Infectious Diseases
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By the numbers: Children and COVID-19 prevention
Completion of the vaccine regimen takes a big jump among the youngest eligible recipients.
Feature
NIAID advances universal flu vaccine candidate into phase 1 trial
“It could be longer lasting than the traditional flu vaccine and give us what we call super seasonal protection that might go beyond just one flu...
Practice Alert Podcast
COVID-19 vaccine update: Uptake, effectiveness, and safety concerns
In this month’s audio, Dr. Campos-Outcalt provides an update on COVID-19 cases and vaccine administration in the United States; discusses the...
Conference Coverage
Mortality trends in childhood after infant bacterial meningitis
Pneumococcal bacteria were associated with the highest mortality.
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FDA approves ibrexafungerp for vaginal yeast infection
This is the first drug in a new antifungal class.
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CDC: New botulism guidelines focus on mass casualty events
The new guidance “was really specific [and] was meant to address the gap in guidance for mass casualty settings.”
Conference Coverage
In Zambia, PCR tracks pertussis
A longitudinal study using quantitative PCR found a surprisingly high rate of asymptomatic pertussis among infants living in a slum.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children aged 12-15 years continue to close COVID-19 vaccination gap
Adolescents represented the largest share of the U.S. population initiating vaccination in the 14 days ending May 30.
Conference Coverage
Sickle cell disease: Epidemiological change in bacterial infections
Prospective study finds Salmonella to be most common agent responsible for invasive bacterial infection, and calls into question...
Conference Coverage
Antiviral may improve hearing loss in congenital CMV
Children with no other evident symptoms may gain hearing benefit from treatment.