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Age May Be Independent Predictor Of Persistent Neurologic Sequelae Following VZV Central Nervous System Infection, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/9, Nye) reports on research finding that age is “an independent predictor of persistent neurologic sequelae following varicella-zoster virus (VZV) central nervous system infection.” For the study, researchers “retrospectively...

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Study Finds Benefit From Release Of Wolbachia-Infected Mosquitoes For Control Of Dengue

Healio (6/9, Gallagher) reports, “The release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes led to a 77% reduction in the incidence of symptomatic dengue in an Indonesian city, according to researchers.” The infection of “a strain of Wolbachia pipientis called wMel......

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SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Spreading Around The World

The Wall Street Journal (6/9, Abbott, Subscription Publication) reports the COVID-19 Delta variant has been identified in 60 countries, and UK scientists have said it may be 40% to 50% more contagious than the Alpha variant, which it is replacing in the U...

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WHO Warns Of “Two-Track Pandemic”

CNN (6/9, Fox) reports, “The WHO has warned that a ‘two-track pandemic’ is now afoot” with “rich countries with high rates of vaccinated people...starting to talk about ending restrictions,” while “many nations still face extremely dangerous situations,”...

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Areas With Low Rates Of COVID-19 Vaccination See Increases In Hospitalization

The New York Times (6/9, Jimenez) reports, “The coronavirus might be receding in much of the United States, but it continues to spread in communities with low Covid-19 vaccination rates.” The Times cites Smith County, Tennessee which has had “an almost 70...

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Some Patients With Long COVID Report Recovery, But Experts Aren’t Sure Why

TIME (6/9, Ducharme) reports, “In recent months, a small but growing number of people with Long COVID – the name adopted by those who develop lingering health problems after catching the virus – are experiencing improvements.” Experts “believe somewhere b...

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US Teens And Adults May Have Missed Over 26 Million Doses Of Recommended Vaccines In 2020

USA Today (6/9, Rodriguez) reports on a study commissioned by GlaxoSmithKline and conducted by Avalere Health finding that “teens and adults may have missed millions of routine vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in...

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Becerra Warns Physicians, Hospitals, Insurers, And Pharmacies Not To Bill Patients For COVID-19 Vaccines

The New York Times (6/9, Kliff) reports the Biden Administration is reminding physicians, “hospitals, pharmacies and insurers that it is illegal to bill patients for coronavirus vaccines, a letter obtained by The Times shows.” This “new warning responds t...

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CMS Increases Payment For At-Home COVID Vaccinations

Modern Healthcare (6/9, Gellman, Subscription Publication) reports, “Medicare on Wednesday promised providers new incentives for vaccinating homebound beneficiaries,” so that “while Medicare previously paid $40 per at-home vaccination, CMS will now pay $7...

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Biden Administration Says Delta COVID-19 Variant Accounts For 6% Of New Infections In US

The Washington Post (6/8, Bernstein) reports the highly transmissible delta “coronavirus variant first identified in India accounts for 6 percent of new infections in the United States, the Biden administration said Tuesday.” NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fa...

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High-Dose Ceftriaxone Monotherapy As Effective As Dual Therapy For Extragenital Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Among MSM, Study Suggests

Healio (6/8, Dreisbach) reports, “High-dose ceftriaxone monotherapy is as effective as dual therapy for the treatment of extragenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae among men who have sex with men [MSM], study results from Japan showed.” The study, published in Cl...

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COVID-19 Pandemic Alters PrEP Use, HIV Services, Risky Sexual Behaviors Among MSM, Survey Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/8, Mermelstein) reports survey results suggest that “a large proportion of men who have sex with men (MSM) discontinued or altered their pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimens, reported interruptions in HIV services, and de...

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Fears Over Legionnaires’ Disease Grow As Buildings Begin To Reopen Following COVID-19 Shutdowns

USA Today (6/8, Weise) reports that as buildings reopen following COVID-19 shutdowns, there are growing fears of a rise in Legionnaires’ disease. USA Today quotes experts on efforts to get buildings back up and running safely, and adds that “water managem...

