During press briefing, White House COVID-19 Response Team also addressed new mutant variants of coronavirus that have been surfacing
Respiratory, Physical, Psych Sequelae ID’d After COVID-19 Discharge
Reduced exercise tolerance was most common symptom identified up to four months after hospital discharge
U.S. Government to Increase Vaccine Deliveries to States
The United States ranks fifth in the world in the number of doses administered relative to the country’s population
Certain Factors Increase Pandemic’s Psychological Impact on College Students
Nearly half of college students at high risk for psychological impact
FDA: All Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers From Mexico on ‘Import Alert’
Large number of hand sanitizers from Mexico have tested positive for methanol contamination
COVID-19 Outcomes No Worse for Patients on Immunosuppressive Meds
Findings for ventilator use, length of stay, in-hospital mortality similar for those with, without chronic use of immunosuppressant agents
No Evidence Found to Support Discontinuing ACEIs, ARBs in COVID-19
Mean number of days alive and out of hospital not significantly different for those discontinuing, continuing meds
Smoking History Tied to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
Risk for hospitalization, death higher for both current and former smokers
COVID-19 Also Hazardous for Middle-Aged Adults
Age-specific infection fatality rate very low for children and younger adults, but increases progressively among adults
Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections High in United States
Estimated 67.6 million prevalent and 26.2 million incident STIs identified in U.S. in 2018; mostly chlamydia, trichomoniasis, genital herpes, HPV