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Fauci Says Distributing mRNA-Based Coronavirus Vaccines Would Be Difficult Due To Cold Storage Requirements

Reuters (11/11, Maddipatla) reports NIAID Director Anthony Fauci “said it would be challenging to distribute vaccines that use messenger RNA [mRNA] based technology in developing countries, owing to their cold storage requirements.” Fauci said, “It does h...

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New Test Detecting T Cell Response May Better Discern Immunity To COVID-19 Than Antibody Tests, Research Suggests

The New York Times (11/10, Mandavilli) reports research suggests that “a new type of test can detect a person’s immune response to the coronavirus better than a widely-used antibody test.” If authorized by the FDA, the test “would be the first commercial...

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Blood Tests Detecting Abnormal Tau Metabolism Biomarker May Detect Pathology Earlier Than PET In Patients With Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease, Research Suggests

Aunt Minnie (11/10, Hayes) reports “blood tests that detect a biomarker for abnormal tau metabolism in the brain were able to detect pathology earlier than PET scans in patients with preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD),” according to a study published in...

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Antibodies To Other Coronaviruses May Explain Why Children Are Less Likely To Become Infected With SARS-CoV-2, Scientists Say

The New York Times (11/10, Kolata) reports children may be less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, or to develop COVID-19 if infected, because they “already have antibodies to other coronaviruses.” Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute found...

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Chinese Report Of SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak That Started With Frozen Food Imported From Abroad Sparks Controversy

The Washington Post (11/10, Mooney, Shih) reports that several weeks ago, China claimed that a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the city of Qingdao began when two dockworkers were infected by touching frozen food imported from abroad. The report has sparked debate...

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Researchers Say 20% Of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Were Diagnosed With A Mental Illness Within 90 Days

Reuters (11/9, Kelland) reports researchers analyzed EHRs of 69 million people in the US, including more than 62,000 who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and found that “20% of those infected” were “diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days.” Reut...

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Patients With Hematologic Malignancies May Be Less Likely To Have Seroprotection Against Measles And Mumps, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/10, Masoud) reports younger “patients with hematologic malignancies are less likely to have seroprotection against measles and mumps.” The findings were presented at IDWeek.

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Study Says Restaurants, Gyms, And Coffee Shops Rank High As Locations For Coronavirus Transmission Outside The Home

The Washington Post (11/10, Guarino, Achenbach) reports, “Restaurants, gyms and coffee shops rank high among locations where the coronavirus is most likely to spread outside the home,” according to a study published in Nature. The study’s authors analyzed...

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Researchers Say Masks With Exhalation Valves Do Not Stop The Spread Of SARS-CoV-2

HealthDay (11/10, Preidt) reports researchers “created two videos for the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology that show airflow patterns through masks with and without exhalation valves,” and concluded that “masks with exhalation valves do...

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HHS Secretary Announces US Will Begin Distributing Eli Lilly’s SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Treatment To State Health Departments

The Washington Post (11/10, Wan) reports that on Tuesday, Trump Administration officials “promised to fairly and swiftly distribute” Eli Lilly’s SARS-CoV-2 antibody treatment, “but the drug’s extremely limited supply and logistical difficulties in adminis...

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Multiple States Impose New Restrictions To Curb Spread Of Coronavirus

Reuters (11/10, Bernstein, Caspani) reports multiple states “imposed restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus as hospitalizations soared, straining hospitals and medical resources across much of the country.” For example, California’s health sec...

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FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization For New Test For SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies

MedPage Today (11/9, Fiore) reports the US Food and Drug Administration has “authorized the first serology test that looks specifically for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies” granting “emergency use authorization (EUA) for the cPass SARS-CoV-2 Neutraliza...

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Philadelphia Health Officials Urge People Who Celebrated Following Election To Get Tested For SARS-CoV-2

ABC News (11/9) reports, “Health officials in Philadelphia are urging people who took to the streets to celebrate President-elect Joe Biden’s apparent win to get tested for” SARS-CoV-2. According to ABC News, “Revelers in big cities all over the country p...

