Severe COVID-19 rates low with monoclonal antibody therapy during delta surge
Jul 06, 2022
The rates of severe disease were low for high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 treated with antispike monoclonal antibodies.
Vaccination protects overweight, obese against severe COVID-19
Jul 01, 2022
Protection against severe COVID-19 was similar for those who were overweight or obese versus those at a healthy weight; lower protection was seen for those who were underweight.
Veterans report low rates of adverse events with mRNA vaccines
Jun 16, 2022
Rates were slightly higher at 42 days for those receiving the Pfizer versus Moderna vaccine.
Vaccination offers partial protection for postacute phase of COVID-19
May 31, 2022
Individuals with breakthrough infection have an increased risk for death and postacute sequelae compared with contemporary controls.
Adding pulse oximetry shows no benefit in COVID-19
Apr 13, 2022
No improvement was observed in patients using pulse oximetry added to standard monitoring.
Philadelphia becomes first U.S. city to bring back indoor mask mandate
Apr 12, 2022
Philadelphia has an automatic indoor mask mandate that kicks in whenever cases in the city rise to a “Level 2.”
Rising COVID-19 cases in U.S. not yet cause for alarm: Fauci
Apr 11, 2022
There are an average of 31,000 new cases a day nationwide, a 3% increase from two weeks ago.
Risk for myocarditis low after third dose of BNT162b2 vaccine
Mar 24, 2022
The incidence of myocarditis among young men estimated to be 6.43 and 11.25 per 100,000 vaccines in the week to two weeks after third dose..
COVID-19 vaccination coverage higher in urban versus rural counties
Mar 08, 2022
Completion of the primary series was higher in urban than rural counties. Receipt of the booster was low in both urban and rural counties.
CDC turns to wastewater data to track spread of COVID-19
Feb 04, 2022
Estimates suggest that between 40 and 80% of people infected with COVID-19 shed viral RNA in their feces.