Passengers without proof of a negative test will not be allowed to board flights to America
DKA Common in Blacks With T1DM and Confirmed COVID-19
Non-Hispanic Blacks with T1DM and COVID-19 have nearly fourfold increased odds of presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis
Practice’s Bariatric Nonsurgical Visits Up With Telehealth During Pandemic
Follow-up visits increased for nonsurgical providers; however, new patient and follow-up surgical visits did decrease
U.S. FDA Accepts for Priority Review the Biologics License Application for Investigational 15-valent Pneumococcal Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for priority review a Biologics License Application (BLA) for V114, Merck’s investigational 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease in adults 18 years of age and older.
Merck announced the FDA set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act, or target action date, of July 18, 2021.
Disneyland to Be Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Site
California’s Orange County plans to open more ‘Super Point-of-Dispensing’ sites soon
Saliva, Nasopharyngeal Samples Equally Sensitive for SARS-CoV-2
Incremental cost of $8,093 per additional detection found with nasopharyngeal swab among individuals without previous SARS-CoV-2
Ischemic Heart, Hypertensive Disease Deaths Up During COVID-19
Second study shows reduction in cardiovascular diagnostic testing across the world during pandemic
Composition of Gut Microbiome Altered in Patients With COVID-19
Several gut commensals with known immunomodulatory potential underrepresented in patients with COVID-19
Hepatitis B Vaccine Delivered Positive Seroprotection Rate
A California-based biopharmaceutical company announced immunogenicity and safety results of the ongoing clinical trial evaluating HEPLISAV-B®, a Hepatitis B Vaccine (HVB) in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Two Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From BioNTech Expected This Year
Company also looking to widen eligibility for the vaccine to include pregnant women, children, and others