Respiratory Infections News

The CDC no longer recommends universal masking in health care settings unless the facilities are in areas of high COVID-19 transmission, according to updated guidance posted on the agency’s website.

SARS-CoV-2 infects adipose tissue, where it can act as an ongoing source of virus replication and inflammation, according to a study that may indicate why obesity has proven to be such a significant risk factor for severe COVID-19.

Surveillance data show increased circulation of enterovirus D68 — or EV-D68 — over the summer in the United States after a period of low circulation during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported this week in MMWR.

Hybrid immunity from prior omicron infection and at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine provided the highest protection from omicron infection, according to data recently published in The Lancet.

Rates of severe disease and ICU admissions do not significantly differ among patients with COVID-19 receiving either bebtelovimab or Paxlovid, according to a recent study.

Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have asked the FDA to authorize bivalent omicron COVID-19 booster vaccines for children.

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In a new study, most patients with community-acquired pneumonia did not receive testing for influenza, even during influenza season, researchers reported in Chest.

President Joe Biden on Sunday told “60 Minutes” that the COVID-19 pandemic “is over,” saying the worst was likely behind us, but experts questioned if that is the right message for Americans — and whether it is true.

The performance of many COVID-19 home-testing kits worsened after the omicron variant emerged, according to a recent study.