Hospitalization rates 3.4 times as high for unvaccinated adults compared with vaccinated adults
Wide Variance Seen in Booster Uptake Among Vaccinated U.S. Adults
Disparities seen by geographic, sociodemographic, and occupational subgroups
Black Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine
Vaccine reluctance was also seen in Black communities when COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out
Monkeypox Outbreak is Changing Sexual Behaviors
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) newly published Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports indicate male sexual behaviors are changing, leading to a reduction in acquiring and transmitting the Monkeypox virus (MPXV).
"Our numbers are still increasing, [but] the rate of rising is lower," CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky informed NPR on August 26, 2022.
Is the U.S. Open a Super Spreader Event?
While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging flu shots and COVID-19 boosters to prevent the spreading of infectious disease, a worldwide sporting event is taking place in New York City that may impact the health of about 600,000 fans, staff, and players arriving from various countries.
The U.S. Open 2022 tennis tournament is underway in Queens, New York, and has removed the 2021 requirement to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination for most attendees.
Are Many New Yorkers Infected with Poliovirus?
When New York public health officials announced a case of paralytic polio in Rockland County, New York, in July 2022, it was the first reported instance of polio in the USA since 2013.
Because the patient had not traveled internationally during the potential exposure period, detection of Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in the patient’s stool samples indicates a chain of transmission within the USA originating with a person who received a type 2-containing oral polio vaccine (OPV).
Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
Numbers could translate into at least $170 billion in lost wages a year, a new report suggests
U.S. College Students Face COVID-19-Related Stressors
Bereavement, financial hardship especially impactful on student distress, while contracting COVID-19 tied to lower risk for distress
Rates of Severe COVID-19 Lower With Nirmatrelvir in ≥65s
Rate of hospitalization due to COVID-19 and death reduced for treated versus untreated patients among those aged 65 years and older
Few Excess Deaths Seen in Massachusetts During Omicron Surge
Uncoupling of excess mortality from new COVID-19 cases observed during Spring 2022 surge in highly vaccinated state of Massachusetts