03, 2021

The first dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen confers a robust immune response against the B117 and B1351 variants in people previously infected with the coronavirus—but not in those in those never infected, according to a new study led by researchers from Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London, and University College London.The study, published late last week in Science, involved analyzing bl

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Teen exercise drops during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders

Adolescents' use of tobacco, cannabis, and alcohol did not change with stay-at-home orders in northern rural California, but their physical activity dropped, according to a study today in JAMA Pediatrics.

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India's COVID-19 tragedy tops 400,000 daily cases

As media reports continue to reflect stories of families in India unable to get treatment for their loved ones, exhausted health workers, and continuous funeral pyres, the country's nearly vertical spike in infections led to 400,000 new cases today.

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In US, 100 million now vaccinated against COVID-19

In 100 days, President Joe Biden has made good on his promise of delivering 100 million COVID-19 vaccines in arms. In fact, the United States has administered 237 million vaccines in 100 days, and 100 million Americans have now received all vaccine doses.

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COVID studies note online learning stress, fewer cases in schools with protocols

A trio of new studies describe the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on public school students and staff, one finding that a quarter of children and teens in Chicago schools were stressed after school closures and the implementation of distance learning, another showing that coronavirus cases were elevated in schools that took few or no mitigation measures, and the last concluding that in-person learning in New York City public schools wasn't tied to increased viral infections.

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News Scan for Apr 30, 2021

Infants born to women with COVID-19 have a low chance of contracting the disease from their mothers and having complications, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA.The study included 88,159 Swedish newborns, 92% of those born in th

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With dropping COVID-19 cases, NYC plans July 1 opening

As COVID-19 cases continue to drop in many parts of the country, officials in New York City, which accounted for the brunt of the nation’s cases and deaths during the first wave of the pandemic, have announced that the city plans to be fully open by Jul 1.

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Obesity studies highlight severe COVID outcomes, even in young adults

Two new, large studies from England and Mexico provide new details on obesity as a risk factor for poor COVID-19–related outcomes, including death, with the UK study noting the highest hospitalization rate in young adults.

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WHO sends COVID-19 aid as India nears 400,000 daily cases

While Europe reports its first significant decline in COVID-19 cases in 2 months, infections in India continue to rage as the world's case total approaches 150 million.

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News Scan for Apr 29, 2021

The August 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota spread COVID-19 across the country, resulting in at least 649 infections—including transmission to household and workplace contacts—over the next 6 weeks, according to a study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.In the study, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control

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India's surge leads to further global COVID rise as role of variants probed

COVID-19 cases in India last week made up 38% of the global total, and circulation of different variants—not just the B1617 variant that was first detected in the country—appears to be partly fueling the nation's massive surge, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly pandemic snapshot.

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New hot spots emerge as states urge COVID-19 vaccination

After a spring virus surge in the Upper Midwest, COVID-19 cases are now starting to increase in the West, with Washington state, Oregon, and Colorado reporting significant jumps in activity in recent days.

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Data reveal fewer real-world COVID vaccine side effects

A new real-world study finds fewer side effects after vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNTech and the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines than reported in phase 3 clinical trials, while another paper notes some instances of facial paralysis after receipt of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine but no increased risk.

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News Scan for Apr 28, 2021

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which has been linked with pediatric COVID-19, may pose higher risks to children in lower socioeconomic statuses or who are minorities, according to a Pediatrics study today.The study compared MIS-C patients with those who had COVID-19, tho

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India's daily COVID-19 cases break yet another record

The pace of new COVID-19 cases in India hit a new daily world record today, topping 300,000 for the seventh day in a row as its daily deaths topped 3,000 for the first time.

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CDC: Fully vaccinated Americans can go maskless outdoors

Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks during bike rides, runs, small outdoor gatherings with friends, or dining outdoors at restaurants.

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COVID-19 Scan for Apr 27, 2021

People who work irregular or permanent shifts were associated with double the risk of COVID-19, according to findings from a Thorax study published yesterday. The study looked at 27,056 irregular and 21,836 permanent shift workers between ages 40 to 69, as well as 235,135 non-shift workers, all identified in the UK Biobank.When compared with non-shift workers—

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COVID-19 variants spread faster but grew milder over time in Ohio

Cleveland Clinic researchers identified 484 unique mutations among six strains of SARS-CoV-2 isolates early in the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that the first variants were more deadly than subsequent strains and suggesting that monitoring circulating strains may help predict patient outcomes.

