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CDC Researchers Say Pfizer’s and Moderna’s SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines Are Highly Effective At Preventing Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Infections Under Real-World Conditions

The New York Times (3/29, Kolata) reports CDC researchers found that Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s SARS-CoV-2 vaccines “are proving highly effective at preventing symptomatic and asymptomatic infections under real-world conditions.” The Times adds, “Con...

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Laws Encouraging Hospital Staff To Be Vaccinated Against Influenza Substantially Reduced Viral Spread And Protected The Most Vulnerable, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (3/29, Nye) reports researchers analyzed “large-scale national data” and concluded “laws that encourage vaccination of hospital staff against influenza substantially reduced viral spread and protected the most vulnerable populat...

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NIRV Risk Is High For Hospitalized Adults, Study Finds

HealthDay (3/29) reports a new study suggests “the burden of noninfluenza respiratory virus (NIRV) infection is considerable, and associated outcomes may be as severe as those seen with influenza,” for adults admitted to hospitals. Researchers analyzed da...

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President Biden Unveils “90-90” Coronavirus Vaccination Plan

Bloomberg (3/29, Wingrove) reports President Biden introduced his “90-90” plan, under which 90% of adults in the US will be eligible for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine “by April 19, and 90% of the nation will live within five miles of a vaccination site as his Admi...

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WHO Issues Warning About Fake SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines Sold On Dark Web

Healthcare IT News (3/29, Jercich) reports the WHO “issued a warning about counterfeit and stolen COVID-19 vaccines being sold on the dark web.” In addition, “fake vaccination certificates are also being sold, as well as fake negative tests, aimed at thos...

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FDA Grants Emergency Clearance To SARS-CoV-2 Test Developed By Amazon Subsidiary

STAT (3/26, Brodwin) reported the FDA granted emergency clearance to a SARS-CoV-2 test developed by Amazon subsidiary STS Lab Holdco. The Amazon Covid-19 Collection Kit is a “nasal swab and PCR-based test” that “allows users to test themselves with or wit...

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Some Experts Concerned That SARS-CoV-2 Testing Is Being Neglected Amid Vaccine Push

The New York Times (3/26, Anthes) reported across the US, “attention has largely shifted from testing to vaccination,” with the average number of tests performed daily decreasing from 2 million in mid-January to 1.3 million today, according to Johns Hopki...

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Circulating Branched-Chain Amino Acids, Branched-Chain Keto Acids May Strongly Predict Development Of Obesity And T2D, Researchers Say

Healio (3/26, Schaffer) reported, “Circulating branched-chain amino acids and branched-chain keto acids are strong predictors of the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes [T2D], and targeting them could contribute to improved cardiometabolic health,...

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Sebum Composition May Differentiate Patients With Parkinson’s Disease From Those Without Parkinson’s, Study Suggests

Parkinson’s News Today (3/26, Ray) reported, “Subtle changes in an oil naturally produced to protect the skin may announce whether or not you have Parkinson’s disease,” investigators concluded in a study that included “138 Parkinson’s patients taking dise...

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Elevated Serum Sodium May Be Indicative Of Higher Risk For Severe COVID-19 Illness, Study Indicates

Endocrinology Advisor (3/26, Nye) reported researchers conducted a retrospective longitudinal cohort study and found that “serum sodium may be an effective risk stratification marker for severe illness with SARS-CoV-2.” The findings were published in the...

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UK Among Top Countries Globally For Genomic Sequencing Of SARS-CoV-2 Infections

The AP (3/28, Kirka) reports the UK has become “a world leader in rapidly analyzing the genetic material from large numbers of [SARS-CoV-2] infections, generating more than 40% of the genomic sequences identified to date.” The story says the “top priority...

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More Than 80% Decrease In HPV Infections Seen In Women, Girls Aged 25 And Younger, CDC Says

HealthDay (3/26, Mundell) reported, “Fifteen years of widespread vaccination of U.S. children with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is reaping big rewards: A more than 80% drop in new infections has been seen in women and girls under the age of 25.”...

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Opinion: President Biden Should Look To Pepfar As An Example Of How To Help People In Poor Countries During The Current Pandemic

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb writes in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal (3/28, Gottlieb, Subscription Publication) that the US can learn lessons from Pepfar in its current efforts to improve access to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine around th...

