Top in ID: COVID-19 vaccine availability, air travel

Last week, officials announced the United States will make available all doses of COVID-19 vaccines that were being held in reserve. It was the top story in infectious disease.

Another top story was about the CDC’s announcement that all air passengers entering the U.S. must have a negative COVID-19 test.

Read these and more top stories in infectious disease below:

US releasing more COVID-19 vaccine doses as officials urge states to widen availability

Officials announced that all doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be made available in the U.S. and said states should begin vaccinating people not included among the initial groups for prioritization. Read more,

All air passengers entering US must have negative COVID-19 test, CDC says

Effective Jan. 26, all air passengers entering the United States must have a negative COVID-19 test, the CDC said. The announcement came amid the emergence of variant strains of SARS-CoV-2 in several countries, including the United Kingdom. Read more.

Prior seasonal coronavirus infection does not provoke immune response to SARS-CoV-2

Previous seasonal coronavirus infection does not provide a cross-reactive immune response against SARS-CoV-2, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Read more.

Racial, socioeconomic gaps apparent in telemedicine

Older, Asian and non-English-speaking patients were less likely to use telemedicine during the early days of the pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.

Rates of COVID-19 in nursing homes reflected in surrounding community

Rates of COVID-19 in U.S. nursing homes fluctuated during a 6-month period last year and were reflected in the surrounding community, according to findings published in MMWR. Read more.