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Merck Announces COVID-19 Drug Did Not Prevent Transmission Among Household Members In Trial

Reuters (2/21, Mishra, Roy) reports that on Tuesday, Merck & Co “said...its COVID-19 pill was not effective at cutting the risk of coronavirus infections in people living with someone infected with the virus.” In the trial, participants treated with molnu...

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Questions Raised Over When To End COVID-19 Healthcare Vaccine Mandate

The AP (2/19, Lieb, Harjai) reported that one “year after it began being enforced nationwide on Feb. 20, 2022, the vaccination requirement affecting an estimated 10 million health care workers is the last remaining major mandate from” President Biden’s “s...

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Systemic Review Examines Optimal STI Screening Frequency Among People With HIV Receiving PrEP

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/17, Cimino) reported, “Although increases in the frequency of sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening may reduce the risk for delayed diagnoses and incident infection among HIV-positive individuals receiving pre-exposu...

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Dexamethasone, Low Cycle Threshold Values Tied To Late SARS-CoV-2 Viral Clearance, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/17, Nye) reported “dexamethasone therapy and low cycle threshold (Ct) values are associated with late SARS-CoV-2 viral clearance, according to” a “multicenter retrospective study...conducted within the Chang Gung Health Syste...

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WHO Says More Than 33M Children In Southern Africa Have Been Vaccinated Against Polio

The AP (2/17, Mutsaka) reported, “More than 33 million children in several southern African countries have been vaccinated against polio, part of ongoing efforts to eradicate the infectious paralytic disease that has been largely contained in much of the...

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WHO Official Urges Governments To Develop Vaccines For All Animal Influenza Strains

Reuters (2/20, Grover) reports, “Governments should invest in vaccines for all strains of influenza virus that exist in the animal kingdom as an insurance policy in case of an outbreak in humans, the incoming chief scientist at the World Health Organizati...

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Researchers Announce Fifth Confirmed Patient To Be Cured Of HIV

ABC News (2/20, Sathyakumar) reports, “Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.” The article adds, “Referred to as ‘the Dusseldorf patient’ to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case...

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Biden Administration Reportedly Working On Plan To Keep COVID-19 Care Free For Uninsured Into 2024

Politico (2/16, Cancryn, Lim) reports, “The Biden administration is zeroing in on a plan to keep Covid vaccines, treatments and tests free for the uninsured into 2024, even as it plots a quicker wind-down of its broader pandemic response, four people with...

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NIH Starts Clinical Trial Of Shionogi’s COVID-19 Antiviral In Hospitalized Patients

Reuters (2/16, Sunny) reports, “The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Wednesday that it had started a clinical trial to evaluate Japan’s Shionogi & Co Ltd’s experimental oral antiviral drug to treat COVID-19.” This “drug, S-217622 or ensitr...

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Past SARS-CoV-2 Infection Appears To Protect Against Reinfection For At Least 10 Months, Systematic Review Indicates

CNN (2/16, Christensen) reports that “for at least 10 months after a Covid-19 infection, your immune system can provide good protection against symptomatic illness the next time around,” according to a 65-study systematic review and meta-analysis. The fin...

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Moderna’s Flu Vaccine Produces Mixed Results In Final-Stage Trial

Bloomberg (2/16, Langreth, Peebles) reports Moderna’s “influenza vaccine yielded mixed results in a final-stage trial, raising questions about the drugmaker’s plan to seek US approval for a flu shot based on its messenger RNA technology as soon as this ye...

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Africa CDC Expects Arrival Of Mpox Vaccines Within Two Weeks

The AP (2/16, Anna) reports the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention “says it hopes Mpox vaccines will finally arrive on the continent ‘in another two weeks, tops’ after months of seeking doses.” These “doses will go first to countries with a...

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China Says More Than 200M People Have Been Diagnosed, Treated For COVID-19 Since Lifting Restrictions

The AP (2/16, Copp) reports, “China says more than 200 million of its citizens have been diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 since it lifted strict containment measures beginning in November.” The AP adds, “With 800,000 of the most critically ill patients...

