Respiratory Infections News

Researchers reported recently in The BMJ that convalescent plasma was not associated with a reduction in progression to severe COVID-19 or all-cause mortality in adults with moderate disease.

More evidence indicated that mutations introduced by egg-based production led to a decrease in influenza vaccine efficacy during the severe 2017-2018 influenza season, researchers reported in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Almost half of physicians who were surveyed in the U.S. reported losing their jobs, seeing a reduction in pay or being furloughed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released during IDWeek.

As COVID-19 continues to surge across the United States, researchers have been analyzing developments to determine what areas of research should be explored next.

This Halloween, children may be wearing more than one mask.

Adult vaccination coverage and compliance varies substantially by state, even with adjustments for individual state-characteristics, according to study results presented at IDWeek.

Universal use of face shields by health care personnel at a Texas hospital led to a significant reduction in SARS-CoV-2 infections, data presented at IDWeek show.

Study results presented at IDWeek demonstrated that the pandemic did not cause HIV treatment interruptions during the numerous global trials assessing long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine for ART.

In the United States, 6% of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 are health care personnel, an analysis indicated.

In Denver, people experiencing homelessness were more likely to test positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA and antibodies in shelters than in encampments, according to study results presented at IDWeek.