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RSV, Flu, COVID-19 Numbers Continue To Decline Across US

The Washington Post (1/22, A1, Nirappil) reports that across the US, “the RSV wave has receded,” influenza “cases have rapidly dwindled,” and COVID-19 “hospitalizations rose briefly after Christmas, only to fall again.” The “early waves of respiratory syn...

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Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5 Estimated To Make Up Nearly Half Of US Coronavirus Cases, CDC Data Suggest

Reuters (1/20, Mandowara) reported the Omicron subvariant “XBB.1.5 is estimated to make up nearly half of U.S. COVID-19 cases, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed on Friday, putting it on track to become the dominant subv...

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Malawi Experiencing Worst Cholera Outbreak In Two Decades

The New York Times (1/22, Matonga, Eligon, Silva) reports that “over the past 11 months,” Malawi “has recorded more than 28,000 cholera infections and at least 900 deaths.” The Times adds, “Health experts say cholera typically kills only about 1 percent o...

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Nigeria Confirms Outbreak Of Diphtheria

The AP (1/20, Garba, Asadu) reported, “Nigerian health authorities confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria Friday and reported that 25 people, most of them children, have died so far in one of the worst-hit states in the country’s north.” The Nigeria Centre f...

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NIH Advisers Release Draft Report Urging Greater Oversight Of Pathogen Research

The Washington Post (1/20, Achenbach) reported that on Friday, “scientists advising the National Institutes of Health...released a draft report urging intensified government oversight of experiments on dangerous pathogens, including broadening the definit...

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New York Expanding Wastewater Monitoring For Multiple Viral Threats

The Wall Street Journal (1/22, Abbott, Subscription Publication) reports that after establishing a wastewater-surveillance network during the pandemic and then using the network to also track the spread of polio, New York is now expanding its wastewater m...

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Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 Who Have Secondary Viral Infection More Likely To Have Severe Respiratory Illness, Study Finds

Healio (1/18, Weldon) reports, “Children hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a secondary viral infection like respiratory syncytial virus or rhinovirus were around twice as likely to have severe respiratory illness, a study found.” Specifically, one resear...

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Omicron Subvariants BQ.1.1 And XBB.1 More Effective At Evading Neutralizing Antibodies Than BA.5, Study Says

MedPage Today (1/18, Hein) reports, “Omicron subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB.1 were more effective at escaping neutralizing antibodies compared with the BA.5 variant following both monovalent and bivalent mRNA boosters, new data suggested.” In 15 people who pa...

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J&J To Discontinue Trial Of Its Experimental HIV Vaccine

Bloomberg (1/18, Cattan) reports, “Johnson & Johnson halted a big trial of its experimental HIV vaccine in the Americas and Europe, a disappointment for hopes of battling the global infectious disease after a similar form of the shot failed earlier in a s...

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US Oversight Of High-Risk Research On Viruses, Bacteria Falls Short, Watchdog Says

Bloomberg Law (1/18, Baumann, Subscription Publication) reports, “US oversight of high-risk research on viruses and bacteria with pandemic inducing potential – such as the virus that causes Covid-19 – falls short of an effective program,” the Government A...

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Survey Study Examines Role Social Norms, Peer Pressure May Play In COVID-19 Vaccine Receipt

PatientEngagementHIT (1/18, Heath) says that “all of the reports counting the number of individuals getting the COVID-19 vaccines and boosters may make a difference, with” study data “showing that people are more likely to get the shots when they know how...

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Moderna Says Its mRNA Vaccine For RSV Nearly 84% Effective At Preventing Symptoms In Older Adults In Late-Stage Trial

Reuters (1/17, Wingrove, Leo, Sunny) reports that on Tuesday, Moderna “said...that its experimental messenger RNA vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was 83.7% effective in a late-stage trial at preventing at least two symptoms, such as cough an...

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Zika Virus Vaccine Candidate TAK-426 Safe, Immunogenic, Well-Tolerated Among Both Flavivirus-Naive And Flavivirus-Primed Populations, Trial Shows

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/17, Barowski) reports, “Zika virus vaccine candidate TAK-426 is safe, immunogenic, and well-tolerated among both flavivirus-naive and flavivirus-primed populations,” according to a “randomized, observer-blinded, placebo-contr...

