COVID-19

The FDA approved updated COVID-19 vaccines last week that target omicron XBB subvariants of SARS-CoV-2, which have become the predominant SARS-CoV-2 viruses worldwide.

Outreach efforts in the form of text messages and phone calls succeeded in increasing COVID-19 vaccination among children with sickle cell disease, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Severing ties with difficult patients can be easier and less risky if they are given a “Patient’s Rights and Responsibilities” document as early as their initial registration, according to a speaker.

The risk for thyroid eye disease is 3.2 times higher in adults, particularly those aged younger than 50 years, 28 days after receiving a vaccination against COVID-19.

The CDC on Tuesday recommended the updated monovalent COVID-19 vaccines for people aged older than 6 months.

A fourth dose of a bivalent messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine offered more protection regardless of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the original monovalent formulation, according to results of a retrospective study.

The FDA on Monday approved and authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech that target omicron XBB subvariants of SARS-CoV-2.

SARS-CoV-2 may be transmissible through ocular routes, highlighting the importance of taking precautions during ocular examinations of patients diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a study.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Paul A. Offit, MD, discusses a panel at the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress and Disease Prevention & Control Summit that covered vaccine safety.

Resumption of elite-level sports after recovery from COVID-19 is “safe and feasible,” according to a prospective study of Dutch athletes.