COVID-19 Updates
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC chief lays out attack plan for COVID variants
Public health leaders are ramping up genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and ensuring that sampling is geographically representative.
From the Journals
Alien cells may explain COVID-19 brain fog
Occlusion of a multitude of tiny vessels by megalokaryocytes may explain the cognitive issues seen in some patients with COVID-19 infection.
Clinical Insights
How has the pandemic affected rural and urban cancer patients?
Opinion
What to do if an employee tests positive for COVID-19
If action is required, you’ll need to determine who needs to quarantine and who needs to be tested.
Feature
One-third of health care workers leery of getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows
Self-reported willingness to be vaccinated differs by age, gender, race, and hospital role, suggests research.
News
2021 ACIP adult schedule released
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PPE protected critical care staff from COVID-19 transmission
Staff acquisition peaked 3 weeks before the peak of COVID-19 ICU admission.
From the Journals
ColCORONA: More questions than answers for colchicine in COVID-19
Millions of dollars and thousands of patients later, the phase 3 study highlights the challenges of COVID-19–related preprint studies without peer...
From the Journals
Study: COVID cases have been ‘severely undercounted’
Conference Coverage
COVID-19: Peginterferon lambda may prevent clinical deterioration, shorten viral shedding
Activity against respiratory pathogens has been demonstrated for interferon lambda-1, a type III interferon.
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Teenagers get in the queue for COVID-19 vaccines
Several drug companies are planning to begin trials in children and adolescents.