In 2019, 2.0 and 3.6 percent of deaths in children aged 0 to 60 months and 28 days to 6 months, respectively, attributable to RSV infection
Antibody Levels After COVID-19 Vaccination Inversely Linked to Body Weight
Inverse correlation sustained for up to six months following two doses of BNT162b2 in small cohort of healthy young and middle-aged adults
Survival Similar for Early, Delayed Surgery in Stage I Esophageal Cancer
For patients with stage II/III esophageal cancer, five-year survival is improved with early versus delayed esophagectomy
Vaccination After SARS-CoV-2 Infection May Cut Long COVID Risk
Initial decrease in odds for long COVID seen after first vaccine dose with evidence suggesting sustained improvement after second dose
Three-Dose Pfizer Vaccine Spurs Strong Response in Youngest Children
Company says third dose gave the young children 80 percent protection against asymptomatic COVID-19
Less Severe Monkeypox Virus Confirmed in Europe
Over the past three weeks, the global monkeypox outbreak has raised many questions. Finally, an essential clinical opinion has just been answered.
A non-peer-reviewed study from Lisbon, Portugal, published on May 19, 2022, is the first draft genome sequence of the monkeypox virus associated with the ongoing outbreak. This sequence was obtained from a male patient collected on May 4th from skin lesions.
A first rapid phylogenetic analysis of the draft genome indicates that the 2022 version belongs to the West African clade.
11 Liver Transplants in UK Children After Mysterious Inflammation
The UK Heath Security Agency (UKHSA) published Technical Briefing #3 yesterday, summarizing the ongoing investigations into the unusual rates of acute liver inflammation (hepatitis) with unknown etiology in children.
The UKHSA’s document issued on May 20, 2022, reviews the clinical outcomes for 197 pediatric cases, most living in England. One hundred and eighty of these children were hospitalized, of whom 11 required liver transplantation.
And the usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis (hepatitis A to E) have not been detected.
CDC Advisers Recommend Pfizer Booster Shot for Children 5 to 11
Third shot can be given at least five months after healthy children complete the two-dose vaccine series
Psychological Distress May Increase Risk for COVID-19 Hospitalization
Depression, worry about COVID-19, loneliness as strongly linked to hospitalization as high cholesterol, hypertension
Mystery of Pediatric Hepatitis Cases Deepens as CDC Probe Continues
One more U.S. death related to pediatric hepatitis was reported on Thursday