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Coalition Files Lawsuit Against EPA Over Use Of Streptomycin To Prevent And Treat Bacterial Disease That Affects Citrus Trees

CIDRAP (3/26, Dall) reported, “A coalition of public interest, environmental health, and farmworker advocacy groups” has filed a lawsuit in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit against the EPA “over its decision to allow widespread use of a medic...

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SARS-CoV-2 Can Infect The Mouth, Study Indicates

Fox News (3/25, Farber) reports researchers with the NIH and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and found that SARS-CoV-2 can infect the mouth, and the mouth may play “a role in transmitting SARS-CoV-2 to the lungs or digestive system via sal...

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Obesity May Be Major Mediator Of Increased Risk Of T2D In PCOS, Researchers Say

Clinical Endocrinology News (3/25, Bosworth) reports, “The increased risk of type 2 diabetes [T2D] in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS] is well established, but a new analysis has shown that obesity is the major mediator and a target for prevent...

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Global Modeling Study Suggests Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery Should Be Prioritized For SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination

MedPage Today (3/25, Walker) reports a global modeling study published in the British Journal of Surgery suggests that “patients undergoing elective surgery should be prioritized for [SARS-CoV-2] vaccination over the general population.” The study’s autho...

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CDC Director Says She Is Concerned About Relaxed Restrictions And Spring Breakers

CNN (3/25, Maxouris) reports CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said many Americans have still not been vaccinated and relaxed restrictions across the US are cause for concern. Dr. Walensky said, “What concerns me is the footage of what’s happening in spr...

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Researchers Say Vaccine Skepticism Could Greatly Increase Mortality From COVID-19

Bloomberg (3/25, Gillespie) reports researchers at Imperial College London estimate that “countries with significant numbers of people refusing or delaying a Covid-19 vaccine could face death rates from the disease that are as much as nine times higher th...

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US Could Have Saved Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans With Better COVID-19 Response, Experts Say

Reuters (3/25, Schneider) reports that the US “squandered both money and lives in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, and it could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths with a more effective health strategy and trimmed federal spending by hundreds of b...

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CDC Researchers Say Pfizer’s and Moderna’s SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines Are Highly Effective At Preventing Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Infections Under Real-World Conditions

Laws Encouraging Hospital Staff To Be Vaccinated Against Influenza Substantially Reduced Viral Spread And Protected The Most Vulnerable, Study Indicates

NIRV Risk Is High For Hospitalized Adults, Study Finds

President Biden Unveils “90-90” Coronavirus Vaccination Plan

WHO Issues Warning About Fake SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines Sold On Dark Web

FDA Grants Emergency Clearance To SARS-CoV-2 Test Developed By Amazon Subsidiary

Some Experts Concerned That SARS-CoV-2 Testing Is Being Neglected Amid Vaccine Push

Circulating Branched-Chain Amino Acids, Branched-Chain Keto Acids May Strongly Predict Development Of Obesity And T2D, Researchers Say

Sebum Composition May Differentiate Patients With Parkinson’s Disease From Those Without Parkinson’s, Study Suggests

Elevated Serum Sodium May Be Indicative Of Higher Risk For Severe COVID-19 Illness, Study Indicates

UK Among Top Countries Globally For Genomic Sequencing Of SARS-CoV-2 Infections

More Than 80% Decrease In HPV Infections Seen In Women, Girls Aged 25 And Younger, CDC Says

Opinion: President Biden Should Look To Pepfar As An Example Of How To Help People In Poor Countries During The Current Pandemic

Coalition Files Lawsuit Against EPA Over Use Of Streptomycin To Prevent And Treat Bacterial Disease That Affects Citrus Trees

SARS-CoV-2 Can Infect The Mouth, Study Indicates

Obesity May Be Major Mediator Of Increased Risk Of T2D In PCOS, Researchers Say

Global Modeling Study Suggests Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery Should Be Prioritized For SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination

CDC Director Says She Is Concerned About Relaxed Restrictions And Spring Breakers

Researchers Say Vaccine Skepticism Could Greatly Increase Mortality From COVID-19

US Could Have Saved Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans With Better COVID-19 Response, Experts Say