Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Poll Finds Many Parents Hesitant to Get Younger Children Vaccinated
Only 29 percent of parents of children younger than 18 years of age said they would get their child vaccinated 'right away'
U.S. Likely to Achieve July 4 COVID-19 Vaccination Target, but Challenges Remain
Vaccine hesitancy may hamper efforts to achieve immunity in 70 to 85 percent of the total U.S. population
Pharmacy Access Varies by Racial, Ethnic Neighborhood Composition
Persistently fewer pharmacies located in Black and Hispanic/Latino neighborhoods than White or diverse neighborhoods
Removing Race Adjustment Could Up Prevalence of CKD in Blacks
Some Black medication users reclassified to lower eGFR for which dose adjustment or discontinuation is recommended
Link Between Drug Prices, Out-of-Pocket Spending Explored
No link found overall, but among those who pay any drug deductible or coinsurance, out-of-pocket spending increased with change in list prices
Dexamethasone Does Not Increase Risk for Surgical-Site Infection
Dexamethasone reduces risk for nausea and vomiting after nonurgent, noncardiac surgery without increasing incidence of surgical-site infection
Four-Month Rifapentine Regimen With Moxifloxacin Noninferior for TB
Rifapentine-based regimen with moxifloxacin noninferior to six-month control regimen of rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol
HPV Vaccination Rates Low for Young Adults
Rates low for 18- to 21-year-olds reporting vaccination at any age or initiating in young adulthood
Factors ID’d Putting Youth on High-Risk Trajectory After First Opioid Rx
Differences between the two trajectories persist in opioid fills, misuse beyond 12 months
