Tag: CORO
Booster Cuts COVID-19-Related Mortality in Adults With Chronic Conditions
For adults with two or more chronic conditions, booster dose of BNT162b2 or CoronaVac linked to reduction in mortality
Long COVID Explored in University Settings
Higher prevalence seen among those with underlying conditions, not fully vaccinated, former/current smokers
COVID-19 Pandemic at a Tipping Point: WHO
Organization's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee met last week to discuss COVID-19
Odds of Severe COVID-19 Disease Lower for Children During Omicron Predominance
Omicron cases had the highest hospital admission frequency; however, odds of severe illness lower than with delta and alpha variants
Updated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID-19 Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
Committee members also weighed a proposal to streamline the dosing schedule for COVID-19 vaccines by turning them into annual shots
Bivalent Vaccine Provides Added Protection Against BA.5, XBB/XBB.1.5
Additional protection against symptomatic infection provided for people who had previously received monovalent vaccine doses
Pediatric SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C Differed in Delta, Omicron Waves
Clinical severity was lower during omicron wave, and rate of incidental diagnoses was higher than during delta
Placental Lesions ID’d on Prenatal MRI After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Globular placenta identified in prenatal MRI examination among women infected with pre-omicron, omicron variants
Uptake Low for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters in Immunocompromised Adults
Authors found low adherence to CDC recommendations for boosters, with older adults more likely to receive at least four mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses
U.S. Proposes to Make COVID-19 Shot Annual, Much Like Flu Shot
FDA also wants to switch all COVID-19 vaccines to target the same strains, making the shots interchangeable and simpler to administer
