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  • Experts Say Entities, States Can Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines, But Legal Challenges Are Likely

    The New York Times (4/6, A1, Stolberg, Liptak) reports that throughout the US, “businesses, schools and politicians are considering ‘vaccine passports’ – digital proof of vaccination against the coronavirus – as a path to reviving the economy and getting...
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  • Skin Manifestations Of COVID-19 Can Be Rare Side Effects Of Vaccines, Study Indicates

    USA Today (4/7, Weise) reports a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found that some of the skin manifestations of COVID-19, such as COVID toes, “can be rare...side effects of getting the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccin...
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  • Analysis: Billions In Federal Funding Unlikely To Resolve Challenges Facing State, Local Contact Tracing Programs

    Politico (4/6, Ollstein, Goldberg) reports troubled “state and local coronavirus contact tracing programs are about to get billions of dollars in aid from Congress,” yet “that likely won’t be enough to overcome the latest surge of cases, reporting gaps an...
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  • Researchers Say Children’s Growth And Neurodevelopment Is Correlated More With Parental And Socioeconomic Factors Than Diarrheal Pathogens

    Infectious Disease Advisor (4/6, Nye) reports researchers found in a prospective, longitudinal birth study that “neurodevelopment and growth among children in an urban neighborhood in Bangladesh are correlated more with parental and socioeconomic factors...
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  • Opinion: A New Leader Of PEPFAR Must Be Chosen

    Dr. Carlos del Rio, chair of the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board, writes in an opinion piece for The Hill (4/6, Del Rio), “During a year when the virus that causes COVID-19 demonstrated how swiftly it could change the world, the opening at the helm of th...
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  • FDA Says Popular SARS-CoV-2 PCR Test Brand Is Less Accurate For Variants

    MedPage Today (4/5, Fiore) reports, “One of the most popular SARS-CoV-2 molecular test brands used in U.S. hospital labs has been added to an FDA list of tests with potentially compromised accuracy for viral variants.” Cepheid’s Xpert Xpress, Xpert Xpress...
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  • England To Begin Offering Its Citizens Two Free Coronavirus Tests A Week

    US News & World Report (4/5, Lardieri) reports that “England will begin offering its citizens two free coronavirus tests a week in an effort to slowly reopen the economy without sparking further COVID-19 outbreaks.” The article adds, “The government annou...
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  • Many Patients With ALS Have Mutations In Genes Associated With The Disease, Study Indicates

    ALS News Today (4/5, Figueiredo) reports researchers found many patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), most without a family history of the disease, “had mutations in genes associated with the disease.” The findings were published in Neurology...
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  • Maternal 17q21 Genotype Influences Protective Effects Of Prenatal Vitamin D3 Supplementation Against Asthma/Recurrent Wheeze In Offspring, Study Indicates

    Pulmonology Advisor (4/5, Schad) reports researchers found “the maternal 17q21 genotype has an important influence on the protective effects of prenatal vitamin D3 supplementation against asthma/recurrent wheeze in offspring.” The findings were published...
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  • Researchers Say There Is No Association Between Blood Type And Susceptibility To COVID-19 Infection Or Disease Severity

    MedPage Today (4/5, Walker) reports researchers found in a large cohort study that “there was no association with blood type and either susceptibility to COVID-19 infection or disease severity.” The study was published in JAMA Network Open.
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  • CDC Says Risk Of COVID-19 Infection From Contaminated Surfaces Is Very Low

    The Hill (4/5, Weixel) reports, “The risk of getting a COVID-19 infection from contaminated surfaces is extremely low, according to updated” CDC guidance. The CDC said, “It is possible for people to be infected through contact with contaminated surfaces o...
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  • Beta-Blockers May Increase Risk Of Heart Disease, Stroke, Or Heart Failure Among People With HIV, Researchers Say

    Cardiovascular Business (4/5, Walter) reports patients with HIV “who develop high blood pressure may face a heightened risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure if given beta-blockers instead of other antihypertensive medications,” investigators conc...
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  • Tedizolid Noninferior To Linezolid For Treatment Of Patients With Gram-Positive Ventilated Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia And Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia In Clinical Trial

    Healio (4/5, Stulpin) reports researchers found “in a randomized controlled trial” that “tedizolid was noninferior to linezolid for day 28 all-cause mortality in the treatment of” patients with “gram-positive ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumon...
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  • Some Healthcare Providers Now Requiring Employees To Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

    Modern Healthcare (4/5, Christ, Subscription Publication) reports many healthcare providers have offered coronavirus vaccines to their employees for months, but now some are imposing mandates. Modern Healthcare highlights several examples and discusses ho...
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  • Sen. Manchin Seeks CDC Inquiry Into HIV Outbreak In West Virginia’s Largest County

    The AP (4/5, Raby) reports Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) “submitted a congressional inquiry with the” CDC “regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia’s” Kanawha County, the state’s largest county. Sen. Manchin “asked for the inquiry on behalf of the Kanawha Cou...
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  • Research On How To Encourage People To Engage In Certain Health-Related Behaviors Could Have Lessons For Those Running Coronavirus Screening Programs

    The New York Times (4/2, Anthes) reported as voluntary coronavirus screening programs take root in workplaces, schools, and elsewhere, questions have been raised on how to encourage people to participate. The New York Times adds, “researchers in several f...
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  • Baseline Basophil Count, Basophil Functional Phenotype May Predict Response To Omalizumab In Patients With Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria, Study Suggests

    Pulmonology Advisor (4/2, May) reported, “Baseline basophil count and basophil functional phenotype, as identified by histamine release response to anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE), may predict response to omalizumab in patients with chronic spontaneous urtica...
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  • CDC Says B.1.1.7 Variant Is Predominant In Regions Of The US Where Two-Thirds Of The Population Lives

    Bloomberg (4/2, Wingrove) reported the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 “is now the predominant variant across an area containing two-thirds of the U.S. population, with one of President Joe Biden’s top Covid advisers saying it spreads more easily and likely...
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  • Reinfection With Seasonal Coronaviruses Occurs Frequently, Study Says

    Healio (4/2, Dreisbach) reported, “Reinfection with seasonal coronaviruses occurs frequently, according to study results published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.” In addition, the study “suggested that anti-spike protein binding antibodies do not...
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  • Researchers Identify Key Determinants Of Relapse In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Who Discontinue Nucleos(t)ide Analogue Therapy

    Infectious Disease Advisor (4/2, Gupta) reported researchers found in a retrospective study that “end-of-therapy hepatitis B surface antigen levels, duration of consolidation therapy, and cirrhosis status are key determinants of relapse in patients with c...
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