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Federal regulators authored a 12 page report citing several examples of misconduct within the plant, including improperly trained employees.

Simple daily measures could help to lower the risk of severe disease and transmission, including using mouthwash.

Severe blood clots reported with 2 COVID-19 vaccines are rare, but possible heightening of vaccine hesitancy would lower floodgates to pandemic waves

A marker that triggers T cells to fight an infection in the gut was found in small numbers in those with a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

The SAA biomarker could allow physicians the opportunity to better care for and manage a patient’s course of disease.

The committee stressed that the events are exceedingly rare, and that the vaccine's benefits outweigh the potential risks.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that doing so offers very little in terms of protecting against transmission of the airborne virus.

The prevalence of this disease in this patient population is much higher than in the general public.

Investigators incorporated universal HIV screening into COVID-19 testing at a Chicago hospital emergency department (ED).

Throughout the study, the investigators noted that no child showed clinical signs of respiratory distress.

Vaccine rollout in Germany intensifies as more doses are delivered to the country.

A cardiology expert discusses the unique and currently investigated relationship between COVID-19, adenovirus vaccines, and thrombotic events.

Ongoing education and proven outcomes need to aid this form of testing.

With labs blinding a specific panel, a C diff diagnosis can be masked and missed.

Results from the study data reinforce the need to adhere to public health measures by people who have been vaccinated.

The decision follows emerging data showing prevalent virus variants are unaffected by the monoclonal antibody.

The company wants to transition to combination therapy of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together for COVID-19 treatment.

While RT-PCR testing is difficult for confirming a reinfection with the virus, whole genome sequencing may be a more reliable measure.

The ATLAS 2M study results showed non-inferiority in 2-month dosing compared to 1-month dosing for the cabotegravir and rilpivirine long-acting injectable.

The ongoing pandemic has caused a severe decrease in childhood vaccinations, while some rates have recovered, others have not and clinicians are urging caregivers to have their children receive their shots.

Study hoping to show reduced need for respiratory support with the approach failed to do so, though it does appear to limit the need for intubation.

Study finds a 10% reinfection rate amongst a mostly 18-20 year old United States Marine population in a closed setting.

The 2 shot mRNA vaccine has a high efficacy against COVID-19, but long term data for its protection is not there yet, and emerging variants may present a challenge.

Antimicrobials were commonly prescribed during the first wave of the pandemic, and clinicians were successfully guided by antimicrobial stewardship programs.

Increased facility-level vaccine coverage amongst residents and staff was associated with lower cases in the latter population.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met today to discuss the blood clots’ issue and offered guidance on heparin usage in these cases.

More than half of urine cultures were found to be contaminated and 1 in 5 of the patients were prescribed an antibiotic.

The two measures were shown to prevent viral outbreaks if at least 60% of a population followed them.