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Flu shots may be more important than ever this year

As Flu Season Approaches, Clinicians Brace for Potential ‘Twindemic’

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Reluctance, fear to leave home may impact the amount of people willing to receive the flu vaccine this year, expert tells HD Live!
Cancer patients treated one to three months prior to COVID-19 diagnosis and those treated with chemoimmunotherapy have the highest 30-day mortality

Study Examines Effect of Cancer Treatment on COVID-19 Mortality

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Highest 30-day mortality seen with cancer treatment one to three months before COVID-19 diagnosis
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis  receiving disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy

Glucocorticoids Linked to Hospitalized Infection Risk in RA

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Risk for hospitalized infections up for patients with RA receiving DMARDs with continued glucocorticoid use
Even among HIV-focused practitioners

PrEP Prescribing Low in the U.S., Even Among HIV Care Providers

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About half of survey participants recruited from HIV CME courses reported ever prescribing PrEP
Acute kidney injury occurs in 7 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and is associated with increased in-hospital mortality

AKI Occurs in 7 Percent of Those Hospitalized With COVID-19

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Acute kidney injury linked to in-hospital mortality, even after adjustment for confounding variables
Black and Hispanic individuals are experiencing an excess burden of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

Rates of COVID-19 Infection Higher in Blacks, Hispanics

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Disparity not explained by underlying medical conditions or where they live or receive care
AstraZeneca is the latest drug company to release details about human tests of its COVID-19 vaccine in response to public demand for such information. Americans have increasing doubts about a COVID-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Plans

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Serious neurological illnesses have led the company to halt its trials twice
New U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website guidelines suggesting that the new coronavirus can be transmitted by tiny droplets over a distance greater than six feet and that indoor ventilation is crucial to prevent its spread were removed from the agency's website late Monday morning.

CDC Removes New COVID-19 Guidelines Just Days After Posting Them

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Updated guidelines were posted Friday but removed Monday because they were posted in error
Nearly half of all school employees meet the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition for increased or potentially increased risk for severe COVID-19

Many School Employees at Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19

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Between 33.9 and 44.2 million of all adults with risk factors for severe COVID-19 have links to schools
As the U.S. COVID-19 case count neared 200

COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 200,000 in the United States

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Conceivable that death toll could reach 300,000 if Americans start to relax social distancing measures