Drug Overdose Deaths Generally Higher in Urban Counties
Increases seen in urban and rural counties from 1999 to 2019; rates higher in rural versus urban counties for five states in 2019
Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Vitamin D Do Not Cut Risk for A-Fib
Treatment with EPA-DHA or vitamin D3 supplement versus placebo results in no significant difference in incident atrial fibrillation over five years
ACAAI Updates Guidance for Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines
Guidance relates to risks for allergic reactions for mRNA (Moderna and Pfizer) and adenovirus vector (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccines
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine Does Not Protect Against B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 Variant
Vaccine efficacy was 10.4 percent against the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2, first described in South Africa
Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Do Not Prevent Overall HIV-1 Acquisition
Analysis of pooled data from proof-of-concept trials shows bnAb VRC01 does reduce incidence of infection with VRC01-sensitive isolates
Socioeconomic Deprivation Linked to Worse Survival in Cancer Trials
Overall, progression-free, and cancer-specific survival worse for participants from areas with highest socioeconomic deprivation
AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe and Effective, European Medicines Agency Says
Officials hope announcement will ease concerns about possible rare side effects involving blood clots
Most People Complete Two-Dose COVID-19 Vaccination Series
Of those receiving a second COVID-19 vaccine dose, 95.6 percent did so within the recommended interval
States Broaden COVID-19 Vaccine Access to Millions of Americans
At the beginning of the rollout, vaccines were available only to the most vulnerable Americans and some essential workers
CDC Classifies Two Coronavirus Strains as ‘Variants of Concern’
Agency says variants, first identified in California, may be about 20 percent more transmissible
