Top in ID: New COVID-19, Lyme disease guidelines
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The CDC’s new guideline regarding how many days individuals who are exposed to COVID-19 and are asymptomatic need to quarantine was the top story in infectious disease last week.
Coverage of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Academy of Neurology and American College of Rheumatology's new Lyme disease guideline — the first update for the first time in more than a decade — was another top story.
Read these and other top stories in infectious diseases below.
CDC says COVID-19 quarantine can end after 10 days, or 7 days with negative test
In new guidance, the CDC said people exposed to COVID-19 who are asymptomatic can quarantine for 10 days instead of 14, and for 7 days if they receive a negative test result. Read more.
COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna, NIH gets FDA review date
The FDA’s vaccine advisory committee will meet on Dec. 17 to review an emergency use authorization (EUA) request for the COVID-19 vaccine candidate codeveloped by Moderna and the NIH, Moderna announced. Read more.
ACIP: Health care workers, long-term care facilities should get COVID-19 vaccine first
In a 13-1 vote, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended Tuesday that health care personnel and residents in long-term care facilities be prioritized to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when one is available. Read more.
Q&A: Lyme disease guidelines updated for first time in 14 years
New Lyme disease guidelines published in Arthritis & Rheumatology were co-authored by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Academy of Neurology and American College of Rheumatology. Read more.
Dapivirine vaginal ring receives WHO prequalification for HIV prevention
The dapivirine vaginal ring has been prequalified by WHO, bringing the HIV preventive closer to public introduction and approval by individual countries. Read more.