Racial Disparities Seen in Excess Mortality Early in Pandemic
Adjusted excess all-cause mortality was 6.8 per 10,000 for Blacks and 1.5 per 10,000 for Whites, with considerable variation across states
Many Cancer Survivors Have Conditions Linked to Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness
56.4 percent of cancer survivors report having one or more conditions, with increased prevalence in Black survivors
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Moderately High for Residents at SNFs
Median of 77.8 percent of residents and 37.5 percent of staff members per facility received one or more doses of COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca Vaccine Guards Against Severe COVID-19 Illness
Researchers also found that a single dose of the vaccine was 76 percent effective at preventing COVID-19
Dexmedetomidine No Better Than Propofol for Adults With Sepsis
For light sedation of mechanically ventilated patients with sepsis, number of days alive without delirium or coma similar between groups
Mutation That Helps Coronavirus Evade Vaccines Showing Up in British Variant
Worrisome mutation known as E484K appears to have arisen in 11 of more than 200,000 B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant samples in the United Kingdom
CDC Makes Masks Mandatory on Planes and Public Transportation
While it reserves the right to use criminal penalties to enforce the order, the CDC said it 'does not intend' to primarily rely on them
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
COVID-19 Admissions, Fatalities Up for Pregnant Women
COVID-19 hospitalization rates 3.5-fold higher, case fatality rates 13.6-fold higher in pregnant patients versus similarly aged adults
Schizophrenia Linked to Mortality in Adults With COVID-19
In terms of strength of association with mortality, diagnosis of schizophrenia ranked only behind age
