Infection Control News

Although roughly 77% of older adults globally have been vaccinated against COVID-19, researchers found wide disparities in vaccination rates based on income levels.

More convenient COVID-19 vaccination options could increase uptake among children and adults, according to survey findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Including mid-adults in HPV vaccination efforts is safe and effective, while remaining cost effective, according to a narrative review of existing data.

Another study has demonstrated that a shorter course of antibiotics may be better, this time for the treatment of complicated UTIs when antibiotics with comparable IV and oral bioavailability are administered.

People who are vaccinated and have previously been infected with COVID-19 had a 97% reduced chance of severe COVID-19 infection year after their last vaccination or infection, researchers determined.

The Biden Administration plans to end the COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, the White House announced Monday.

CDC researchers found that vaccination with a bivalent messenger RNA booster was effective against the XBB.1.5 subvariant of SARS-CoV-2.

COVID-19 has become a leading cause of death among children and teens in the United States, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes throughout the last 6 months of 2021 were largely caused by the delta variant, although researchers found that COVID-19 vaccination offered significant protection against infection and death to residents.

An analysis of phase 3 trials of patients with complicated UTIs found that having discordant outcomes at a test-of-cure visit — clinical success but microbiological failure — was associated with an increased risk for late clinical failure.