Infectious Disease
Diet May Impact COVID-19 Severity
Lower odds of moderate and severe disease seen among health care workers eating plant-based or fish diets
Drop in Kawasaki Disease Seen During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Incidence decreased sharply after implementation of nonpharmaceutical interventions, such as mask wearing; seasonal pattern absent
Factors ID’d for COVID-19 Infection Risk in Dialysis Patients
Age, diabetes, local community COVID-19 rates, dialysis unit size linked to positive test for infection or admission with suspected COVID-19
Gap Between Mortality in Rural and Urban Areas Has Increased
Difference increased in age-adjusted mortality rates between large metropolitan areas, rural areas from 1999 to 2019
COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Rules Reconsidered by World Trade Organization
Idea backed by more than 60 countries, including the United States
India to Provide Free COVID-19 Shots for All Adults
So far, just over 222 million vaccines have been given in India; less than 5 percent of its population has been fully vaccinated
Recent Increase Seen in COVID-19-Linked Hospitalization for Teens
Of those likely hospitalized primarily for COVID-19 during Jan.1 to March 31, 2021, 31.4 percent were admitted to ICU
Case Series Reports Myocarditis After Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
Seven cases of acute myocarditis, myopericarditis identified in healthy male teens within four days after second Pfizer-BioNTech dose
Declining COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Threaten Biden’s July 4 Goal
United States is averaging fewer than 1 million shots per day, a decline of more than two-thirds from a peak of 3.4 million in April
COVID-19 Symptom Exacerbation Leading Cause of Reencounters
Neurologic illness prior to COVID-19 a predictor for acute-care hospital reencounters within 30 days and four months