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US Patients With Monkeypox Reportedly Facing More Severe Disease, Barriers To Care

The New York Times (7/18, Otterman) reports, “While monkeypox can sometimes result in mild symptoms, it is turning out to be unexpectedly severe for a substantial number of patients infected in this outbreak, according to [physicians], public health offic...

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Number Of HIV Tests, Cases Identified Among Children Decreased At Start Of COVID-19 Pandemic, Research Shows

HealthDay (7/18) reports that “the number of HIV tests and cases identified among children aged 1 to 14 years decreased at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research” that “examined changes in HIV testing and diagnoses among persons aged 1...

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US Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

CNN (7/15, McPhillips) reported that on Friday, the Biden Administration “extended the COVID-19 public health emergency for another three months.” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra “officially renewed the declaration, extending it through October 13, 2022.” Th...

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Lab Experiments Studying Bats Carrying Virus Similar To SARS-CoV-2 Rekindles Debate Over Virus Tinkering

The New York Times (7/15, Zimmer) reported scientists discovered bats in Laotian caves that carried a virus similar to SARS-CoV-2 and found “that the bat virus was capable of latching on to human cells, at least in Petri dishes.” The research suggests tha...

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Infectious Disease Specialists Raise Concerns Over Need For New Antibiotics As Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections Grow

Kaiser Health News (7/15, Allen) reported on a “threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and even hospitalizations because of the failure of oral antibiotics.” While “nea...

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Register-Based Cohort Study Design Produces Most Precise Estimates Of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness, Study Shows

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/15, Lopez) reported, “The register-based cohort study design produced the most precise estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE), proving it as the optimal method for annual IVE surveillance,” according to a study pu...

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BA.5 Omicron Subvariant Four Times More Resistant To COVID-19 Vaccines, Study Finds

NPR (7/15, Archie) reported, “The BA.5 omicron subvariant, which is now the most prevalent coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a...study.” This “strain, which is considered ‘hypercontagi...

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Dr. Ashish Jha Warns COVID-19 Still Evolving

The Hill (7/17, Mueller) reports that as COVID-19 “variants continue to circulate and develop,” White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha “says the U.S. has ‘got to stay on top of this virus’ as it quickly evolves.” The Omicron subvariant B...

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COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Waned This Spring But Boosters Helped, CDC Reports

The New York Times (7/15, Mueller) reported, “The emergence of highly contagious Omicron subvariants this spring in the United States appeared to reduce the protection offered by vaccines against Covid hospitalizations, scientists from the Centers for Dis...

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Demand For Monkeypox Vaccine In US Exceeding Supply, CDC Director Says

The New York Times (7/15, Anthes) reported that “as the monkeypox outbreak grows in the United States, demand for the vaccine is outstripping the nation’s supply...said” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Friday. HHS “ordered an additional 2.5 million...

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States To Receive More Than 100,000 Monkeypox Vaccine Doses In Coming Days

The AP (7/15, Stobbe) reported, “More than 100,000 monkeypox vaccine doses are being sent to states in the next few days, and several million more are on order in the months ahead, U.S. health officials said Friday.” These officials “also acknowledged the...

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Canada Renews Deal With GSK For Seasonal Influenza Vaccines, Health Official Says

Reuters (7/15, Shakil) reported, “Canada has renewed a deal with GSK Plc for an annual supply of at least of 4 million doses of seasonal influenza vaccines, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said on Friday.” Additionally, “the deal...includes an option for...

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WHO Declares Marburg Outbreak In Ghana

The AP (7/17, Tanner) reports, “The World Health Organization has declared Ghana’s first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease after labs confirmed the infections in two cases announced earlier this month.” Reuters (7/17) reports, “The two pati...

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FDA Authorizes Novavax’s Protein-Based COVID-19 Vaccine

The New York Times (7/13, Robbins, Zimmer) reports that on Wednesday, the FDA authorized Novavax’s protein-based COVID-19 vaccine for use in adults, which, “after two years of development, the vaccine has finally overcome manufacturing problems to become...

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NIH Begins Phase I Trial For Universal Flu Vaccine

HealthDay (7/13) reports, “The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center has begun a phase I trial of a potential universal influenza vaccine, according to an announcement by the agency.” The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases enrol...

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Metal Nanoparticle Solutions Demonstrate Strong In Vitro Activity In Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/13, Nye) reports, “Solutions with metal nanoparticles and nanoparticle composites had strong in vitro activity against Gram-negative bacteria and may prevent the growth of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative colonizers in the l...

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Studies Offer More Evidence That Adenovirus 41 May Be Contributing Factor In Unexplained Acute Hepatitis In Children

The New York Times (7/13, Anthes) reports, “For months, scientists around the world have been investigating cases of severe, unexplained hepatitis...in previously healthy children.” Now, two studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine “report...

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Echinocandins Recommended As Optimal First-Line Treatment For Invasive Candidiasis In New Analysis

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/13, Arini Lopez) reports, “Echinocandins provided optimal first-line antifungal treatment for invasive candidiasis infection, according to” new research. According to the article, “Researchers conducted a systematic review an...

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Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Not Meeting Demand In Major US Cities

USA Today (7/13, Weise) says multiple US cities are “reporting surging demand” and low supply for the monkeypox vaccine. In New York City, the public “appointment system for scheduling vaccinations crashed Tuesday” with no appointments available, while “i...

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Lack Of Funding Reportedly Hampering Global Access To Malaria Vaccine

Reuters (7/13, Rigby, Grover, Fick) reports that “the World Health Organization endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year,” but “efforts are falling well short of” reaching global populations, “with a lack of funding and commercial potential thwar...

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US Patients With Monkeypox Reportedly Facing More Severe Disease, Barriers To Care

Number Of HIV Tests, Cases Identified Among Children Decreased At Start Of COVID-19 Pandemic, Research Shows

US Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Lab Experiments Studying Bats Carrying Virus Similar To SARS-CoV-2 Rekindles Debate Over Virus Tinkering

Infectious Disease Specialists Raise Concerns Over Need For New Antibiotics As Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections Grow

Register-Based Cohort Study Design Produces Most Precise Estimates Of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness, Study Shows

BA.5 Omicron Subvariant Four Times More Resistant To COVID-19 Vaccines, Study Finds

Dr. Ashish Jha Warns COVID-19 Still Evolving

COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Waned This Spring But Boosters Helped, CDC Reports

Demand For Monkeypox Vaccine In US Exceeding Supply, CDC Director Says

States To Receive More Than 100,000 Monkeypox Vaccine Doses In Coming Days

Canada Renews Deal With GSK For Seasonal Influenza Vaccines, Health Official Says

WHO Declares Marburg Outbreak In Ghana

FDA Authorizes Novavax’s Protein-Based COVID-19 Vaccine

NIH Begins Phase I Trial For Universal Flu Vaccine

Metal Nanoparticle Solutions Demonstrate Strong In Vitro Activity In Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens, Study Finds

Studies Offer More Evidence That Adenovirus 41 May Be Contributing Factor In Unexplained Acute Hepatitis In Children

Echinocandins Recommended As Optimal First-Line Treatment For Invasive Candidiasis In New Analysis

Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Not Meeting Demand In Major US Cities

Lack Of Funding Reportedly Hampering Global Access To Malaria Vaccine