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Systematic racial differences exist in ICU admission among certain ethnicities
In a new study, researchers reported systematic racial differences in ICU admission patterns among patients with acute respiratory failure and sepsis who are Asian, Pacific Islander and Hispanic.
Rate of long COVID in hospitalized children nearly 10%, study finds
Nearly 6% of children who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after seeking care at an emergency department reported lasting effects from their infection, according to the results of a large study of pediatric long COVID published Friday.
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COVID-19 vaccines arrive for young children
Around 18 months after the first adults began receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, the FDA authorized and the CDC recommended vaccines for children as young as age 6 months.
ACIP votes to recommend Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for US adults
The CDC’s vaccine advisory committee on Tuesday voted to recommend Novavax’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for adults in the United States.
Emphysema often present before abnormal spirometry, particularly in Black men
Emphysema is often present before spirometry findings become abnormal, with disproportionate rates seen in Black men, according to new findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Data show benefits of additional vaccine doses against omicron
A third or fourth dose of one of the COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines offer increased protection among adults during the early omicron wave, according to data from more than 270,000 patients reported Friday in MMWR.
‘Prepare for uncertainty’: Common infections return after COVID-19 disruptions
Providers should “prepare for uncertainty” as common infections such as respiratory syncytial virus and enterovirus return in atypical seasons following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said.
FDA authorizes Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, expanding options in US
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for Novavax’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, making it the fourth COVID-19 vaccine available for use in the United States.
Survey: Half of parents likely to follow pediatrician’s advice on COVID-19 vaccination
More than half of surveyed parents said they were likely to follow the advice of their child’s primary care physician when it came to COVID-19 vaccination, according to results published in Academic Pediatrics.
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