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Experts Raise Concern Over Low Uptake Of Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters Among Older Adults

The New York Times (12/21, Baumgaertner) reports that across the US, “where about 94 percent of people 65 and older had their initial Covid vaccines, only 36 percent have received the updated shot, known as the bivalent booster, according to” CDC data. An...

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FDA Approves Roche’s Monoclonal Antibody Drug For COVID-19 Treatment In Hospitalized Adult Patients

Reuters (12/21, Mahobe) reports, “Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its monoclonal antibody for treating COVID-19 in hospitalized adult patients.” The “intravenous anti-inflammatory drug,” tocilizu...

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New Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Could Change How Disease Is Treated, Physicians Say

Bloomberg (12/19, Langreth) reports that even physicians who were initially skeptical about Alzheimer’s Disease blood tests “are gaining confidence that products from Quest Diagnostics Inc., Quanterix Corp. and C2N Diagnostics can help distinguish which p...

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US Concerned China’s COVID-19 Outbreak Could Spur New Variants

Bloomberg (12/19, Marlow) reports, “The US is concerned China’s runaway Covid-19 outbreak might spawn new mutations of the virus, as the world’s most populous country continues to grapple with the impact of loosening ‘Covid Zero’ protocols that had kept t...

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Catheter Ablation Remains Successful Therapeutic Option For People With HIV With Atrial Fibrillation, Data Show

Healio (12/19, Schaffer) reports, “In people with HIV with atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation remains a successful therapeutic option with outcomes similar to those without HIV, data from a retrospective study show.” For the study published in the Jou...

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Investigational RSV Vaccine In Pregnant Women Appears To Protect Infants Against Severe Disease, Study Suggests

Medscape (12/19, Eppinger, Subscription Publication) reports, “An investigational vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in pregnant women has been shown to help protect infants against severe disease, according to the vaccine’s manufacturer,”...

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Less Than Two-Thirds Of Insured Patients With Viremic HCV Infection Received Treatment With DAAs From 2014-2021, Study Shows

Healio (12/19, Burba) reports, “Less than two-thirds of insured patients with viremic hepatitis C virus infection received treatment with direct-acting antivirals from 2014 to 2021, with a sharp decline in diagnoses and treatment reported during the COVID...

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Appellate Court Upholds Ruling Invalidating COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Employees Of Federal Contractors

Reuters (12/19, Shepardson) reports the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that bars the federal government from requiring employees of federal contractors to vaccinate themselves against COVID-19. The three-person panel of judges from the co...

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Pharmacies To Limit Purchases Of Children’s Pain Medicines

Bloomberg (12/19, Swetlitz) reports, “CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., two of the largest US pharmacy chains, are limiting purchases of children’s pain-relief medicines amid constrained supplies and high demand.” The article adds, “CVS...

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Former FDA Commissioner Says Antibiotic Drug Shortage Not Caused By Supply Chain Disruptions

The Hill (12/19, Dress) reports former FDA Commissioner Dr. “Scott Gottlieb said a shortage of antibiotic drugs in the U.S. is the result of pharmaceutical companies not expecting a surge in demand rather than any disruptions in the supply chain.” Gottlie...

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Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots Reduce Hospitalization Risk By 50%, Research Finds

The New York Times (12/16, Mueller) reported “updated booster shots have bolstered Americans’ defenses against serious” COVID-19, “reducing the risk of hospitalization by roughly 50 percent compared with certain groups inoculated with the original vaccine...

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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Not Linked To COVID-19 Vaccination, Study Suggests

MedPage Today (12/16, Hein) reported “sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) was not associated with receipt of COVID-19 vaccination, a register-based country-wide retrospective cohort study in Finland showed.” Among 5.5 million residents in Finland, “...

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RSV Cases Fall As Flu, COVID-19 Infections Continue To Rise

ABC News (12/16, Kekatos) reported that “despite fears of a potential ‘tripledemic,’ at least one of three viruses circulating in the United States seems to be trending downward.” Cases of RSV “appear to have peaked in mid-November and are now declining,...

