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Britain Becomes First Country To Give Authorization To AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

The New York Times (12/30, Mueller, Robbins) reports “Britain became the first country on Wednesday to give emergency authorization to the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, opening a path for a cheap and easy-to-st...

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Novavax Begins Late-Stage Study Of Coronavirus Vaccine In US

Reuters (12/28, Nadeem) reports that Novavax “has begun a large late-stage study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, the drug developer said on Monday, after delaying the trial twice due to issues in scaling up the manufacturing pro...

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CDC Says It Has Administered More Than 2M First Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines In US As Of Monday Morning

Reuters (12/28, Maddipatla) reports that “the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it had administered 2,127,143 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning and had distributed 11,445,175 doses.” Reuters adds...

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Viable COVID-19 Viruses Typically Only Found Near Patients In Hospitals, Systematic Review Indicates

Medscape (12/28, Harrison, Subscription Publication) reports, “Everywhere they look within hospitals, researchers find RNA from SARS-CoV-2 in the air.” However, “viable viruses typically are found only close to patients, according to a review of published...

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Children Face Greater Risk Of Contracting Coronavirus At Social Gathering Than In Classroom, Childcare Setting, Study Suggests

The AP (12/28) reports, “Children are more at risk of contracting coronavirus at a social gathering than in a classroom or childcare setting, according to a study released by the University of Mississippi Medical Center.” This “study found that compared w...

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Influenza Vaccination May Reduce COVID-19 Severity, Study Suggests

HCPlive (12/28, Bender) reports, “Influenza vaccination is recommended to help avoid catching the flu and to reduce the burden of the ‘twindemic’ of flu and coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on the healthcare system, and a new study finds that it could also red...

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Research Starts To Clarify Prevalence Of Clotting Complications In Patients With Severe COVID-19

MedPage Today (12/28, Phend) reports, “Clotting problems with severe COVID-19 became clear in the early days of the pandemic; now at around the 1-year mark of the first cases, research is just beginning to reveal what prophylactic strategies are best.” Ca...

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In Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Who Require Mechanical Ventilation, Early Tracheostomy Is Noninferior To Late Tracheostomy, Study Suggests

HealthDay (12/28) reports, “Early tracheostomy in hospitalized COVID-19 patients who require mechanical ventilation is noninferior to late tracheostomy and may be associated with improvement in some outcomes, according to a study published online Dec. 17...

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Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Who Have Brain Complications Face Increased Risk Of Death, Study Indicates

HealthDay (12/28) reports, “Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with brain complications such as stroke and confusion have an increased risk of death, a new study shows.” According to the research, “compared to the control group, patients with stroke were twic...

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Distorted Sense Of Smell May Be Among Long-term Effects Of COVID-19

Fox News (12/28, Rivas) reports that among the “lasting, long-term effects following infection from the novel coronavirus” is “a distorted sense of smell, catching odd, unpleasant fishy, sulphur and burning odors.” Fox adds that “parosmia has yet to make...

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HHS Issues STI Plan

Medscape (12/28, Ault, Subscription Publication) reports the US Department of Health and Human Services has issued the Sexually Transmitted Infections National Strategic Plan in response to data such as that from the CDC, showing “that 2.4 million STIs oc...

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US To Begin Requiring Negative COVID-19 Tests For All Air Passengers From UK

The New York Times (12/24, Goldman, Kwai) reported the US “will require all airline passengers arriving from Britain to test negative for the coronavirus within 72 hours of their departure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.”...

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US Could Perform 70M COVID-19 Tests Per Week By End Of Next Month

Wall Street Journal (12/24, Abbott, Subscription Publication) reported that the US could perform as many as 70 million COVID-19 tests per week by the end of next month, with that number expected to grow to 200 million per week by April, according to recen...

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FDA Says Pipette Tips For COVID-19 Tests In Short Supply

Bloomberg Law (12/26, Lee, Subscription Publication) reported behind a paywall, “Pipette tips and micro pipettes used in labs for Covid-19 diagnostic and other tests are now on the FDA’s device shortage list, the agency said Wednesday.” This “shortage is...

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New Coronavirus Variant Detected In More European Countries, Canada, Australia, Japan

The Washington Post (12/26, Berger) reported, “The highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus first detected in England had by Saturday been documented in several European countries, as well as Canada, Japan, Australia and Lebanon, despite efforts to...

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Another New Variant Of The Coronavirus Appears To Have Emerged In Nigeria, Public Health Official Says

The AP (12/24, Anna) reported that “another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa’s top public health official said Thursday, but he added that further investigation was needed.” This “discovery could add to new alarm i...

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People Who Make Antibodies To Coronavirus Much Less Likely To Test Positive Again For Up To Six Months, Maybe Longer, Studies Suggest

The AP (12/23, Marchione) reported, “Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections,” as “researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely to tes...

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Scientists Look At PEG As Possible Culprit In COVID-19 Vaccine Allergic Reactions

The Wall Street Journal (12/25, Toy, Subscription Publication) reported that at least six severe allergic reactions to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been reported in the US, and scientists are looking at the compound polyethylene glycol, also known as...

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FDA Puts Clinical Hold On Application To Begin COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

Reuters (12/23, Mehta) reported, “Altimmune Inc said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had put a clinical hold on its application to begin human testing of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, AdCOVID.” The FDA wanted “additional data on the...

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Key West International Airport Using Ultraviolet Light To Kill Coronavirus

The AP (12/23) reported that “a Florida airport is getting its own robot designed to kill COVID-19 and other pathogens.” The new “machine began this month patrolling Key West International Airport after hours, emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light tha...

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Britain Becomes First Country To Give Authorization To AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

Novavax Begins Late-Stage Study Of Coronavirus Vaccine In US

CDC Says It Has Administered More Than 2M First Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines In US As Of Monday Morning

Viable COVID-19 Viruses Typically Only Found Near Patients In Hospitals, Systematic Review Indicates

Children Face Greater Risk Of Contracting Coronavirus At Social Gathering Than In Classroom, Childcare Setting, Study Suggests

Influenza Vaccination May Reduce COVID-19 Severity, Study Suggests

Research Starts To Clarify Prevalence Of Clotting Complications In Patients With Severe COVID-19

In Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Who Require Mechanical Ventilation, Early Tracheostomy Is Noninferior To Late Tracheostomy, Study Suggests

Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Who Have Brain Complications Face Increased Risk Of Death, Study Indicates

Distorted Sense Of Smell May Be Among Long-term Effects Of COVID-19

HHS Issues STI Plan

US To Begin Requiring Negative COVID-19 Tests For All Air Passengers From UK

US Could Perform 70M COVID-19 Tests Per Week By End Of Next Month

FDA Says Pipette Tips For COVID-19 Tests In Short Supply

New Coronavirus Variant Detected In More European Countries, Canada, Australia, Japan

Another New Variant Of The Coronavirus Appears To Have Emerged In Nigeria, Public Health Official Says

People Who Make Antibodies To Coronavirus Much Less Likely To Test Positive Again For Up To Six Months, Maybe Longer, Studies Suggest

Scientists Look At PEG As Possible Culprit In COVID-19 Vaccine Allergic Reactions

FDA Puts Clinical Hold On Application To Begin COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

Key West International Airport Using Ultraviolet Light To Kill Coronavirus