Infectious Disease
All Amazon Workers Must Wear Masks
Amazon also announced that the date for its corporate workers to return to the office has been delayed from Labor Day to January 2022
Antibody Levels High With COVID-19 Vaccination for Previously Infected
Antibody levels higher in previously infected versus infection-naive after one dose of BNT162b2 vaccine
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Many Parents Do Not Plan to Vaccinate Youngest Child for COVID-19
49.4 percent of parents surveyed in one study and 61.9 percent in second study intend to vaccinate youngest
White House Outlines Effort to Vaccinate Young as Schools Start to Reopen
Push will include enlisting pediatricians to make COVID-19 vaccination part of back-to-school sports physicals
White House Considering Stronger Measures to Boost COVID-19 Vaccinations
Administration looking at using federal regulatory powers and the threat of withholding federal funds from institutions to increase vaccination rates
All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID-19 Shots
Order issued as the most populous state in the country struggles to slow infections caused by the highly contagious delta variant
Novavax Seeks Approval for Vaccine in Needy Countries First
Novavax vaccine is easier to store and transport than some other vaccines
Antibody Combo Prevents Infection From SARS-CoV-2 Exposure
Single dose of REGEN-COV reduces symptomatic, asymptomatic infection risk in household contacts of infected persons for 28-day period
Small Proportion of Children With SARS-CoV-2 Have Prolonged Illness
4.4 percent of children had illness duration of at least 28 days; fatigue, headache, anosmia most common symptoms during first four weeks