COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Up for Racial, Ethnic Minority HCWs
Vaccine hesitancy highest among Black and Hispanic or Latino health care workers; concerns include side effects, newness of vaccine
Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID-19 Patients
Increase in demand for ivermectin has been accompanied by a fivefold increase in calls to poison control centers
High Demand for At-Home COVID-19 Tests Could Hamper Supply, Abbott Says
Sales have skyrocketed due to the surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible delta variant
Daily Average of COVID-19 Hospitalizations in U.S. Hits 100,000
COVID-19 deaths have also risen to an average of more than 1,000 a day for the first time since March
Adverse Events Associated With BNT162b2 Vaccination ID’d
Vaccination not associated with elevated risk for most of the adverse events examined; association found with increased risk for myocarditis, but risk higher in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
FDA Approves First Nerve-Stimulation Device to Aid Stroke Recovery
Vivistim System is a prescription therapy for ischemic stroke patients who have moderate-to-severe difficulty moving their arms and hands
Half of American Workers Support COVID-19 Vaccination, Mask Mandates in Workplace
Poll was conducted before the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Some High-Priority Groups More Likely to Stop Taking PrEP
Younger individuals, African American and Latinx, those with substance use disorders more likely to discontinue PrEP
Most Children Experience Fluctuations in ADHD Symptoms
While nearly one in three will experience points of remission of ADHD symptoms, most experience recurrence over time and few outgrow it
