Infectious Diseases News

• Alert EMA Seeks More Data on Myocarditis After COVID-19 Shots The agency says it needs more data to determine if there is a causal relationship of myocarditis and COVID-19 vaccines, and will seek additional information from the manufacturers.
  News Alerts, June 11, 2021
• COVID Vacations: Plan, Be Flexible, Travel Safe It's easy to get lost among the constantly shifting recommendations for summer travel. Consider your vaccine status, how you plan to get to your destination, and what COVID-19 rates look like there.
  WebMD Health News, June 11, 2021
• Moderna Seeks FDA OK for Adolescent COVID Vaccine Moderna released early results from a clinical trial that enrolled 3,732 adolescents. Blood tests showed that the vaccine created an immune response similar to that in adults.
  WebMD Health News, June 11, 2021
• Back-to-School Threat: Missed Vaccinations in Children, Teens A CDC report says pediatric outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases could derail efforts to reopen schools. Authors urge healthcare providers to check their patients' vaccination status.
  Medscape Medical News, June 11, 2021
• Alert EMA Says Sinus Bradycardia a Possible Risk With Remdesivir A causal relationship between COVID-19 treatment with remdesivir and sinus bradycardia is 'at least a reasonable possibility,' the EMA's safety committee has concluded.
  News Alerts, June 11, 2021
• Alert EMA Warns of New AZ Vaccine Side Effect AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria COVID-19 vaccine is now contraindicated in people with a history of capillary leak syndrome; the condition will be listed as a side effect with an "unknown frequency."
  News Alerts, June 11, 2021
• COVID-19 Death Toll Higher for International Medical Graduates A disproportionate share of the US physicians who died from COVID-19 in 2020 had graduated from medical schools outside the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, June 11, 2021
• Biden Kept His Promise to Increase COVID Testing Capacity Experts say that the system's capacity has improved and people now have access to different testing options.
  Kaiser Health News, June 11, 2021
• EU Leaders Urge Unfettered Probe Into Origins of COVID-19 EU leaders on Thursday called for an unfettered investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, first identified in central China, amid criticism of an initial World Health Organization probe.
  Reuters Health Information, June 10, 2021
• Skull and Crossbones Sign Given to Unvaccinated in Rural India Police in rural India have made some citizens who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus wear signs with a skull and crossbones, the universal symbol for danger, stoking anger in a country where shots are in short supply.
  Reuters Health Information, June 10, 2021
• Noninvasive Ventilation Tied to Higher Mortality Than CPAP in COVID-19 Pneumonia Compared with continuous positive airway pressure, use of noninvasive ventilation to treat acute respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19 pneumonia is tied to higher mortality, according to a new review.
  Reuters Health Information, June 10, 2021
• Indian State Sharply Raises COVID-19 Death Toll Prompting Call for Wide Review An Indian state has raised its COVID-19 death toll sharply higher after the discovery of thousands of unreported cases, lending weight to suspicion that India's overall death tally is significantly more than the official figure.
  Reuters Health Information, June 10, 2021
• Attacks on American Agents Leave Baffling Battle Scars The incidents are under investigation as public servants and some members of their families undergo medical care. One theory is agents are caught in the crosshairs of harmful spying devices.
  Medscape Medical News, June 11, 2021
• WHO Says 9 in 10 African Countries to Miss COVID-19 Vaccination Goal About 90% of African countries will miss a September target to vaccinate at least 10% of their populations against COVID-19 as a third wave of the pandemic looms on the continent, a World Health Organization official said on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, June 10, 2021
• EU Foregoes 100 Million J&J Vaccines, Considers Donating Other Doses: Sources The European Union decided not to take up an option to buy 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine and is considering donating another 100 million optional shots, if ordered, European officials said.
  Reuters Health Information, June 10, 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccine Rates Lag Behind in Southern States Although COVID-19 cases and deaths have dropped significantly nationwide, public health officials have expressed concerns that the coronavirus could surge again in states with low vaccination rates.
  WebMD Health News, June 11, 2021
• ERA-EDTA 2021 Prolonged Antibiotics Cut Risk of Recurrence in Polycystic Kidney Disease A prolonged course of antibiotic therapy lasting at least 28 days dramatically reduces the risk of recurrent cyst infection in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
  Medscape Medical News, June 11, 2021
• Biden Donating 500 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Worldwide The Biden administration will buy and donate 500 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses in an effort to inoculate more of the global population, according to The Washington Post.
  WebMD Health News, June 11, 2021
• EULAR 2021 Mavrilimumab May Aid Severe COVID-19 Recovery The granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) blocker reduced the need for mechanical ventilation and death by day 29 vs placebo.
  Medscape Medical News, June 11, 2021
• Is HIV Criminalization the No. 1 Barrier to Ending the Epidemic? Despite significant advances in HIV research, prevention, and treatment, HIV is still criminalized both in the U.S. and abroad. Is this the ultimate challenge to ending the epidemic?
  Medscape Medical News, June 11, 2021