Respiratory Infections News

Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday that they have formally asked the FDA to make their COVID-19 vaccine available to adolescents aged 12 to 15 years through an emergency use authorization.

A study conducted in eight countries with a middle or high burden of tuberculosis found that at least 10% of household contacts can be classified as resistant to TB infection, including those with high exposure.

According to The New York Times, health experts were “shocked” when the United Kingdom made a change to its guidelines in January to suggest that COVID-19 vaccines could be mixed.

Nearly 80% of teachers, school staff and child care workers have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the CDC said.

The European Medicines Agency said Wednesday that “unusual blood clots with low blood platelets should be listed as [a] very rare side effect” of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Researchers recently found evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infects cells in the mouth, specifically in the salivary glands and tissues lining the oral cavity, suggesting that it is a site for potential infection and transmission.

Clinicians developed a model for distributing COVID-19 neutralizing monoclonal antibody treatments that they said may be useful for other large health systems.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday directed states to move up the deadline to make all adults eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by almost 2 weeks to April 19.

The CDC updated its guidance on cleaning and disinfecting homes and facilities to say that, in most cases, cleaning surfaces with soap or detergent is sufficient to reduce the risk for SARS-CoV-2 spread.

New data indicate that clinicians and patients want primary care to be more involved in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout process, but there is still a lack of coordination between clinics and health departments.