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FDA sets new dates to review pediatric COVID-19 vaccines
The FDA this week revised the dates for several upcoming meetings of its vaccine advisory board to discuss pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.
Linezolid dosing as part of three-drug regimen for drug-resistant TB
In February, the CDC released provisional guidance for the use of pretomanid as part of the bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid (BPaL) regimen to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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CDC committee recommends COVID-19 booster for kids aged 5 to 11 years
The CDC’s vaccine advisory committee voted Thursday to recommend that children aged 5 to 11 years receive a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Dogs can be trained to sniff out COVID-19, randomized trial finds
Trained dogs were able to identify samples from people with COVID-19 with 92% accuracy in a randomized trial conducted in Finland, researchers reported.
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster for children aged 5 to 11 years
The FDA on Tuesday authorized a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years.
FDA declines request for fluvoxamine to be used as COVID-19 treatment
The FDA declined a request to authorize an inexpensive generic antidepressant and obsessive-compulsive disorder medication for emergency use as an outpatient treatment for COVID-19.
Neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19 similar to other respiratory infections
Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection and those who survived other severe acute respiratory infections were at similarly higher risk for subsequent neuropsychiatric diagnoses and treatment, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.
People with HIV less likely to receive inappropriate antibiotics, study finds
People living with HIV were less likely to receive inappropriate antibiotics for acute respiratory infections compared with people without HIV, especially when treated by an HIV clinician, researchers found.
Short antibiotic course holds up against extended course for pediatric pneumonia
An extended course of antibiotics showed no short-term clinical benefit for children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia compared with a standard, shorter course, a study found.