Disruptions linked to lower receipt of preventive services, forgoing needed care, medication nonadherence
Methotrexate May Impair Immune Response to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
Poorer humoral, cellular immune responses seen in patients receiving methotrexate for immune-mediated inflammatory disease
SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Risk Low Among Health Care Workers
Risk for reinfection was significantly reduced by 85 percent with the presence of antibodies
Undervaccination for COVID-19 Found for Individuals With Schizophrenia
Differences between those with schizophrenia, controls became more profound as age increased
Dialysis Patients Maintain Humoral Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection
SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain IgG persisted over six months followed by slow, continual decline
Bisexual and Gay Men Benefit from HPV Vaccination
A new study led by Monash University and Alfred Health found a 70% reduction in one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) in gay and bisexual men after the implementation of an HPV vaccination program in 2013.
Published in Lancet Infectious Diseases on May 24, 2021, the HYPER2 study found a significant reduction in vaccine-preventable HPV genotypes in men who have sex with men (MSM) aged 16-20 years following the introduction of the vaccine.
And the decrease in anal HPV 16 and 18 may lead to a reduction in the incidence of anal cancer.
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective in Children 12 and Older
Side effects among adolescents who received the Moderna vaccine were similar to those reported in adults
U.S. Issues Tough Travel Warnings for Japan Ahead of Olympics
Travel advisories issued by both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. State Department
COVID-19 Symptom Exacerbation Leading Cause of Reencounters
Neurologic illness prior to COVID-19 a predictor for acute-care hospital reencounters within 30 days and four months
COVID-19 Had Major Impact on ICU Nurses’ Mental Health
Moderate-to-severe depression and anxiety reported for 44.6 and 31 percent, respectively; 47 percent were at risk for PTSD