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Myocarditis, pericarditis incidence low across 10 million doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
Incidence of myocarditis/pericarditis among veterans was low across more than 10 million doses of messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines, given as a primary or booster dose, administered at the Veterans Health Administration, researchers found.
Symptom-based scoring system may help diagnose long COVID
Researchers created a symptom-based scoring system that may help diagnose long COVID more easily. The scoring system is based on 12 common symptoms identified in a study that included almost 10,000 participants.
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FDA approves Paxlovid as treatment for adults at high risk for severe COVID-19
The FDA on Thursday granted full approval for Paxlovid, making it the first oral antiviral pill approved by the FDA to treat COVID-19 in adults.
Lack of full COVID-19 vaccination raises risk for nonrespiratory features in all variants
WASHINGTON — Those with incomplete COVID-19 vaccination faced elevated risk for nonrespiratory features, such as fever and tachycardia, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
FDA approves new treatment for nosocomial pneumonia
The FDA has approved IV sulbactam-durlobactam to treat hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia caused by susceptible strains of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex.
How would you grade the CDC’s and FDA’s performance during the pandemic?
The FDA gets an A– for moving relatively quickly to get test kits approved and gearing up for vaccine approval, although with less urgency for children.
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FDA advisors vote in favor of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine to protect infants
An FDA advisory committee on Thursday voted in favor of a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine that would be administered to pregnant people to protect their infants.
No decreased mortality with high-dose methylprednisolone vs. dexamethasone for COVID-19
Higher dose methylprednisolone and low-dose dexamethasone treatments in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia showed similar 28-day mortality rates, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.
NIAID launches trial of universal flu vaccine candidate
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced this week that it has started enrolling participants in a phase 1 trial testing an experimental universal influenza vaccine that uses a messenger RNA platform.
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