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Increase In COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage By Summer May Prevent Millions Of Infections, Model Demonstrates

Healio (6/8, Stulpin) reports, “A COVID-19 vaccination model demonstrated that achieving 50% coverage by the summer could prevent almost 6 million additional cases in the United States compared with achieving that milestone in the fall, researchers report...

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US Appears Unlikely To Meet Biden’s July 4 COVID-19 Vaccination Target

The AP (6/8, Miller, Willingham) reports the US “is unlikely to meet” President Biden’s “target to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated” against COVID-19 by July Fourth. Nearly “16 million unvaccinated adults need to receive at least one do...

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US Hospitals Launch Mass Vaccination Efforts As COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates Among Teens Rise

Modern Healthcare (6/8, Gellman, Subscription Publication) reports, “Weekly teen COVID hospitalization rates jumped by 116% from mid-March through April, per a recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report monitoring 10% of the national po...

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Aspirin Does Not Improve Chance Of Survival In Severe COVID-19 Illness, UK Study Indicates

Reuters (6/8) reports “aspirin does not improve the chances of survival in severely ill COVID-19 patients,” according to preliminary results from the UK RECOVERY trial in which scientists “evaluated aspirin’s effects on nearly 15,000 hospitalised patients...

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Alpha Variant Of SARS-CoV-2 Delays Immune Response Of Infected Cells

The New York Times (6/7, Zimmer) reports a new study that looked at how the Alpha variant of the novel coronavirus has become dominant in the UK and in the US. One reason for its success is that “Alpha disables the first line of immune defense in our bodi...

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Blood Test Developed That May Distinguish Parkinson’s Disease From MSA, Study Indicates

Parkinson’s News Today (6/7, Pinto) reports, “A highly sensitive and specific blood test has been developed that can distinguish Parkinson’s disease from multiple system atrophy (MSA)” investigators concluded. Specifically, “the test examines the levels o...

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Mavrilimumab Linked to Reduced Mortality And Mechanical Ventilation In Patients Hospitalized With Severe COVID-19, Study Finds

Healio (6/7, Volansky) reports on research finding that “a single dose of the granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor antibody mavrilimumab was linked to reduced mortality and mechanical ventilation in patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19.”...

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Age May Be Independent Predictor Of Persistent Neurologic Sequelae Following VZV Central Nervous System Infection, Study Suggests

Study Finds Benefit From Release Of Wolbachia-Infected Mosquitoes For Control Of Dengue

SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Spreading Around The World

WHO Warns Of “Two-Track Pandemic”

Areas With Low Rates Of COVID-19 Vaccination See Increases In Hospitalization

Some Patients With Long COVID Report Recovery, But Experts Aren’t Sure Why

US Teens And Adults May Have Missed Over 26 Million Doses Of Recommended Vaccines In 2020

Becerra Warns Physicians, Hospitals, Insurers, And Pharmacies Not To Bill Patients For COVID-19 Vaccines

CMS Increases Payment For At-Home COVID Vaccinations

Biden Administration Says Delta COVID-19 Variant Accounts For 6% Of New Infections In US

High-Dose Ceftriaxone Monotherapy As Effective As Dual Therapy For Extragenital Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Among MSM, Study Suggests

COVID-19 Pandemic Alters PrEP Use, HIV Services, Risky Sexual Behaviors Among MSM, Survey Indicates

Fears Over Legionnaires’ Disease Grow As Buildings Begin To Reopen Following COVID-19 Shutdowns

Increase In COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage By Summer May Prevent Millions Of Infections, Model Demonstrates

US Appears Unlikely To Meet Biden’s July 4 COVID-19 Vaccination Target

US Hospitals Launch Mass Vaccination Efforts As COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates Among Teens Rise

Aspirin Does Not Improve Chance Of Survival In Severe COVID-19 Illness, UK Study Indicates

Alpha Variant Of SARS-CoV-2 Delays Immune Response Of Infected Cells

Blood Test Developed That May Distinguish Parkinson’s Disease From MSA, Study Indicates

Mavrilimumab Linked to Reduced Mortality And Mechanical Ventilation In Patients Hospitalized With Severe COVID-19, Study Finds