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As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified

ED Visits Decreased in Five States From January Through April 2020

Increase in admission rates from the ED seen during same period, with largest relative increase in NY
For patients with severe COVID-19

Early Use of IL-6 Inhibitors May Improve COVID-19 Outcomes

Mortality, risk for intubation lower with IL6ri use in severe COVID-19 stage IIB versus stage III
The U.S. government will pay Johnson & Johnson $1 billion for 100 million doses of its vaccine if it is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Johnson & Johnson Makes $1 Billion Vaccine Deal

Company has said it will offer doses at a not-for-profit cost to provide global access to the vaccine
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across America

Scientists Call for Broader Use of Faster COVID-19 Tests

Currently, most tests rely on complex laboratory procedures, such as polymerase chain reaction
There are greater shortages of intensive care unit beds for critically ill patients in low-income neighborhoods compared with high-income neighborhoods

ICU Beds Lacking in Low-Income Neighborhoods Across the U.S.

Authors say policies facilitating hospital coordination urgently needed to mitigate the effects of COVID-19
Population-wide testing and effective contact tracing are necessary to prevent an epidemic rebound following school reopening in the United Kingdom; and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission rates were low in an educational setting in Australia

Study Looks at Optimal Strategy for Reopening Schools in U.K.

Second study from Australia shows low SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates in educational setting
For patients with multiple myeloma and COVID-19

COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate 29 Percent in Multiple Myeloma Patients

Increased odds of adverse outcomes seen for Hispanic/Latinos, African-American Blacks versus white patients
Maryland-based Novavax said Tuesday that preliminary trials of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine were promising.

Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Encouraging Results

One study revealed that 56 people made high levels of antibodies with no adverse side effects
As the daily U.S. COVID-19 death toll averaged more than 1

Seven States Join Pact to Speed COVID-19 Testing

Bipartisan plan illustrates just how bad testing delays are across the country
More than 40 percent of nurses on the front lines during the pandemic may be experiencing burnout

Burnout High Among Nonphysician Frontline Health Care Workers

Findings based on survey of COVID-19 frontline workers surveyed at a tertiary care center in Japan