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A Latin American study of children with COVID-19–related multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal found higher rates of the disease among Latin/Hispanic children compared with other global estimates.The multicenter study evaluated 95 children (median age

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FDA advisors green-light Moderna COVID vaccine for emergency use

An outside expert panel for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today recommended emergency use authorization (EUA) for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, putting the nation on the cusp of having two COVID-19 vaccines and expanding the reach of immunization campaigns.

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Amid vaccine hope, new COVID records set at home, abroad

With a newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine being distributed in hospitals and nursing homes and a second vaccine on the horizon, the United States has entered a hopeful new phase in the coronavirus pandemic.

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Measles vaccinations taking back seat to COVID concerns

The COVID-19 pandemic has diverted parents' attention away from other potentially severe infectious diseases, and vaccine hesitancy has risen, resulting in delayed childhood vaccinations for measles—especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) but also in the United States, two new studies have found.

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Data reveal deadliness of COVID-19, even in young adults

Even though all-cause mortality due to COVID-19 may not be known for a while, two new studies highlight that 173,300 (79.5%) of excess deaths from March through August were COVID related, with 4,535 deaths occurring from March through July in younger adults ages 25 to 44, or 38% of all excess deaths in that group.

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News Scan for Dec 17, 2020

A study published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlights factors that may increase the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, among US poultry facility workers—especially those who are foreign-born.Higher risk of COVID-19 for those processing meat and poultry has be

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COVID-19 surges stretch health systems in US, elsewhere

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States continue to climb, with some declines seen in some Upper Midwest states, but surging activity in states such as California.

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COVID 5 times deadlier than flu for hospital patients, study finds

Compared with patients with seasonal flu, hospitalized COVID-19 patients face an increased need for ventilation and intensive care, longer hospital stays, more complications, and nearly five times the risk of death, according to a US study published yesterday in BMJ.

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News Scan for Dec 16, 2020

About 2 in 10 US school districts have said they will continue, or are considering continuing, distance learning after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, citing student and parent demand, according to a Rand Corporation study released yesterday.In the fall, administrators on the new American School District Panel (

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Studies warn of COVID vaccine access issues for low-income nations

Two studies in BMJ yesterday highlight operational challenges of the global COVID-19 vaccination program, including difficulties meeting demand and ensuring fair and equitable access in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

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FDA analysis details support for Moderna COVID vaccine

As US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine advisors prepare to consider Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization (EUA) later this week, an agency review posted ahead of the meeting made a strong case, suggesting that a two-dose regimen was safe and 94% effective at preventing disease.

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Data show ongoing COVID surge in Americas, new increase in Africa

The latest weekly update from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the COVID-19 pandemic shows new infections continuing to rise, with stabilization in Europe and a reduction in cases in other regions of the world being offset by the ongoing surge in the Americas and a sharp increase in cases in Africa.

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Experts propose steps to promote, distribute COVID vaccine

Two commentaries published yesterday in JAMA and a University of Michigan news release offer ideas from behavioral science and other fields to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the United States and discuss the ethics of continuing placebo arms in trials of coronavirus vaccines already proven effective.

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COVID-19 Scan for Dec 15, 2020

Investigators with the United Kingdom's RECOVERY trial reported yesterday that a preliminary analysis of data from the azithromycin arm of the trial showed the antibiotic had no impact on clinical outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.In the trial, which was conducted among COVID-19 patients at 176 Natio

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Americans begin getting COVID-19 shots as deaths top 300,000

States excitedly announced the arrival of their first COVID-19 vaccine shipments today, as the first Americans, mostly healthcare workers, appeared in front of cameras to receive the first doses on a day that the nation passed the grim threshold of 300,000 deaths.

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South Korea among several nations eyeing lockdowns

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea has been hailed as a model for other countries, using extensive testing and tracing to keep COVID-19 cases low.

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News Scan for Dec 14, 2020

Data published late last week in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) detailed public school costs for recommended COVID-19 mitigation strategies, which averaged $442 per student but varied widely.The CDC provided COVID-19-mitigation guidance

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Politics—not COVID threat—held more heft in US decisions to stay home

Two new studies show that political affiliation had much more influence on Americans' decisions to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic than did the relative numbers of infections in their communities.

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Study finds no link between COVID-19, Guillain-Barré syndrome

A large epidemiologic study in the United Kingdom today finds no association between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune condition linked to other bacterial and viral infections.

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CDC panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination

In an emergency session today, the vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted to recommend that Americans receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a key step that allows healthcare workers to begin administering the vaccine to people.

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CDC vaccine panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination

In an emergency session today, the vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted to recommend that Americans receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a key step that allows health workers to begin administering the vaccine to people.

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FDA approves use of Pfizer COVID vaccine; shipments begin

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last night announced it has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, allowing shipments to begin and marking a significant milestone in the country's battle against the virus.

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White House pressures FDA on COVID vaccine as global total tops 70 million

The White House gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an ultimatum to officially approve an emergency use authorization (EUA) today for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a day after the agency's advisory panel recommended approval, and with a separate decision still needed from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel.

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COVID-19 Scan for Dec 11, 2020

A study published yesterday in Science by researchers in Massachusetts suggests that a coronavirus outbreak linked to an international biotech conference in Boston in February is linked to more than 300,000 national and international infections with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.The findings stem from an analysis of 772 genomes from SARS-C

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Remdesivir combo reduces COVID-19 recovery time

A combination of the antiviral drug remdesivir and the anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib reduced recovery time and accelerated improvement, especially among patients receiving supplemental oxygen without invasive ventilation, according to a large, international study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients published in the New England Journal of Medicine today.

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Studies link some drugs, non-white race with higher risk of COVID death

Two new US studies identify risk factors for COVID-19 death, one pointing to the use of certain medications and the other describing development of a risk calculator that showed elevated risk in non-white populations and in people with underlying conditions and social deprivation.

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Data spotlight COVID disparities in black cancer patients

Two new studies highlight a greater illness burden of COVID-19 in black cancer patients, with one showing a 57% higher rate of hospitalization for gynecologic cancer and the other demonstrating a 58% higher COVID-19 rate among all cancer patients and a 29% higher risk of a hospital stay.

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FDA panel OKs Pfizer COVID vaccine for emergency use

Vaccine advisors for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today recommended emergency use authorization [EUA] for Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, clearing one of the last hurdles before immunization is set to begin within days for the first groups to receive it— healthcare workers and nursing home residents.

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COVID-19 overwhelming hospitals, morgues in US, other nations

With the nation awaiting word on emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine and the promise of an eventual end to the pandemic, the current US surge in new infections continues unabated, filling hospitals and pushing the daily death toll to new highs.

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COVID-19 Scan for Dec 10, 2020

Data published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) show nearly double the COVID-19 mortality rate among people of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) ethnicity compared with whites.AI/AN populations suffered disproportionate mortality during the

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Survey: Most prefer COVID messages that note scientific limits

Most German residents surveyed as part of a study published today in JAMA Network Open said they prefer COVID-19 public health messaging that acknowledges scientific uncertainty, suggesting that admitting to incomplete knowledge fosters public trust and motivates compliance.

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On cusp of COVID vaccines, experts discuss rollout challenges

Although the country is in the midst of the darkest period of the coronavirus pandemic, with emergency authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine imminent and distribution of initial doses expected to start this month, the beginning of the end is starting to come into focus.

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'Stop Swapping Air' campaign launched to slow COVID-19 spread

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) launched the "Stop Swapping Air" public service messaging campaign this week in partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., a New York–based national outdoor billboard advertising company.

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Global cases stabilizing, but COVID deaths continue to climb

Global incidence of new COVID-19 cases remained high but stable for the second week in a row, while global coronavirus deaths increased, according to the latest weekly epidemiologic update from the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Few cases or outbreaks in UK schools that reopened after lockdown

A study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases yesterday found low COVID-19 case rates and outbreaks in schools and childcare centers that reopened after lockdown.

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News Scan for Dec 09, 2020

A 4-year-old boy living outside of Milan with no travel history is now the earliest confirmed SARS-CoV-2 case in Italy, a team based in Italy reported in a research letter to Emerging Infectious Diseases yesterday.The patient was one of the 39 consenting people in Italy's

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COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record high as US braces for new surge

The number of Americans hospitalized for COVID-19 reached a record daily high yesterday, as the nation approached the time when a new surge related to Thanksgiving gatherings could start to show.

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Few cases, outbreaks in UK schools reopened after lockdown

A study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases yesterday found low COVID-19 case rates and outbreaks in schools and childcare centers that reopened after lockdown.

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Global cases stabilizing, but COVID-19 deaths continue to climb

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News Scan for Dec 08, 2020

A large study of childcare providers in Pediatrics today found that childcare staff were not at higher risk for COVID-19 during the early months of the US pandemic.Recent research suggests that children are unlikely to be the

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US total tops 15 million as COVID-19 surge expands

As the nation's number of cases topped 15 million today, federal officials warned states that the virus is spreading to every corner of the country and is in the most rapid, intense phase of the current surge, now entering its eighth week.

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Phase 3 trials show AstraZeneca COVID vaccine has up to 90% efficacy

The first full peer-reviewed results of phase 3 trials of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University show that it is safe and up to 90% effective in preventing infection, supporting regulatory submissions for emergency use.

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Phase 3 trials show AstraZeneca vaccine has up to 90% efficacy

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FDA documents show Pfizer COVID vaccine protects after 1 dose

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) documents posted in advance of advisory group consideration of emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine revealed promising new findings, including strong protection after the first dose and protection in groups at risk for disease complications.

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No increase found in stillbirth, preterm birth during pandemic

Two large JAMA studies yesterday found no increase in pandemic-related stillbirths or preterm births or among UK and US women.

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New COVID steps in California as Biden names CDC, HHS picks

With COVID-19 cases surging, much of California entered a new lockdown period yesterday, as the incoming Biden administration announced its nominees to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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COVID-19 Scan for Dec 07, 2020

A JAMA Network Open study late last week suggests that a pattern of delayed medical care during the pandemic may be responsible for a greater incidence of a ruptured appendix related to appendicitis in children.Doctors at Inova Children's Hospital in Virginia evaluated pediatric

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Kids likely not driving household COVID-19 outbreaks

A study in Clinical Infectious Diseases yesterday shows that children are unlikely to be the source of COVID-19 household outbreaks and are less likely to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 by another household member, with implications for vaccine distribution.

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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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