Patients receiving attenuated adenovirus vaccine more likely to have no seroconversion, no detectable or diminished IgG response
Cost-Sharing Waivers Did Not Cover All COVID-19 Hospital Care in 2020
Mean out-of-pocket spending was $3,840 for privately insured patients with COVID-19 hospitalizations
International Travel Requirements Change in November 2021
Getting vaccinated against infectious diseases is one of the most effective ways to protect your health while traveling abroad. And during the COVID-19 pandemic, new travel vaccine guidance is launching in November 2021.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on October 25, 2021, it is issuing Orders to implement the new travel policy to resume global travel to the U.S safely.
These Orders put in place a stringent and consistent global international travel policy guided by public health.
Overweight Tied to More Respiratory Symptoms in Milder COVID-19
In a cohort of mostly outpatients with COVID-19, those with overweight or obesity had more symptoms, especially cough and shortness of breath
FDA Advisors Approve Emergency Use of Pfizer Vaccine in Children 5 to 11
Vote was nearly unanimous at 17 to 0, with one abstention; FDA expected to make a final ruling in a matter of days
Non-COVID-19 Mortality Not Increased After COVID-19 Vaccination
Adjusted relative risks reduced for non-COVID-19 mortality after receipt of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen vaccines
ACS: Attitudes Toward CRC Screening Changed During Pandemic
Use of fecal occult blood test up during pandemic; more than half of respondents willing to do at-home FOBT in lieu of colonoscopy
Adding Interferon Beta-1a to Remdesivir No Better for COVID-19
For hospitalized adults with COVID-19, time to recovery did not differ with interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir versus remdesivir alone
Biden Admin Offers Details of Vaccination Requirements for Foreign Travelers
New policy comes as the Biden administration eases restrictions that ban nonessential travel from several dozen countries
White House Takes More Steps to Up Supply of Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Tests will be be particularly useful during flu season because the tests can help distinguish between the flu and COVID-19