Grant M. Gallagher

Stay up to date with COVID-19 news from Contagion for March 27, 2020.

Stay up to date with the latest COVID-19 news from Contagion.

A new serological assay was developed by a microbiology lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

World Tuberculosis Day is commemorated annually on March 24 to heighten awareness of the world’s most deadly infectious disease.

A study has examined the availability of negative vaccine information online.

Older people in low-income countries are especially at risk for COVID-19.

Several states are escalating their COVID-19 response measures.

The FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorization for another COVID-19 test, produced by Genmark Diagnostics.

The FLU-v experimental vaccine designed to protect across influenza strains showed promising results in a recent clinical trial.

The 20vPnC pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate was found comparable to licensed products in safety and immunogenicity.

The NIH has shared new information on the stability of SARS-CoV-2 virus on a variety of surfaces.

The FDA has issued new guidance for conducting clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a new study, 38% of inpatients with bacteremia at an academic medical center had low procalcitonin values.

Results from England’s first licensed FMT stool bank are now available.

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The CRACKLE-2 study examined clinical characteristics of 3 CRE subsets in the US.

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An antibody gene delivered by a harmless virus produced anti-HIV antibodies for a sustained period.

President Donald Trump has declared a federal emergency over the COVID-19 outbreak.

A new study demonstrates that the introduction of a universal immunization program had positive impact on the educational attainment of people in India’s school system.

Data from clinical and preclinical studies on the use of the investigational HIV-1 capsid inhibitor GS-6207 were presented via 3 posters at CROI 2020.

Colleges and universities across New Jersey have taken a variety of measures to prepare for COVID-19.

A study has identified geographic and socioeconomic drivers of conscientious vaccine exemption choice in Texas.

The FDA has launched an outbreak investigation in several states concerning mushrooms which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

HHS announced that they will purchase 500 million N95 respirators over the next 18 months.

The state of New Jersey has confirmed its first COVID-19 death.

The last confirmed patient with Ebola was discharged from care on March 4, 2020.

The FTC and FDA have issued 7 companies warning letters for marketing fraudulent COVID-19 products.

A study evaluated whether frequent antibiotic use is associated with reduced infection related hospital admissions.

A new study explores the relation between patient chest CT scan findings and the clinical conditions of COVID-19 pneumonia.