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India's COVID-19 crisis prompts global response

Several countries over the weekend resoundingly answered India's pleas for help with its massive COVID-19 surge—the worst of the pandemic—including the United States, which announced it will supply a raw material India urgently needs to make its Covishield vaccine.

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US sees drop in COVID-19 cases, deaths as J&J vaccine resumes

Case counts and deaths from COVID-19 are dropping throughout the United States, including in Michigan, where state officials are seeing an average of 4,859 new COVID-19 cases a day, down 29% from the 7-day average of 6,732 a week ago, according to mlive. The 7-day positivity rate in the state is 12.3%.

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COVID-19 Scan for Apr 26, 2021

Men under 50 recovering from asymptomatic COVID have double the likelihood of acute ischemic strokes (AIS) compared with men of the same age without COVID infection, according to a study last week in JAMA Network Open.Eighteen South Asian men were treated in Singapore for AIS a m

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Real-world studies find COVID vaccines cut infection, hospitalization

Three new real-world UK studies highlight the effectiveness of one or two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines in preventing both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections and related hospitalizations, with one study showing an effectiveness above 90% for only one dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

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News Scan for Apr 22, 2021

Preliminary findings from a large analysis of pregnant women who received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines showed no obvious safety signals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers reported yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.Using data voluntarily reported to three US vaccine safety m

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US COVID cases decline; feds double down on vaccination gaps

At a White House press briefing today, US health officials said cases declined 10% over the past week, but aired worries about virus spread in pockets of the country where COVID-19 vaccination levels are low.

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ACIP opts to lift pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Today the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the independent group of experts that advises the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommended that the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine be reinstated in the Unites States' vaccination campaign in a 10 to 4 vote. One member abstained from voting because of a conflict of interest.

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India's COVID-19 surge becomes more grim

For the third day in a row, India reported more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases amid reports of hospitals turning to social media to look for oxygen, people waiting on the street for hospital beds, and overrun crematoriums.

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Studies: COVID linked to poor maternal, neonatal outcomes

COVID-19 during pregnancy is tied to dramatically higher rates of maternal death, preeclampsia, preterm birth, and infection and severe outcomes in newborns, according to two new studies.

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US COVID cases show decline, feds double down on vaccination gaps

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India posts world's biggest single-day case total

When India—in the midst of a massive COVID-19 surge—reported nearly 315,000 cases yesterday, the number marked a new world daily high, as aggressive spread in some of the country's biggest cities continued to swamp hospitals and stretch supplies of oxygen and vaccine.

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COVID outpatients don't benefit from hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir-ritonavir

A randomized, controlled trial of 685 adult COVID-19 outpatients in Brazil finds that neither the antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine nor the antiviral drugs lopinavir-ritonavir significantly lowered rates of coronavirus–related hospitalizations when given soon after symptom onset.

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ACIP takes up J&J COVID-19 vaccine pause tomorrow

Tomorrow an independent group of vaccine experts, ACIP (the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) will decide how to proceed with use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, after six cases of a rare brain blood clot were reported in patients following administration of the one-dose vaccine.

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Double masking amid COVID-19 not backed by research, experts say

A study concluding that wearing a disposable medical procedure mask under a reusable cloth face covering protects the wearer against COVID-19 infection better than a mask alone has some scientists worried that it could inadvertently lead to a false sense of security, risky behaviors, and infections.

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US administers 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

Today, on day 92 of his presidency, Joe Biden has reached his goal of administering more than 200 million vaccine doses to Americans, 8 days ahead of schedule.

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COVID-19 Scan for Apr 21, 2021

A study yesterday in Cell Reports Medicine shows the B117 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom in December, is 45% more transmissible than the original, wild-type COVID-19 virus, but Pfizer's mRNA vaccine protected elderly populations against infections caused by the variant.The study was based on cases documented in Israel from Dec 6, 2

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WHO: Pandemic shows no signs of easing

COVID-19 cases and deaths have been rising at a worrisome pace since the middle of February with no downturn in sight, and with about a third of all pandemic cases and deaths reported in the last 3 months alone, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly snapshot of the pandemic.

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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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