Infectious Diseases
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Delta variant could drive herd immunity threshold over 80%
In addition to driving up case numbers, the Delta variant could also push the threshold to achieve herd immunity higher.
News from the FDA/CDC
Increases in new COVID cases among children far outpace vaccinations
Almost 8 months into their vaccination odyssey, children aged 16-17 years just passed an important milestone.
From the Journals
Doctors’ offices may be hot spot for transmission of respiratory infections
But it’s hard to know where exposures to influenzalike illnesses found in a new study occurred, says an expert.
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‘A few mutations away’: The threat of a vaccine-proof variant
“When we have lots of people infected, we give more chances to the virus to diversify and then adapt to selective pressures.”
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Hyperimmune globulin fails to prevent congenital CMV infection
"A CMV vaccine is likely to be the most effective public health measure that we can offer, and that should be at the forefront of research...
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As common respiratory viruses resurface, children are at serious risk
Younger children may be especially vulnerable to the reemergence of common respiratory viruses such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Vaccinations, new cases both rising
The increase in vaccine initiation was fairly modest for the week of July 16-22, but the latest jump in new cases was not.
Conference Coverage
When it comes to young women, regular check-ins support ongoing PrEP use
This is important in the U.S. because cisgender Black women make up 60% of all new HIV cases in the U.S. while accounting for just 14% of the U.S...
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Delta variant among the most infectious respiratory viruses, CDC says
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Children and COVID: New vaccinations increase as cases continue to climb
Vaccine initiations among children aged 12-15 years had declined in 6 of the previous 7 weeks.
Conference Coverage
HIV increases risk for severe COVID-19
“We don’t have any information from this about the T-cell counts [or] the rates of viral suppression, which I think is tremendously important,”...