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    Reuters (11/18, Guarascio) reports, “The European Commission recommended on Wednesday the use of rapid COVID-19 antigen tests mostly on people already showing symptoms because it said the kits were deemed less accurate in detecting the virus in asymptomat...
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  • RNA Sequencing Detected Less Than Half Of Identifiable Genetic Mutations Found In DNA Sequencing Of Thyroid And Brain Tumors, Study Indicates

    Healio (11/17, Monostra) reports researchers found “RNA sequencing detected less than half of identifiable genetic mutations found in DNA sequencing of thyroid and brain” tumors. The findings were published in Thyroid.
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  • Number Of COVID-19 Deaths In The US Exceeds 250,000

    Reuters (11/18, Abraham, Ahluwalia) reports, “The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States crossed 250,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as a third coronavirus wave brings a fresh surge in infections and puts immense strain on the heal...
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  • Researchers Estimate That More Than 3 Million People In The US Have Active SARS-CoV-2 Infections

    The Washington Post (11/18, Achenbach) reports, “More than 3 million people in the United States have active coronavirus infections and are potentially contagious, according to a new estimate from” Columbia University epidemiologist Jeffrey Shaman and his...
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  • In People With COVID-19, Those With Hypertension Or Type 2 Diabetes Were More Likely To Develop Neurological Conditions Associated With The Infectious Disease, Research Indicates

    Healio (11/18, Miller) reports, “Among patients with COVID-19, those who had hypertension or type 2 diabetes were more likely to develop neurological conditions associated with the infectious disease, data from a small study show.” Healio adds, “The full...
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  • Patients With MS Do Not Appear At Higher Risk For Contracting SARS-CoV-2 Or Complications, Research Indicates

    Healio (11/18, Southall) reports researchers found “patients with MS do not appear at higher risk for contracting COVID-19 nor for worsening complications should they contract the virus compared with the general population.” The findings were “presented a...
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  • Pfizer Says Its Coronavirus Vaccine Is 95% Effective And Has No Serious Side Effects

    The New York Times (11/18, Thomas) reports Pfizer announced “its coronavirus vaccine was 95 percent effective and had no serious side effects – the first set of complete results from a late-stage vaccine trial as Covid-19 cases skyrocket around the globe....
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  • Supreme Court Again Considering Arguments From Religious Groups That Say Pandemic-Related Restrictions Violate Religious Freedom

    CNN (11/18, de Vogue) reports “the Supreme Court is once again considering arguments from houses of worship that say pandemic-related restrictions are violating their religious freedom rights.” CNN adds, “The two latest cases arise out of New York [from]...
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  • US Children On Track To Miss Nine Million Vaccine Doses This Year, Data Indicates

    The New York Times (11/18, Vigdor) reports children in the US “are on pace this year to miss nine million vaccine doses for measles, polio and other highly contagious diseases, according to medical claims data” released by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Assoc...
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  • FDA Approves At-Home SARS-CoV-2 Test

    The AP (11/17, Perrone) reports that the FDA “on Tuesday allowed emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test that can be performed and developed entirely at home.” Reuters (11/17, Kalia) reports that “the single-use test, made by Lucira Health, has...
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  • Survey Examines Price Gouging Practices Among Out-Of-Network COVID-19 Tests

    HealthPayerIntelligence (11/17, Waddill) reports, “The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted many of the problems in the healthcare system including the practice of price gouging, according to a recent America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) survey.” The C...
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  • Elevated Blood Lead Levels In Childhood May Be Tied To Small But Significant Brain Structure Changes In Midlife, Study Indicates

    MedPage Today (11/17, George) reports, “People who had elevated blood lead levels in childhood had small but significant brain structure changes in midlife,” investigators concluded in a “longitudinal study” demonstrating that “lead exposure at age 11 was...
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  • Researchers Say Most People Who Recover From SARS-CoV-2 Infection Appear To Still Be Immune Eight Months Later

    The New York Times (11/17, Mandavilli) reports researchers found that “eight months after infection [with SARS-CoV-2], most people who have recovered still have enough immune cells to fend off the virus and prevent illness.” The findings were shared on bi...
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  • More Americans Show Willingness To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine, Poll Indicates

    The Hill (11/17, Castronuovo) reports, “More Americans have shown a willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine than they did just a month prior, according to a new Gallup poll released Tuesday.” In the survey, 58% “of respondents said they would get a vacc...
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  • High-Dose Trivalent Influenza Vaccine Is Not Better For High-Risk Heart Attack Survivors And Patients With Heart Failure With A Recent Decompensation Event, Study Indicates

    MedPage Today (11/17, Phend) reports that research showed that “more flu vaccine wasn’t better for high-risk heart attack survivors and heart failure patients with a recent decompensation event.” Researchers found that “getting the high-dose trivalent vac...
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  • Increase In US Coronavirus Numbers Prompting New Restrictions And Expanded Measures Across The Country

    CIDRAP (11/17, Schnirring) reports that “a steady increase in US coronavirus numbers, especially over the past 10 days, is prompting new restrictions and expanded measures across the country.” CIDRAP adds that “the global total topped 55 million cases, an...
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  • Coronavirus Surge, Rising Demand For Testing, Continued Supply Shortages Put Fresh Pressure On US Testing Systems

    Bloomberg (11/16, Court) reports, “A surge in coronavirus cases, paired with rising demand for testing before the holidays and continued supply shortages, are putting renewed pressure on U.S. testing systems.” Bloomberg adds, “The American Clinical Labora...
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  • Federal Government To Send Over Seven Million Rapid Antigen Tests For SARS-CoV-2 This Week

    Reuters (11/16, Maddipatla) reports “the U.S. government will send over 7 million of Abbott Laboratories’ BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests for [SARS-CoV-2] to states, hospice providers, and for other uses this week...said” Assistant Secretary for Health Adm....
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