The overall case-hospitalization rate among patients was 5.7%.
Study suggests medical masks may offer similar protecion as N95 respirators, but experts say hold on.
Public health professionals use some terms imprecisely, others incorrectly, and still others technically accurate but almost sure to be misunderstood by the public.
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After vaccination with an mRNA-based COVID-19 shot, antibody levels for immunoglobulin G (IgG) were higher in the short term in healthcare workers (HCWs) who had previous COVID-19 infections than those who had never had the disease, according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA.
Availability of the J&J vaccine will be limited for weeks.
A review of 10 studies finds the therapy doesn't improve survival or clinical status or shorten hospital stays.
After a 6-week decline, global COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, a worrisome development.
Israel's national COVID-19 vaccine rollout, which saw 84% of people 70 and older fully vaccinated by Feb 9 , was associated with less need for mechanical ventilation in the elderly. The finding could show that COVID-19 vaccine rollouts help prevent severe cases at the national level, according to a study in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Once the CDC gives the nod, distribution will start this week, with 2 million doses allocated to states.
The move gives the US a third vaccine to fight the pandemic—one that offers an easier, one-dose option that does not have to be frozen.
Now, it's up to FDA officials to make a final decision, which could come tomorrow.
"We are left with evidence of benefit from interleukin-6 inhibitors, at least under some circumstances."
Ten percent of cases are now caused by B117, up from 1% to 4% a few weeks ago.