Company Gets $1.6 Billion From U.S. Government for COVID-19 Vaccine
Novavax has never brought a product to market before
COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Begins Late-Stage Human Trials
Trial will assess whether it can prevent infection among uninfected people in close contact with an infected person
Outcomes Similar for COVID-19 in Patients With, Without HIV
Rate of patients who required mechanical ventilation, died similar for those with HIV, matched comparators
Health Expenditures Considerable for Asthma, COPD in U.S. Workers
Annualized total medical expenditures are $7 billion and $5 billion, respectively
Incidence of Abusive Head Trauma in Infants May Be Up During Lockdown
Abusive head trauma cases increased 1,493 percent compared with previous three years
Homeless More Likely to Need Ventilators for Respiratory Illness
Authors say these findings for influenza may have implications for infection control during the pandemic
Evidence Poor for Accuracy of Serological Tests for COVID-19
Evidence for diagnostic accuracy of serological tests characterized by high risks of bias, heterogeneity
Neurological Symptoms Described in Children With COVID-19
Neurological symptoms involve central, peripheral nervous system; splenial changes ID'd on imaging
EMS Calls Down Early in COVID-19 Outbreak
But the rate of EMS-attended deaths increased from 1.49 to 2.77 percent of calls
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
