Canada May Open Borders to Fully Vaccinated Americans by Mid-August
However, mask mandate returns to Los Angeles as COVID-19 cases rise
CDC Advisers to Discuss Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
Booster shots have become a hot topic since Pfizer-BioNTech said last week it would seek EUA for a third shot of its two-dose vaccine
U.S. Surgeon General Issues Call to Counter ‘Urgent Threat’ of Vaccine Misinformation
Warning comes as the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations has slowed throughout the United States
Globally, 8 Percent of Men Who Have Sex With Men Have Syphilis
Researchers say this is 15 times higher than estimates for men in the general population
Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Down in VA System
Annual percent decrease for all outpatient antibiotic use averaged 3.9 percent; largest decrease seen in ciprofloxacin use at 12.6 percent
Staff Size, COVID-19 Outcomes Linked at Skilled Nursing Facilities
Conventional measures of staff quality, including direct care staff-to-resident ratio did not predict COVID-19 cases, deaths
Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Combo Treats Mild, Moderate COVID-19
For those at high risk, COVID-19-related hospitalization or death from any cause reduced with bamlanivimab/etesevimab versus placebo
Almost Half of Patients Admitted With COVID-19 Have Complications
Likelihood of having complications higher for men than women and for those aged older than 60 years
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
AHA Addresses Diagnosis, Management of Pediatric Myocarditis
Acute myocarditis commonly has an infectious cause, most often viral; myocarditis in children presents as several distinct clinical profiles
