A new analysis showed a sustained decrease in immunization rates for recommended vaccines among teens and adults throughout the pandemic in 2020.
Commissioned by GSK and conducted by Avalere Health, this study announced on June 9, 2021, found:
Immunization Rates Decreased During the COVID-19 Pandemic
USA Expands Smallpox Treatment Stockpile
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the Approval of Tembexa (brincidofovir) to treat smallpox.
Tembexa, an oral antiviral, was developed in conjunction with the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
The FDA granted Approval of Tembexa to Chimerix Inc.
Although the World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated in 1980, there have been longstanding concerns that the virus that causes smallpox, the variola virus, could be used as a bioweapon.
Nintendo Wii Therapy Benefits Children With Cerebral Palsy
Systematic review and meta-analysis show improvement in functional balance and dynamic balance among children with cerebral palsy
United Nations: Urgent Global Action Needed to End AIDS
Assembly’s 193 member nations commit to efforts such as reducing annual new HIV infections, annual AIDS-related deaths
Expiration Date Looming for Millions of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Research into extending the shelf life of the one-dose vaccine is ongoing
State Department Eases Travel Advisories for Dozens of Countries
Japan, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Switzerland, Canada, and Mexico no longer in the ‘Do Not Travel’ category