Emerging Diseases News

Researchers identified the presence of circulating spike protein that evaded antibody recognition in adolescents and young adults who present with myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA vaccination.

Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disease undergoing immunosuppressive therapy gain a “significant immunological boost” following SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

The NIH has launched a pilot COVID-19 telehealth program, “Home Test To Treat,” which will provide free at-home rapid testing, telehealth services and antiviral treatments for eligible individuals in select communities.

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who have a history of chronic HF are at an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published in ESC Heart Failure.

The XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant has evolved to become the most transmissible SARS-CoV-2 subvariant yet, rapidly replacing other variants, although its ultimate impact on the pandemic is unclear, according to experts.

Educational COVID-19 vaccine messaging in EDs increased vaccination acceptance and uptake among patients who were exposed to the intervention compared with a control group, a recent study found.

A study found no reported serious adverse events among children who received a COVID-19 vaccine after recovering from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

As the world continues to grapple with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals around the globe are still dealing with symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection for months, even years, after their initial infection.

The absolute vaccine effectiveness of a recent first booster dose of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccine against COVID-associated hospitalization is 81% compared with 46% for the primary series alone, researchers found.

Among children and adolescents in Israel, use of psychiatric emergency departments declined sharply during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the year prior, according to a study in BMC Psychiatry.