Move comes as the stockpile of test kits is shrinking and fewer Americans are testing for COVID-19
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.
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
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
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
COVID-19 Boosters Targeted to Latest Variants Could Be Ready After Labor Day
Both Moderna and Pfizer filed their applications for emergency use of their updated boosters this week
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines 73 Percent Protective in Under 5s
Specially formulated doses for America’s youngest children were approved for distribution in June
More Than Half of People Infected With Omicron Variant Were Unaware
Awareness of recent Omicron variant infection higher among health care employees than nonemployees but still low overall