Respiratory Infections News

There was a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years after maternal Tdap vaccination was introduced in the United States, according to the results of a CDC study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Although roughly 77% of older adults globally have been vaccinated against COVID-19, researchers found wide disparities in vaccination rates based on income levels.

More convenient COVID-19 vaccination options could increase uptake among children and adults, according to survey findings published in JAMA Network Open.

A tuberculosis outbreak, which was linked to a viable bone allograft product contaminated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, resulted in ”unusual” exposures for health care personnel, according to the outbreak investigation.

People who are vaccinated and have previously been infected with COVID-19 had a 97% reduced chance of severe COVID-19 infection year after their last vaccination or infection, researchers determined.

The Biden Administration plans to end the COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, the White House announced Monday.

COVID-19 has become a leading cause of death among children and teens in the United States, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes throughout the last 6 months of 2021 were largely caused by the delta variant, although researchers found that COVID-19 vaccination offered significant protection against infection and death to residents.

An FDA advisory committee voted unanimously Thursday in favor of a plan to streamline and simplify COVID-19 vaccine compositions in the United States by replacing initial, primary doses with the bivalent vaccines currently used as boosters.

The CDC for the first time has estimated how effective the bivalent COVID-19 vaccines have been against the newest dominant omicron subvariant of SARS-CoV-2.