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CDC Confirms Second Case Of Monkeypox In US Citizen Traveling From Nigeria

According to the Washington Post (11/17), “A Maryland resident who recently traveled to Nigeria contracted a case of the monkeypox virus, the Maryland Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.” The pers...

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FBI, CDC Investigating Several Vials Labeled “Smallpox” That Were Found At Vaccine Research Facility

USA Today (11/17, Gleeson) reports, “Several vials labeled as ‘smallpox’ were discovered at a Merck & Co. vaccine research facility near Philadelphia, prompting the FBI and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to open investigations, according to th...

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Risk For Hypertension Among Younger Adults With Perinatal HIV Infection Does Not Appear To Be Increased By Traditional, HIV-Related Risk Factors, Researchers Say

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/17, van Paridon) reports that “the risk for hypertension among adults with perinatal HIV infection does not appear to be increased by most traditional or HIV-related risk factors, according to” researchers who “conducted a c...

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Number Of New Diagnoses Of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Among Children Did Not Increase In 2020, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/17, Nye) reports that “in 2020, the number of new diagnoses of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) did not increase as expected,” according to findings “published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.” Investigators “conduc...

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Overuse Of Antibiotics During COVID-19 Pandemic Fueling Drug-Resistant Infections, Pan American Health Organization Warns

Reuters (11/17, Boadle) reports, “Overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs during the coronavirus pandemic is helping bacteria develop resistance that will render these important medicines ineffective over time, the Pan American Health Organiz...

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US Health Officials Warn Of Increasing Hospitalizations Among People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

On its website, NBC News (11/17, Syal) reports that as COVID-19 infections “rise throughout the U.S., health officials warn that an increasing number of fully vaccinated people are being hospitalized or going to the emergency room.” NIAID Director Dr. Ant...

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Vir Biotechnology CEO Says Its COVID-19 Treatment “Stands Up Well” To All Virus Variants

CNBC (11/17, Towey) reports “a monoclonal antibody Covid treatment from Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline ‘stands up well’ to all variants of the virus, Vir President and CEO George Scangos” said Wednesday. The comments “came after the two companies a...

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Administration To Invest Billions To Expand US COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Capabilities

The Washington Post (11/17, Pager, Diamond) reports, “The Biden administration is planning to invest billions of dollars to expand U.S. manufacturing capabilities of coronavirus vaccines to increase the supply of doses for poorer nations and better prepar...

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Moderna Requests FDA Emergency Authorization For COVID-19 Booster Shots For All Adults

The Hill (11/17, Coleman) reports that “Moderna has submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize booster doses of its coronavirus vaccine for all adults.” The company “announced that it asked the FDA to allow the 71 million a...

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Nearly 10% Of Kids Aged 5 To 11 Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose, White House Estimates

The New York Times (11/17, Stolberg) reports, “The pace of vaccination against the coronavirus among newly eligible younger children is accelerating, and nearly 10 percent of the nation’s 5- to 11-year olds have already had their first shot, the White Hou...

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Pfizer Agrees To Grant Drugmakers License To Make COVID-19 Antiviral In Lower-Income Countries

The New York Times (11/16, Nolen, Robbins) reports, “Pfizer announced a deal on Tuesday to allow its promising Covid-19 treatment to be made and sold inexpensively in 95 poorer nations that are home to more than half of the world’s population.” The deal “...

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Despite Industry Setbacks, Companies Still Strive Toward Breakthroughs In Blood-Testing Technology

The Washington Post (11/16, Lerman) reports Theranos’ trouble with blood-testing technology and experts’ warnings over the difficulty in utilizing the technology “hasn’t stopped a new generation of founders from attempting to make breakthroughs in less in...

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Many People Who Use Drugs Who Are Sent To Skilled Nursing Facilities For OPAT Do Not Complete Treatment, Study Indicates

Healio (11/16, Stulpin) reports, “Many people who use drugs [PWUD] who are sent to skilled nursing facilities for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy [OPAT] do not complete treatment, according to findings from a single-center study.” Furthermore, in...

