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UK Reports Highest COVID-19 Deaths Since March

Bloomberg (7/27, Ashton) reports, “The U.K. reported the highest number of Covid-19 deaths since March,” with 131 deaths on Tuesday, the seventh day of declines in cases. A government health official warned that “the pandemic is ‘not over yet.’”

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Tokyo Reports Record Virus Cases

The AP (7/27, Yamaguchi) reports that “Japan’s capital, Tokyo, reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged people to avoid non-essential outings, but said there w...

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Second Case Of Powassan Virus Detected In Maine

The AP (7/27) reports, “Public health authorities in Maine said a second case of a rare tick-borne infection has been located in the state.” The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention “said Monday that laboratory tests confirmed a case of Powassa...

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Vaccine Maker Says It Can Supply 60M Influenza Vaccine Doses For US Flu Season

Reuters (7/27, Roy, Erman) reports, “Vaccine maker Seqirus, a part of Australia-based biotech company CSL Ltd, said on Tuesday it has started shipping its influenza vaccines to the United States and can supply about 60 million doses of its shots for the u...

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Q-MT, AC-CT Effective Second-Line Therapy Options For Patients With Nitroimidazole-Refractory Giardiasis, Researchers Say

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/27, Lee) reports that in a study published in the Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers “found quinacrine monotherapy (Q-MT) and albendazole plus chloroquine combination therapy (AC-CT) to be second-line treatm...

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Administration Announces $121M In Funding To Boost COVID-19 Vaccinations In Underserved Communities

CBS News (7/27, Jiang) reports “the Biden administration on Tuesday announced $121 million in grants to over 100 community-based organizations across the U.S. to boost vaccinations in underserved communities.” The Hill (7/27, Schnell) reports “the money,...

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Biden Mulling COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Federal Employees

The New York Times (7/27, A1, Shear, Stolberg) reports, “President Biden, in what would be a significant shift in approach, is considering requiring all civilian federal employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or be forced to submit to regular...

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DOJ: Federal Law Does Not Prohibit Requiring Vaccines Authorized Under EUAs

Fox News (7/27, Singman) reports that the US Department of Justice issued an opinion on Tuesday that “Federal law does not prohibit public agencies and private businesses from requiring COVID-19 vaccines that are under emergency use authorization.” The Of...

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ASCP, Other Medical Groups Call For Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Of Healthcare Workers

The New York Times (7/26, Anthes) reports that on Monday, “a group of nearly 60 major medical organizations” called “for mandatory vaccination of health care workers. As the highly contagious Delta variant drives a new surge of coronavirus cases, vaccinat...

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School, Health Officials Weighing COVID-19 Testing And Response Strategies Ahead Of School Reopenings

CNN International (7/26, Howard) reports that as the new US school year approaches, the majority of “school officials, public health experts and political leaders agree that COVID-19 testing can play a big role in keeping students safe and monitoring for...

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Genotype F Has Emerged As Most Common HBV Genotype Among Patients With Chronic HBV Living In Alaska, Research Suggests

HCPlive (7/26, Walter) reports, “Genotype F has emerged as the common hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype amongst chronic HBV patients living in Alaska,” investigators concluded after assessing “HBV genotype on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurrence in pa...

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Monotherapy As Effective As Dual Therapy For MRSA, Switching Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/26, Nye) reports, “Patients who were switched from dual therapy to monotherapy for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) did not differ for composite 60-day clinical outcomes compared with patien...

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Symptomatic Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections Have Occurred In Fewer Than 1% Of Fully Vaccinated Adults In US, CDC Data Show

ABC News (7/26, Mitropoulos) reports, “With more than 156 million Americans fully vaccinated” against SARS-CoV-2, “approximately 153,000 symptomatic breakthrough cases are estimated to have occurred as of last week, representing approximately 0.098% of th...

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Number Of COVID-19 Vaccinations Increased Over The Weekend, CDC Says

The AP (7/26, Marcelo) reports COVID-19 “vaccination rates are creeping up again, offering hope that the nation could yet break free of the coronavirus if people who have been reluctant to receive the shot are finally inoculated.” CDC data show the number...

