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COVID-19 Infections Among Vaccinated Olympians Reportedly Raise Questions About Testing Programs

The New York Times (7/21, Anthes, Petri) reports “it is too early to judge what impact, if any, the Olympics will have on the COVID-19 pandemic writ large – or if the Games may ultimately fuel larger outbreaks.” However, “the discovery of isolated cases,...

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New York City Order Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations Or Weekly Tests For Public Health Workers

The AP (7/21, Peltz) reports, “Workers in New York City-run hospitals and health clinics will have to get vaccinated or get tested weekly under a policy announced Wednesday to battle a rise in COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious delta variant.”...

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Global COVID-19 Infections Rose At Least 12% Over Past Week, WHO Says

The Washington Post (7/21, Cunningham) reports, “The global number of new coronavirus cases grew by at least 12 percent over the past week, with almost all regions reporting a rise in infections, according to the World Health Organization.” Nearly 500,000...

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Amid Pandemic, US Life Expectancy Fell Sharply In 2020, CDC Data Show

The AP (7/20, Stobbe) reports US life expectancy “fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse: thre...

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Illinois Reporting Six Times More Gamma Coronavirus Variant Cases Than Delta

The Hill (7/21, Lonas) says, “Illinois is reporting six times as many Gamma variant cases of the coronavirus than Delta variant ones, according to an analysis done by Chicago’s local CBS News affiliate.” As of Monday, the Illinois Department of Public Hea...

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Lenacapavir Demonstrates Viral Suppression Ability In 80% Of Heavily-Pretreated Patients With HIV With Multi-Drug Resistance, Findings Show

MedPage Today (7/21, Walker) reports, “More than 80% of heavily treatment-experienced HIV patients with multi-drug resistance who received long-acting subcutaneous lenacapavir along with an optimized background regimen experienced viral suppression at wee...

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Young Women, Adolescent Girls In Africa Largely Use And Accept New Methods Of Preventing Sexually Transmitted HIV, Researchers Report

MedPage Today (7/21, Susman) reports, “By and large, young women and adolescent girls in Africa use and accept new methods of preventing sexually transmitted HIV,” according to findings presented during the virtual International AIDS Society Conference on...

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Government Officials Worldwide Shift Focus To Living With COVID-19, While Scientists Warn That May Be Premature

The New York Times (7/21, A1, Wee) reports, “eighteen months after the coronavirus first emerged, governments in Asia, Europe and the Americas are encouraging people to return to their daily rhythms and transition to a new normal in which subways, offices...

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Mask Use May Be Needed To Curb Rise In COVID-19 Cases, Some Experts Say

CNN (7/21, Holcombe) reports some experts believe that the recent rise in US COVID-19 cases and the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, particularly among unvaccinated individuals, should prompt increased face mask use. Dr. Leana Wen told CNN on Tues...

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Delta Variant Now Makes Up 83% Of Sequenced COVID-19 Cases In The US, CDC Director Says

CNN (7/20, Holcombe, Waldrop) reports, “The more contagious Delta variant of coronavirus now makes up 83% of sequenced samples in the United States, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday.” During a...

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Report Suggests India’s Excess Deaths During Pandemic Could Be As Much As Ten Times As Official Toll

The AP (7/20, Saaliq, Pathi) reports India’s excess deaths during the pandemic “could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages...

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Pediatric COVID-19 Cases Spiking Amid Spread Of Delta Variant, AAP Says

CNN (7/20, Maxouris) reports, “The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said Tuesday more than 23,550” pediatric COVID-19 infections “were reported between July 8 and 15 – nearly double what was being reported in late June.” The group “said severe illness...

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Local Health Officials Moving To Curb Delta Coronavirus Variant Without New Mandates

The Wall Street Journal (7/20, Kamp, Frosch, Subscription Publication) reports state and local health authorities aiming to slow the spread of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant largely are opting to launch campaigns of education and persu...