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Researchers Identify Second Person Who May Have Achieved Sterilizing Cure Of HIV Infection

The Washington Post (11/16, Iati) reports, “A 30-year-old Argentine woman appears to have become the second documented person whose body may have eliminated her HIV on its own, a study says.” HealthDay (11/16, Norton) reports that “researchers have identi...

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Pfizer Requests Emergency Authorization For Five-Day COVID-19 Drug Regimen

The Washington Post (11/16, Johnson) reports Pfizer “requested emergency authorization Tuesday for its five-day antiviral” treatment “regimen, [PF-07321332] Paxlovid, making it the second easy-to-take treatment aimed at keeping newly infected people out o...

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Administration Reportedly Planning To Purchase 10M Courses Of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Drug

The Washington Post (11/16, A1, Pager, McGinley) reports “the Biden administration is planning to purchase 10 million courses of Pfizer’s” COVID-19 treatment under a $5 billion deal, “according to two people with knowledge of the transaction.” The company...

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Unstable Housing, Homelessness Tied To Heightened Risk Of COVID-19 Re-Infection, Study Suggests

PatientEngagementHIT (11/16, Rodriguez) reports research “suggests that unstable housing and homelessness are associated with a heightened risk of COVID-19 re-infection.” Investigators “looked at EHR data from Boston Medical Center for positive COVID-19 p...

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CDC Adds Four European Destinations To Highest-Risk Travel Category

The Washington Post (11/16, Timsit) reports that on Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “moved four European destinations to its highest-risk category for travel – a reflection of growing concern over rising [COVID-19] cases in Europe j...

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FDA Aiming To Authorize Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters For All Adults As Early As Thursday

The New York Times (11/16, Weiland, LaFraniere) reports, “The Food and Drug Administration is aiming to authorize booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for all adults as early as Thursday...according to people familiar with the agency’s p...

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CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel To Discuss Expanding Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Eligibility To All Adults Friday

The AP (11/16, Stobbe) reports the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices “will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available nationwide as early as this weeke...

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CDC Confirms Second Case Of Monkeypox In US Citizen Traveling From Nigeria

FBI, CDC Investigating Several Vials Labeled “Smallpox” That Were Found At Vaccine Research Facility

Risk For Hypertension Among Younger Adults With Perinatal HIV Infection Does Not Appear To Be Increased By Traditional, HIV-Related Risk Factors, Researchers Say

Number Of New Diagnoses Of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Among Children Did Not Increase In 2020, Research Suggests

Overuse Of Antibiotics During COVID-19 Pandemic Fueling Drug-Resistant Infections, Pan American Health Organization Warns

US Health Officials Warn Of Increasing Hospitalizations Among People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Vir Biotechnology CEO Says Its COVID-19 Treatment “Stands Up Well” To All Virus Variants

Administration To Invest Billions To Expand US COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Capabilities

Moderna Requests FDA Emergency Authorization For COVID-19 Booster Shots For All Adults

Nearly 10% Of Kids Aged 5 To 11 Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose, White House Estimates

Pfizer Agrees To Grant Drugmakers License To Make COVID-19 Antiviral In Lower-Income Countries

Despite Industry Setbacks, Companies Still Strive Toward Breakthroughs In Blood-Testing Technology

Many People Who Use Drugs Who Are Sent To Skilled Nursing Facilities For OPAT Do Not Complete Treatment, Study Indicates

Researchers Identify Second Person Who May Have Achieved Sterilizing Cure Of HIV Infection

Pfizer Requests Emergency Authorization For Five-Day COVID-19 Drug Regimen

Administration Reportedly Planning To Purchase 10M Courses Of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Drug

Unstable Housing, Homelessness Tied To Heightened Risk Of COVID-19 Re-Infection, Study Suggests

CDC Adds Four European Destinations To Highest-Risk Travel Category

FDA Aiming To Authorize Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters For All Adults As Early As Thursday

CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel To Discuss Expanding Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Eligibility To All Adults Friday