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EU Countries To Phase Out COVID-19 Restrictions On Travelers From China

Reuters (2/16, Blenkinsop) reports, “EU countries have agreed to phase out COVID-19 restrictions on travelers from China that were put in place to guard against possible new coronavirus variants after China’s reopening prompted a surge in infections there...

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Many People Hospitalized For COVID-19 Report Lingering Symptoms Months After Discharge, Study Finds

HealthDay (2/15, Murez) reports that “most people hospitalized for COVID-19 are taking months to bounce back,” according to a study that found “more than 70% of patients reported experiencing lingering symptoms, including coughing, rapid or irregular hear...

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Study Outlines Clinical Characteristics Of Invasive Escherichia Coli Disease By Acquisition Setting, Patient Age, And Infection Outcome

Healio (2/15, Stulpin) reports a study “outlined the clinical characteristics of invasive Escherichia coli disease by stratifying cases by acquisition setting, patient age and infection outcome.” The findings of the “retrospective, multicenter, noninterve...

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DOJ Says US Government Should Face Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Vaccine Patents

Reuters (2/15, Brittain) reports, “The U.S. government should face a patent lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccines, not vaccine maker Moderna Inc, the Department of Justice told a Delaware federal court on Tuesday.” The DOJ’s “court filing said the United States...

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WHO Says Mpox Remains Public Health Emergency Of International Concern

Reuters (2/15, Babu) reports that on Wednesday, the World Health Organization “said mpox remained a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, citing continued transmission in some countries.” Although “the mpox...

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Bolivian Hospitals Under Strain Amid Dengue Outbreak

The AP (2/15) reports, “Hospitals in Bolivia’s eastern Santa Cruz region struggled Wednesday to keep up with an outbreak of dengue that has killed at least 26 people.” This “marks the largest outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease since the COVID-19 pande...

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Warming Temperatures May Be Contributing To Further Spread Of Malaria In Africa, Study Suggests

The New York Times (2/14, Mandavilli) reports, “Warming temperatures are chasing animals and plants to new habitats, sometimes with devastating consequences to ecosystems.” However, “there is little evidence regarding how far and how fast the invaders mig...

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Merck Announces COVID-19 Drug Did Not Prevent Transmission Among Household Members In Trial

Questions Raised Over When To End COVID-19 Healthcare Vaccine Mandate

Systemic Review Examines Optimal STI Screening Frequency Among People With HIV Receiving PrEP

Dexamethasone, Low Cycle Threshold Values Tied To Late SARS-CoV-2 Viral Clearance, Study Finds

WHO Says More Than 33M Children In Southern Africa Have Been Vaccinated Against Polio

WHO Official Urges Governments To Develop Vaccines For All Animal Influenza Strains

Researchers Announce Fifth Confirmed Patient To Be Cured Of HIV

Biden Administration Reportedly Working On Plan To Keep COVID-19 Care Free For Uninsured Into 2024

NIH Starts Clinical Trial Of Shionogi’s COVID-19 Antiviral In Hospitalized Patients

Past SARS-CoV-2 Infection Appears To Protect Against Reinfection For At Least 10 Months, Systematic Review Indicates

Moderna’s Flu Vaccine Produces Mixed Results In Final-Stage Trial

Africa CDC Expects Arrival Of Mpox Vaccines Within Two Weeks

China Says More Than 200M People Have Been Diagnosed, Treated For COVID-19 Since Lifting Restrictions

EU Countries To Phase Out COVID-19 Restrictions On Travelers From China

Many People Hospitalized For COVID-19 Report Lingering Symptoms Months After Discharge, Study Finds

Study Outlines Clinical Characteristics Of Invasive Escherichia Coli Disease By Acquisition Setting, Patient Age, And Infection Outcome

DOJ Says US Government Should Face Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Vaccine Patents

WHO Says Mpox Remains Public Health Emergency Of International Concern

Bolivian Hospitals Under Strain Amid Dengue Outbreak

Warming Temperatures May Be Contributing To Further Spread Of Malaria In Africa, Study Suggests