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Researchers Say ctDNA From CSF Of Pediatric Patients With Medulloblastoma Demonstrates Distinct Methylation Profile

Cancer Therapy Advisor (11/9, S. Blevins Primeau) reports researchers found “cell-free tumor DNA (ctDNA) from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of pediatric patients with medulloblastoma demonstrated a distinct methylation profile compared with controls, and the...

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Equation For Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate May Show Improved Accuracy, Precision Compared With Other Commonly Used Equations, Researchers Say

Medscape (11/9, Zoler, Subscription Publication) reports, “A new equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a measure of kidney function, shows improved accuracy and precision compared with commonly used equations.” According to an article...

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Last Week, New Coronavirus Cases Hit Record Highs For Four Consecutive Days

Reuters (11/9) reports, “The coronavirus pandemic raged across the United States last week, as the country elected a new president, with the daily number of new infections hitting record highs for four straight days.” Over “770,000 new cases were diagnose...

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Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases, COVID-19 May Have Higher End-Organ Failure Risk Than Those Without Such Diseases, Researcher Says

Healio (11/9, Laday) reports, “Patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases who contract COVID-19 may have a higher risk for end-organ failure than those without such diseases, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2020.” The researchers “cond...

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FDA Authorizes Emergency Use For Eli Lilly’s SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Treatment

Reuters (11/9, Beasley) reports the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized on Monday emergency use of Eli Lilly’s SARS-CoV-2 “antibody treatment for non-hospitalized patients older than 65 or who have certain chronic medical conditions.” The FDA...

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Nearly Half Of Those Meeting CDC Guidelines For Increased Risk Of Severe COVID-19 Were Essential Employees Or Lived With Them, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (11/9, Walker) reports, “Almost half of adults who met CDC guidelines for increased risk of severe COVID-19 were essential employees or lived with such workers,” according to researchers at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in R...

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Biden Names 13 Health Experts To His Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board

NPR (11/9, Neuman) reports, “President-elect Joe Biden named 13 health experts to his Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board on Monday, advancing his plans despite uncertainty over how much the Trump administration will cooperate amid its ongoing legal challe...

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Fauci Says Distributing mRNA-Based Coronavirus Vaccines Would Be Difficult Due To Cold Storage Requirements

New Test Detecting T Cell Response May Better Discern Immunity To COVID-19 Than Antibody Tests, Research Suggests

Blood Tests Detecting Abnormal Tau Metabolism Biomarker May Detect Pathology Earlier Than PET In Patients With Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease, Research Suggests

Antibodies To Other Coronaviruses May Explain Why Children Are Less Likely To Become Infected With SARS-CoV-2, Scientists Say

Chinese Report Of SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak That Started With Frozen Food Imported From Abroad Sparks Controversy

Researchers Say 20% Of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Were Diagnosed With A Mental Illness Within 90 Days

Patients With Hematologic Malignancies May Be Less Likely To Have Seroprotection Against Measles And Mumps, Research Suggests

Study Says Restaurants, Gyms, And Coffee Shops Rank High As Locations For Coronavirus Transmission Outside The Home

Researchers Say Masks With Exhalation Valves Do Not Stop The Spread Of SARS-CoV-2

HHS Secretary Announces US Will Begin Distributing Eli Lilly’s SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Treatment To State Health Departments

Multiple States Impose New Restrictions To Curb Spread Of Coronavirus

FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization For New Test For SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies

Philadelphia Health Officials Urge People Who Celebrated Following Election To Get Tested For SARS-CoV-2

Researchers Say ctDNA From CSF Of Pediatric Patients With Medulloblastoma Demonstrates Distinct Methylation Profile

Equation For Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate May Show Improved Accuracy, Precision Compared With Other Commonly Used Equations, Researchers Say

Last Week, New Coronavirus Cases Hit Record Highs For Four Consecutive Days

Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases, COVID-19 May Have Higher End-Organ Failure Risk Than Those Without Such Diseases, Researcher Says

FDA Authorizes Emergency Use For Eli Lilly’s SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Treatment

Nearly Half Of Those Meeting CDC Guidelines For Increased Risk Of Severe COVID-19 Were Essential Employees Or Lived With Them, Researchers Say

Biden Names 13 Health Experts To His Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board