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High BMI, Recent Exposure To Certain Antibiotic Drug Classes Significant Risk Factors For Asymptomatic C. Difficile Colonization In Children With Cystic Fibrosis, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/17, Alvarez) reports, “High BMI and recent exposure to certain antibiotic drug classes are significant risk factors for asymptomatic Clostridioides difficile colonization in children with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to” a...

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Preliminary Data Suggest There Were Significantly Fewer COVID-19 Deaths In US In 2022

CNN (1/17, McPhillips) reports “COVID-19 has killed more than 1 million people in the United States since the start of the pandemic,” but an “early look at data from 2022 suggests that there were significantly fewer COVID-19 deaths in the third year of th...

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Progress In Detecting, Treating HIV In Children Slowing

The New York Times (1/17, Nolen, Fezehai) reports, “It has been two decades since efforts to prevent the transmission of H.I.V...from mother to child during pregnancy and birth began in earnest in sub-Saharan Africa,” but “some 130,000 babies are still be...

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CDC, FDA Investigate Potential Stroke Risk Tied To Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Booster

The New York Times (1/13, Mandavilli) reported “fears that the” bivalent “COVID booster shots made by Pfizer-BioNTech may increase the risk of strokes in people aged 65 and older were not borne out by an intensive scientific investigation, federal officia...

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COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Maternal Mortality, Adverse Newborn Outcomes, Research Finds

The Hill (1/16, Sforza) reports, “A new scientific review...found that a COVID-19 infection at any time during a pregnancy increases the risk of maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidities and adverse newborn outcomes.” Investigators “synthesized data...

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Researchers Find High Rates Of TB Among High-Risk Patients, Many Of Whom Had No Preceding Symptoms

Healio (1/13, Stulpin) reported, “Researchers found high rates of tuberculosis among high-risk patients who sought care at primary health care clinics” in South Africa, “many of whom had no preceding symptoms suggesting a high rate of subclinical TB.” One...

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Holiday Gatherings Did Not Spark Surge In Respiratory Diseases, CDC Data Show

The AP (1/13, Stobbe) reported new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest “holiday gatherings didn’t spark surges in respiratory diseases.” On Friday the CDC “reported that visits to doctors’ offices for the flu-like illnesses fe...

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RSV, Flu, COVID-19 Numbers Continue To Decline Across US

Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5 Estimated To Make Up Nearly Half Of US Coronavirus Cases, CDC Data Suggest

Malawi Experiencing Worst Cholera Outbreak In Two Decades

Nigeria Confirms Outbreak Of Diphtheria

NIH Advisers Release Draft Report Urging Greater Oversight Of Pathogen Research

New York Expanding Wastewater Monitoring For Multiple Viral Threats

Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 Who Have Secondary Viral Infection More Likely To Have Severe Respiratory Illness, Study Finds

Omicron Subvariants BQ.1.1 And XBB.1 More Effective At Evading Neutralizing Antibodies Than BA.5, Study Says

J&J To Discontinue Trial Of Its Experimental HIV Vaccine

US Oversight Of High-Risk Research On Viruses, Bacteria Falls Short, Watchdog Says

Survey Study Examines Role Social Norms, Peer Pressure May Play In COVID-19 Vaccine Receipt

Moderna Says Its mRNA Vaccine For RSV Nearly 84% Effective At Preventing Symptoms In Older Adults In Late-Stage Trial

Zika Virus Vaccine Candidate TAK-426 Safe, Immunogenic, Well-Tolerated Among Both Flavivirus-Naive And Flavivirus-Primed Populations, Trial Shows

High BMI, Recent Exposure To Certain Antibiotic Drug Classes Significant Risk Factors For Asymptomatic C. Difficile Colonization In Children With Cystic Fibrosis, Study Finds

Preliminary Data Suggest There Were Significantly Fewer COVID-19 Deaths In US In 2022

Progress In Detecting, Treating HIV In Children Slowing

CDC, FDA Investigate Potential Stroke Risk Tied To Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Booster

COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Maternal Mortality, Adverse Newborn Outcomes, Research Finds

Researchers Find High Rates Of TB Among High-Risk Patients, Many Of Whom Had No Preceding Symptoms

Holiday Gatherings Did Not Spark Surge In Respiratory Diseases, CDC Data Show