Sanofi Speeds COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts
Company says it may be able to get a vaccine approved by regulators as early as the first half of 2021
Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans’ Health
Expected this week, the cloud of dust is especially large and has already hit the Caribbean
COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Available by Late 2020, Early 2021: Fauci
Fauci cautiously optimistic about a vaccine being available in 2020-2021 time frame
Costs for COVID-19 High With Consumer-Directed Health Plans
Out-of-pocket costs high for consumer-directed health plan enrollees, especially younger individuals
Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 High Within Households
No significant difference in infectivity seen for incubation period versus symptomatic period
Smoking Cessation Messages Focusing on Child Most Important
Parent smokers highly rank messages with outcomes focused on respiratory, general health, cancer
Adult T2DM Susceptibility May Be Identifiable in Children
Subtle differences in metabolic features of young people seen from 8 to 25 years of age
Children’s Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM Recalled
Dosing cups missing some graduation markings
Safety Climate Perceptions Linked to Health Provider Stress
Nurses have poorest safety perceptions, lowest job satisfaction, and highest reported stress
22 Percent Worldwide at Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19
Those at increased risk ranged from <5 percent of those <20 years to >66 percent for those ≥70 years