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Hospitals Grappling With COVID-19 Requirements As Most Businesses, States Relax Restrictions

STAT (7/20, Goldhill) reports hospitals continue to be a “major exception” around mask mandates as most US companies and institutions remove mask requirements. However, this comes as patients and many physicians argue that the “more restrictive ongoing li...

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Antibiotic Prescriptions For Pediatric Patients In US Declined By More Than 50% Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Data Show

HealthDay (7/20, Preidt) reports, “Prescriptions for U.S. children fell by about one-quarter during the COVID-19 pandemic, with prescriptions for antibiotics alone plunging by more than 50%,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from 92% of U.S. ph...

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AIDS Advocacy Groups Write Letter To Biden Urging Him To Appoint PEPFAR Leader

The New York Times (7/20, Mandavilli) reports, “The Biden administration has not yet nominated a leader for the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief [PEPFAR], a $7 billion program that sets priorities for AIDS care worldwide – leaving countries that...

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Becerra Extends Public Health Emergency Determination For Additional 90 Days

CNN (7/20, Howard) reports HHS Secretary Becerra on Monday “signed a renewal of the determination that a ‘public health emergency’ exists due to the Covid-19 pandemic.” The determination “was last renewed in April and was set to expire – as it is up for r...

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CMS To Require Most Insurance Plans To Cover PrEP At No Cost

NBC Out (7/20, Ryan) reports, “In a move that is expected to prove transformative to the national HIV-prevention effort,” CMS, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury issued guidance on Tuesday requiring “almost all health insurers” to...

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Rise In US Coronavirus Cases Fuels Fears Of Resurgence

Reuters (7/19, Caspani) reports, “A rapid increase in coronavirus cases in the United States and abroad is fueling fears of a pandemic resurgence and sending shockwaves through the stock market as the highly contagious Delta variant takes hold and vaccina...

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Various Linezolid Doses Similarly Effective In Clearing Highly Resistant Pulmonary TB, Findings Show

MedPage Today (7/19, Susman) reports, “Various doses of the potent antibacterial linezolid (Zyvox) appeared to have similar effectiveness in clearing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) infection in patients who have developed multidrug resistance to the infectio...

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COVID-19 Infections Among Vaccinated Olympians Reportedly Raise Questions About Testing Programs

New York City Order Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations Or Weekly Tests For Public Health Workers

Global COVID-19 Infections Rose At Least 12% Over Past Week, WHO Says

Amid Pandemic, US Life Expectancy Fell Sharply In 2020, CDC Data Show

Illinois Reporting Six Times More Gamma Coronavirus Variant Cases Than Delta

Lenacapavir Demonstrates Viral Suppression Ability In 80% Of Heavily-Pretreated Patients With HIV With Multi-Drug Resistance, Findings Show

Young Women, Adolescent Girls In Africa Largely Use And Accept New Methods Of Preventing Sexually Transmitted HIV, Researchers Report

Government Officials Worldwide Shift Focus To Living With COVID-19, While Scientists Warn That May Be Premature

Mask Use May Be Needed To Curb Rise In COVID-19 Cases, Some Experts Say

Delta Variant Now Makes Up 83% Of Sequenced COVID-19 Cases In The US, CDC Director Says

Report Suggests India’s Excess Deaths During Pandemic Could Be As Much As Ten Times As Official Toll

Pediatric COVID-19 Cases Spiking Amid Spread Of Delta Variant, AAP Says

Local Health Officials Moving To Curb Delta Coronavirus Variant Without New Mandates

Hospitals Grappling With COVID-19 Requirements As Most Businesses, States Relax Restrictions

Antibiotic Prescriptions For Pediatric Patients In US Declined By More Than 50% Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Data Show

AIDS Advocacy Groups Write Letter To Biden Urging Him To Appoint PEPFAR Leader

Becerra Extends Public Health Emergency Determination For Additional 90 Days

CMS To Require Most Insurance Plans To Cover PrEP At No Cost

Rise In US Coronavirus Cases Fuels Fears Of Resurgence

Various Linezolid Doses Similarly Effective In Clearing Highly Resistant Pulmonary TB, Findings Show