Infectious Diseases
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Pediatricians urge flu vaccine for children
“We should not underestimate the flu, especially when other respiratory viruses like COVID-19 are circulating within our communities.”
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases close out August with a second straight increase
The vaccination effort did not finish the month with a flourish.
Practice Alert
COVID-19 vaccination recap: The latest developments
Here’s the latest on variant-specific boosters and the non-MRNA vaccine option that might appeal to the vaccine hesitant.
From the Journals
Dolutegravir in pregnant patients with HIV showed more viral suppression at delivery vs. other treatments
Dolutegravir-based ART yields similar birth outcomes to other ART options.
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Asymptomatic infections drive many epidemics, including monkeypox, polio, and COVID
“I think 80% of [COVID] transmissions are done by 20% of infected people because those are the ones who are shedding the most virus.”
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U.S. life expectancy drops to lowest in decades
“Even small declines in life expectancy of a tenth or two-tenths of a year mean that on a population level, a lot more people are dying...
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Many young kids with COVID may show no symptoms
The relationship between symptoms and viral load also differed between adults and young children in a new study.
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FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters to target newest variants
The agency cited data to support the safety and efficacy of this next generation of mRNA vaccines targeted toward variants of concern.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases increase; hospital admissions could follow
Parents do not seem to be rushing to have children vaccinated before school starts.
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Chlorophyll water can trigger pseudoporphyria, expert warns
The risk of photosensitivity increases in children who are taking other medications such as doxycycline, methotrexate, or even naproxen.
From the Journals
Autoimmune disease patients’ waxing, waning response to COVID vaccination studied in-depth
Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases have weaker vaccine-induced immunity to COVID but are able to build a humoral immune response...