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Flu Hospitalizations Drop Week-Over-Week For First Time This Season

CNN (12/16, McPhillips) reported, “For the first time this season, flu hospitalizations have dropped week-over-week,” according to CDC data. However, “flu activity remains high nationwide, and this is not a sign that flu has peaked.” Just “like last week,...

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CDC Investigating Apparent Increase In Invasive Group A Strep Infections Among Children

CNN (12/16, Hassan) reported that the CDC “says it’s investigating an apparent increase in invasive group A strep infections, but the rise may indicate a return to typical pre-pandemic levels.” Similar to “flu and RSV, invasive group A strep infections, k...

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FDA To Hold Expert Meeting To Discuss Updating COVID-19 Vaccines To Combat Circulating Variants

Reuters (12/16, Satija, Mishra) reported the FDA “said on Friday it planned to hold a meeting of outside experts next month to discuss whether initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines need to be updated to combat circulating variants.” While updated booster sho...

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Cholera Vaccine Stockpile “Currently Empty Or Extremely Low,” WHO Official Says

Reuters (12/16, Farge) reported that on Friday, WHO Cholera and Epidemic Diarrhoeal Diseases Team Lead Dr. Philippe Barboza announced “the global stockpile of cholera vaccines the World Health Organization helps manage is ‘currently empty or extremely low...

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Lawmakers, Infectious Disease Specialists Aim To Pass Legislation To Spur Antibiotic Development

Kaiser Health News (12/16, Szabo, Allen) reported “a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and infectious disease specialists is scrambling to pass a bill aimed at spurring the development of antibiotics to combat the deadly spread of drug-resistant pathogens...

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White House Announces Plans For Controlling COVID-19 Cases This Winter

USA Today (12/15, Weintraub) reports, “As COVID-19 cases rise again with the arrival of winter and holiday gatherings, the White House on Thursday announced its plans for controlling cases this winter.” These plans include “collaborating with communities...

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Coronavirus Can Persist In Patients Well After Death, Studies Suggest

The New York Times (12/15, Mandavilli) reports “the coronavirus can persist in the bodies of infected patients well after death, even spreading to others, according to two...studies,” the results of which have “not yet been vetted for publication in a sci...

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Experts Raise Concern Over Low Uptake Of Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters Among Older Adults

FDA Approves Roche’s Monoclonal Antibody Drug For COVID-19 Treatment In Hospitalized Adult Patients

New Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Could Change How Disease Is Treated, Physicians Say

US Concerned China’s COVID-19 Outbreak Could Spur New Variants

Catheter Ablation Remains Successful Therapeutic Option For People With HIV With Atrial Fibrillation, Data Show

Investigational RSV Vaccine In Pregnant Women Appears To Protect Infants Against Severe Disease, Study Suggests

Less Than Two-Thirds Of Insured Patients With Viremic HCV Infection Received Treatment With DAAs From 2014-2021, Study Shows

Appellate Court Upholds Ruling Invalidating COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Employees Of Federal Contractors

Pharmacies To Limit Purchases Of Children’s Pain Medicines

Former FDA Commissioner Says Antibiotic Drug Shortage Not Caused By Supply Chain Disruptions

Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots Reduce Hospitalization Risk By 50%, Research Finds

Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Not Linked To COVID-19 Vaccination, Study Suggests

RSV Cases Fall As Flu, COVID-19 Infections Continue To Rise

Flu Hospitalizations Drop Week-Over-Week For First Time This Season

CDC Investigating Apparent Increase In Invasive Group A Strep Infections Among Children

FDA To Hold Expert Meeting To Discuss Updating COVID-19 Vaccines To Combat Circulating Variants

Cholera Vaccine Stockpile “Currently Empty Or Extremely Low,” WHO Official Says

Lawmakers, Infectious Disease Specialists Aim To Pass Legislation To Spur Antibiotic Development

White House Announces Plans For Controlling COVID-19 Cases This Winter

Coronavirus Can Persist In Patients Well After Death, Studies Suggest