At least one persistent symptom reported by 32.7 percent of outpatients with mild illness, 31.3 percent of patients hospitalized
All British Adults Should Have First COVID-19 Shot by July 31: Government
Announcement made as government prepares a ‘cautious’ reopening plan
CDC Report Shows No Evidence of Unexpected Adverse Events With COVID-19 Vaccines
Findings from the first month show no unexpected adverse events, with 6,994 adverse events and >90 percent classified as nonserious
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 Rates Decreased After One Vaccine Dose
Study among health care workers shows reductions in SARS-CoV-2 infection rates one to 14, 15 to 28 days after first dose of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine
Pediatric Inpatient Admissions Down During Pandemic
Findings seen across a wide range of diagnoses and not reflective of seasonal variation
Pfizer to Begin Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant Women
Pfizer also planning to start trials of the vaccine in younger children, teens, people with weakened immune systems
U.S. to Provide $4 Billion for International COVID-19 Vaccine Program
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that 130 countries have not received a single dose of the vaccine
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Feb. 16 to 19, 2021. This …
T2DM in Middle Age Ups Mortality Risk in COVID-19 Infection
Excess COVID-19 death risk from type 2 diabetes decreases with increasing age
COVID-19 Death Count Varies With Race of Nursing Home Residents
Nursing homes with lowest versus highest proportion of White residents have higher COVID-19 death counts