Risk for Carditis Tied to Second Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
No such increased risk seen with Sinovac inactivated virus vaccine
More Than 1 Million U.S. Children Diagnosed With COVID-19 in Single Week
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 10.6 million children have tested positive for COVID-19
Biden Administration Withdraws Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
Supreme Court said mandate went too far in imposing such a sweeping requirement on employers
Risk for Early-Onset Sepsis Low for Infants With Low-Risk Delivery
Risk for early-onset sepsis low among infants of all gestational ages born with low-risk delivery characteristics
Casirivimab + Imdevimab Prevents Progression to Symptomatic COVID-19
For asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-positive individuals living with infected household contact, combo cuts incidence of symptomatic COVID-19
Septic Shock Linked to Mortality in Hematologic Malignancies
Mortality rate increases with increasing sequential organ failure assessment score on admission, respiratory failure, maximum lactate level
Children’s Hospital Admissions Reduced After March 2020
Fewer hospital admissions reported for respiratory, severe invasive, and vaccine-preventable infections
~7 Percent of Lung Transplants Due to COVID-19 Respiratory Failure
Three-month survival 95.6 percent among patients who underwent lung transplant during August 2020 to September 2021
Booster Shots More Effective During Omicron Emergence Period
And vaccine effectiveness lower during omicron with receipt of two doses, but higher after booster dose
No Evidence of Malignant, Sustained Arrhythmias Seen After COVID-19
Palpitations common, but corresponded with sinus rhythm or sinus tachycardia
