Infectious Disease
Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Seen in Florida
Hospitalizations are 13 percent higher than the previous peak on July 23, 2020
Papers on COVID-19 in Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis Carry Risk for Bias
Risk for bias high in papers relating to patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis receiving biologic therapies
Postop Pneumonia Risk Up With Pediatric Neurologic Comorbidity
Almost twofold higher risk seen with presence of preoperative neurologic comorbidity; length of stay also up with neurologic comorbidity
WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
Agency calls for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September
REGEN-COV Authorized for Postexposure Prophylaxis in High-Risk Individuals
Emergency use authorization indicated for those who have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and have an immunocompromising condition
Full Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Could Come in September
FDA said in a statement that its leaders recognized that full approval might counter vaccine hesitancy
Wuhan Tests All Residents as Delta Variant Rages Where Pandemic Began
China is using mass testing and lockdowns to battle its largest COVID-19 outbreak in months
Biden Offers COVID-19 Vaccines to Migrants in Custody Along Mexican Border
Department of Homeland Security will provide the single-dose J&J vaccine to migrants soon after they cross into the United States
Delta Variant Accounts for Most Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Cases
Delta variant identified in 89 percent of patients with breakthrough infection; four of five hospitalized patients were vaccinated
Women’s Preventive Health Service Use Down in 2020
Findings show persistent decline by 20 to 30 percent for birth control, cancer screening, sexually transmitted infection screening
