Asthma Drug Fluticasone Fails as Potential COVID-19 Treatment
Finding from a nationwide study of 5,000 participants that continues to evaluate existing drugs to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19
Florida Company Recalls All Ice Cream Products Over Possible Listeria Contamination
One person has died in the outbreak involving 10 states, while 22 have been hospitalized
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Infection Prevention Professionals Explored
65 percent of respondents reported burnout; more negative mental health impacts seen for frontline and practicing IPs
CDC Report Addresses Impact of COVID-19 on Antimicrobial Resistance
Increases in resistant infections from 2019 to 2020 seen for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter, antifungal-resistant Candida auris
COVID-19 Incidence Not Increased With Corticosteroid Injections
Incidence of COVID-19 lower for adults receiving image-guided corticosteroid injections for pain management
Spike RBD IgG Antibodies Persist After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Antibody levels higher for children versus adults across all follow-up time points up to 10 months after infection
Breakthrough Infections in Lupus Patients Down With COVID Booster
Sixty-four percent of those with breakthrough COVID-19 had received booster compared with 82 percent of those without breakthrough infection
NIH Trial Underway for Universal Flu Vaccine
Phase 1 trial testing both intranasal and intramuscular administration
Biden Administration May Back Second Booster Shots for All Adults
Expanding eligibility requirements for a fourth dose of the vaccine would require regulatory approval
Treatment for Hep C Up Among People Who Inject Drugs
Among PWID with chronic HCV infection, proportion with detectable HCV RNA decreased from 100 percent in 2006 to 48 percent in 2019
