Seropositivity lags after vaccination in those with rheumatic diseases but improves after second dose
Nearly 900,000 U.S. Children Under 12 Have Gotten Their First COVID-19 Shot
But some experts say that demand could begin to recede in only a matter of weeks
Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Booster Shots for All U.S. Adults
With its application, the company included early results of a study that involved 10,000 people
Biden Administration Presses Schools to Provide COVID-19 Shots to Children
White House also teaming up with AAP to have local physicians provide schools with science-based info about the vaccines
Statin Use Not Linked to COVID-19 Mortality in Hospitalized Patients
Statin use associated with increased relative risk for severe disease among hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Adults With IBD Show Antibody Response to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
After mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, 99 percent of patients with IBD had detectable antibodies regardless of immunocompromising therapies
Pfizer Set to Ask FDA to Approve Booster for Those 18 and Older
Approval would fulfill the Biden administration’s plan to provide boosters for all adults and could increase booster rates at a critical point in the pandemic
Gates Germ-Game Warning Motivates Smallpox Vaccine Discussions
Policy Exchange recently hosted Mr. Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chair of the Health Select Committee, who discussed the potential of future pandemics.
In a wide-ranging discussion on November 4, 2021, Gates called for a new international Pandemic Task Force, with a budget of about $1 billion per year.
According to Microsoft's founder, governments must invest billions in research and development to prepare for future pandemics and smallpox terror strikes.
Yellow Fever Testing Partners With Preventive Vaccines
A team of technical officers in the National Public Health Laboratory has been building extra capacity in South Sudan to control yellow fever outbreaks, reported the WHO Africa.
Strengthening national capacities for case detection, investigation, and testing is critical for effective yellow fever control.
This effort is essential since South Sudan lies in the yellow fever belt and has reported 187 cases, including 27 deaths in three separate outbreaks in 2003, 2018, and 2020.
Prior Poor Mental Health Tied to More COVID-19 Infections
Findings for county-level indicators of mental health in 2019 and county-level infection rates