Inability to obtain lower-risk products drove some to turn to more readily available cigarettes
Half of Parents Report Pandemic Negatively Impacting Teen Mental Health
Parents also report methods to improve mental health largely work
Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Is Very Effective in Kids as Young as 12
Vaccine triggered immune responses that were even more robust than those seen in young adults
Community Exposures Tied to SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity in HCWs
Workplace factors not linked to seropositivity for health care personnel
Vaccine Candidate Receives Funding to Combat ‘Super Gonorrhea’
Massachusetts-based CARB-X announced today it awarded up to $2 million to the Jenner Institute, part of the University of Oxford, UK, to develop a novel vaccine to prevent gonorrhea.
The Jenner Institue‘s gonorrhea vaccine, dmGC_0817560 NOMV, consists of blebs, or fluid-filled blisters, from the outer surface of gonococcus, called Native Outer Membrane Vesicles (NOMV).
US Study Confirms mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against SARS-CoV-2
Estimated mRNA vaccine effectiveness 90 percent for full immunization, 80 percent for partial immunization
COVID-19 Precautions Cut Transmission of Other Common Viruses
Flu and other common infections down 80 percent compared with similar time periods in previous years
Biden, Top Health Officials Warn of Risk for Another COVID-19 Surge
As of Sunday, the seven-day average of new virus cases was about 63,000
Pandemic Lockdowns Tied to More Eating Disorder Symptoms
Exercise addiction fell following lockdown, but post-COVID-19 lockdown, exercise rates increased
Anxiety, Depressive Disorders Increased August 2020 to February 2021
In addition, increase seen in percentage of adults reporting they needed but did not receive mental health counseling or therapy