The 2020 edition of the World Malaria Report looks back at key events and milestones that helped shape the global response to the disease over the last 20 years, says the World Health Organization (WHO).
During these 2 decades, about 1.5 billion cases and 7.6 million deaths related to malaria were averted.
This year’s report, which was published on November 30, 2020, also features a special section on malaria and the COVID-19 pandemic and a detailed analysis on progress towards the 2020 milestones of WHO’s global malaria strategy.
Malaria Prevention Programs Save Millions of Lives
Pediatric Lyme Disease Vaccine Study Launched
A France-based specialty vaccine company announced its plans to accelerate pediatric development of the Lyme vaccine candidate, VLA15, in collaboration with Pfizer Inc.
Valneva SE stated in a press release the planned initiation of the study VLA15-221 will be in the first quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approval.
COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized in the UK
The Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom (U.K.) issued a temporary authorization for emergency use for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2), against COVID-19.
This announcement is the first Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) following a worldwide Phase 3 trial of a vaccine to help fight the pandemic, said Pfizer and BioNTech SE in a press release issued on December 2, 2020.
Admission Hyperglycemia Predicts Mortality in COVID-19
Patients with hyperglycemia had higher cumulative probability of mortality, independent of preexisting diabetes
More Than One-Third of Children With SARS-CoV-2 Are Asymptomatic
Cough, rhinorrhea not predictive of positive test; anosmia/ageusia, nausea/vomiting, headache, fever were most predictive
Anxiety Doubled in Young People During COVID-19 Pandemic
Number of young adults reporting anxiety doubled and was higher than that of their parents
Britain Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
FDA advisory panel to meet on Dec. 10 to decide whether agency should grant emergency use authorization to the vaccine
AMA Pushes for Widespread Telehealth Adoption
American Medical Association House of Delegates will advocate for equitable and accessible telehealth post-COVID-19
CDC Shrinks COVID-19 Quarantine Time, Advises Against Holiday Travel
New quarantine guidelines allow people who have come in contact with someone infected with the virus to resume normal activity after 10 days