Here is a rundown of the most popular and significant stories we covered this past week.
Have you been too busy to catch up on the news this past week? Here is an opportunity to do so with some of the important stories we have been covering this week.
Contagion compiles 5 highlights of our coverage in infectious disease including video interviews, podcasts, and significant stories from the week ending July 1, 2022.
Here are Contagion’s highlights from the week:
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After an all-day meeting, the FDA’s Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 90% YES to recommend this fall’s COVID-19 booster doses target Omicron.
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In children 5-11 years old, 2 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were moderately effective against documented, symptomatic Omicron infection.
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The World Health Organization did not declare monkeypox a global health emergency, instead calling it an “evolving health threat” that requires continued monitoring.
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The submission is based off both non-clinical and clinical data, including results from the phase 2/3 EPIC-HR study.
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The federal agency has reported 1 death and 22 hospitalizations stemming back to January of 2021.
