Top in ID: Efficacy of flu vaccine in children, COVID-19 in HCWs

Data recently presented during IDWeek showed that last season’s influenza vaccine provided substantial protection for children. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.

Another top story was about the prevalence of COVID-19 among health care workers in the United States.

Read these and more top stories in infectious disease below:

Last season’s flu vaccine provided substantial protection for children

Data reported during IDWeek showed that the 2019-2020 influenza vaccine was 62% effective among children, including 55% effective against influenza B despite a poor match for circulating B viruses, researchers reported. Read more.

6% of US adults hospitalized with COVID-19 work in health care

In the United States, 6% of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 are health care personnel, an analysis indicated. Read more.

Pattern of post-Ebola symptoms resembles rheumatologic disease

An analysis of Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone revealed that patients with post-Ebola syndrome experience clusters of symptoms that occur together, including some with a seemingly rheumatologic pattern of disease, researchers reported. Read more.

Q&A: Navigating ‘the COVID literature tsunami’

Healio spoke with Ferric C. Fang, MD, professor of laboratory medicine, pathology and microbiology at the University of Washington, about the state of COVID-19 diagnostic and vaccine research, and the role of peer-reviewed studies during the pandemic. Read more.

Recombinant zoster vaccine reduces HZ-related pain, use of pain medication

The recombinant zoster vaccine not only effectively prevents herpes zoster, it reduces herpes-zoster-related pain and the use of pain medication, according to data presented at IDWeek. Read more.