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BioNTech Plans To Invest In Developing Malaria, Tuberculosis Vaccines In Africa

The Wall Street Journal (7/26, Pancevski, Steinhauser, Subscription Publication) reports BioNTech said it will invest in developing malaria and tuberculosis vaccines in Africa using its mRNA technology. Reuters (7/26, Copley, Weiß) reports BioNTech “aims...

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COVID-19 Currently Hitting Conflict-Ridden And Impoverished Nations Worse Than In 2020, UN Deputy Humanitarian Chief Warns

The AP (7/26, Lederer) reports, “The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting conflict-ridden and impoverished countries much worse this year than in 2020, with many facing higher caseloads and rising deaths, the U.N.’s deputy humanitarian chief warned Monday.” In a...

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FDA Approves Shingrix Vaccine For Use In Adults 18 Years And Older With Increased Risk Of Immunodeficiency Or Immunosuppression, Company Announces

HCPlive (7/26, Butera) reports in a July 26 news release (7/26), GlaxoSmithKline announced the FDA’s approval of “the non-live, recombinant sub-unit adjuvanted vaccine Shingrix for the prevention of shingles in adults aged 18 years and older with increase...

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VA To Mandate Coronavirus Vaccines For Its Frontline Workers

The New York Times (7/26, Steinhauer) reports, “The Department of Veterans Affairs will require 115,000 of its frontline health care workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in the next two months, making it the first federal agency to mandate tha...

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Biden Says Long COVID Could Be Considered A Disability Under Certain Federal Laws

The Washington Post (7/26, Wagner) reports, “President Biden said Monday that long-term symptoms of COVID-19 could be considered a disability under federal civil rights laws, an announcement timed to coincide with the 31st anniversary of the landmark Amer...

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White House Officials “Increasingly Anxious” About Rising COVID-19 Cases

The Washington Post (7/24, Linskey, Pager, Diamond) reported that “top” White House officials “are growing increasingly anxious about the state of the pandemic and are gravely concerned about the situation spiraling out of control in some areas of the cou...

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UK Reports Highest COVID-19 Deaths Since March

Tokyo Reports Record Virus Cases

Second Case Of Powassan Virus Detected In Maine

Vaccine Maker Says It Can Supply 60M Influenza Vaccine Doses For US Flu Season

Q-MT, AC-CT Effective Second-Line Therapy Options For Patients With Nitroimidazole-Refractory Giardiasis, Researchers Say

Administration Announces $121M In Funding To Boost COVID-19 Vaccinations In Underserved Communities

Biden Mulling COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Federal Employees

DOJ: Federal Law Does Not Prohibit Requiring Vaccines Authorized Under EUAs

ASCP, Other Medical Groups Call For Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Of Healthcare Workers

School, Health Officials Weighing COVID-19 Testing And Response Strategies Ahead Of School Reopenings

Genotype F Has Emerged As Most Common HBV Genotype Among Patients With Chronic HBV Living In Alaska, Research Suggests

Monotherapy As Effective As Dual Therapy For MRSA, Switching Study Suggests

Symptomatic Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections Have Occurred In Fewer Than 1% Of Fully Vaccinated Adults In US, CDC Data Show

Number Of COVID-19 Vaccinations Increased Over The Weekend, CDC Says

BioNTech Plans To Invest In Developing Malaria, Tuberculosis Vaccines In Africa

COVID-19 Currently Hitting Conflict-Ridden And Impoverished Nations Worse Than In 2020, UN Deputy Humanitarian Chief Warns

FDA Approves Shingrix Vaccine For Use In Adults 18 Years And Older With Increased Risk Of Immunodeficiency Or Immunosuppression, Company Announces

VA To Mandate Coronavirus Vaccines For Its Frontline Workers

Biden Says Long COVID Could Be Considered A Disability Under Certain Federal Laws

White House Officials “Increasingly Anxious” About Rising COVID-19 Cases