Risk increased for being admitted to the hospital or attending emergency care within 14 days with delta variant
Monoclonal Antibody Therapy May Cut COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Lower hospitalization rates seen at 14, 21, 28 days for high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who received casirivimab-imdevimab
Burden of Hospital-Acquired SARS-CoV-2 Infection Estimated
Authors say that approximately one-tenth of patients with COVID-19 in U.K. hospitals were infected after admission
42.4 Percent of U.S. Teens Have Received at Least One COVID-19 Shot
Vaccination coverages vary by state, with rates of one dose or more ranging from from 20.2 percent in Mississippi to 70.1 percent in Vermont
CDC Recommendations for Influenza Vaccination Updated for 2021-2022
ACIP makes no preferential recommendation when more than one licensed, recommended vaccine is available
Vaccines’ Power Against COVID-19 Hospitalization Fades in Elderly
Hospitalization rates among fully vaccinated higher among older residents of nursing homes and among those with underlying conditions
Monoclonal Antibody Combo Effective Against Delta Variant
The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on August 27, 2021, changes in the authorized use of monoclonal antibodies bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered together under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) 094.
The ASPR will resume distribution of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together and etesevimab alone to pair with the existing supply of bamlanivimab at a facility for use under EUA.
Good Recovery at One Year for Most COVID-19 Hospital Survivors
However, survivors had more problems with mobility, pain or discomfort, anxiety or depression at one year than controls
Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID-19 Patients
Increase in demand for ivermectin has been accompanied by a fivefold increase in calls to poison control centers
Daily Average of COVID-19 Hospitalizations in U.S. Hits 100,000
COVID-19 deaths have also risen to an average of more than 1,000 a day for the first time since March