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 Jan. 10 to 14, 2022. This …
NCCN Endorses Full COVID-19 Vaccination for Cancer Patients
The NCCN Advisory Committee supports the strong preference for mRNA vaccines and offers guidance on the timing of vaccination
3 Percent of Youth Testing Positive for COVID-19 in ED Have Severe Outcomes
Age, underlying chronic illness, and symptom duration tied to severe outcomes
Pediatric Antibiotic Prescribing Dropped During Pandemic
Decrease in antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric primary care driven by reduced volume of visits for respiratory tract infections
U.S. Military Medical Personnel Being Deployed to Ease Shortages
More than 1,000 will begin arriving at hospitals nationwide starting next week
Real-World, Rapid COVID-19 Testing Shows Few False Positives
Cluster of false-positive results likely the result of manufacturing issues, rather than implementation
White House May Soon Offer ‘High-Quality’ Masks to Americans
One option being discussed is to distribute the masks at community sites
White House to Give Schools 10 Million Free COVID-19 Tests Every Month
First shipments are expected later this month
BinaxNOW Test Catches COVID-19 Infection in Many People, Study Shows
Earlier preliminary studies had raised questions about whether rapid antigen tests might be less sensitive to omicron than other variants
U.S. May Soon See Sharp Drop in Omicron Cases, Experts Say
One model suggests number of daily reported cases in the U.S. will top out at 1.2 million by Jan. 19 and then fall sharply