FDA committee will hold public meeting to discuss the EUA request on Feb. 26
Racial Disparities Seen in Mental Health Conditions During COVID-19
Hispanic adults reported having higher prevalence of psychosocial stress related to not having enough food or stable housing
Small Study Tests Colchicine for Moderate-to-Severe COVID-19
Authors call for larger clinical trials to further evaluate the efficacy and safety of colchicine as an adjunctive therapy for COVID-19
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Feb. 1 to 5, 2021. This …
United States Sees Continued Drop in New COVID-19 Cases
Current decline in infections most pronounced in the Midwest
Flu Vaccination May Protect Pediatric Population From Severe COVID-19
Amid the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, chaos was anticipated from the approaching annual flu season in the Northern Hemisphere.
Could this become a "twindemic" or “syndemic” if there is any viral interference that occurs, wondered researchers from the University of Missouri (UM) School of Medicine?
These UM researchers investigated the effect of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines on the disease course of SARS-CoV-2 in the pediatric population and the possibility of viral interference.
Companies Developing Vaccines Against New Coronavirus Variants
GlaxoSmithKline and CureVac to create vaccines that use messenger RNA to combat the virus
COVID-19 Outcomes Worse for Persons Living With Diagnosed HIV
COVID-19 diagnosis rates are similar for those with, without HIV, but hospitalization and death rates are up with HIV
Racial Disparities Seen in Excess Mortality Early in Pandemic
Adjusted excess all-cause mortality was 6.8 per 10,000 for Blacks and 1.5 per 10,000 for Whites, with considerable variation across states
First Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Sites to Open in California
One center will be housed in the Oakland Coliseum, another on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles