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Meanwhile, Africa's vaccine supply show improvements, and Delta-driven surges increase in parts of Asia and the Middle East.
Vaccine effectiveness (VE) for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine against COVID-19 was 91% up to 6 months after the second dose, according to a non–peer-reviewed study published yesterday on the preprint server medRxiv.
A new report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) shows a global decline in the use of antimicrobials in animals.
The studies, one on mental health in general and one on mood disorders, both found a higher death risk.
The WHO projects that, at the current pace, global cases could reach 200 million in the next 2 weeks.
The CDC says it's up to state and local officials to determine appropriate mask use, based on metrics.
Five research institutions in France are under a 3-month moratorium on prion research after a retired lab worker who handled prions was diagnosed as having Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), according to a report today in Science.
COVID-19 reduced lifespan by up to 9 years in parts of the United States, per a new "mean unfulfilled lifespan" (MUL) metric, according to a study published yesterday in PLOS One.
The MUL is a new indicator of the impact of mortality shocks, such as the novel coronavirus or other natural disaster, on peoples' lifespan.
Experts say drug compounding is a stopgap measure, not a solution.
Unlike previous outbreaks, the fungus appeared to have pan-resistance prior to patient treatment.
All schoolchildren, staff, and teachers should wear masks when indoors this fall, the agency says.
Despite the increased case count, researchers say herd immunity is still far off.
Also, cases are climbing steeply in Tokyo in the midst of the Summer Olympic Games.
Republicans' intended COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose 7% after watching and reading endorsements from elite Republican leaders versus those from Democrat leaders, according to a study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The discontinuation of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) at a South Korean hospital led to a rapid return of antibiotic use patterns observed before the ASP was implemented, researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
Most people who had severe allergic reactions after the first dose didn't have any issues after the second.
"This is an absolute travesty, because we can prevent deaths. Think this pandemic is over? Think again."
Businesses and organizations are struggling with vaccine mandates as the Delta variant shows no sign of slowing.
Nearly two thirds of COVID-19 patients without bacterial or fungal co-infections in Michigan hospitals received antibiotics during the first wave of the pandemic, University of Michigan researchers reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
Out of 574 multiple-occupancy dorm rooms, roommate transmissions occurred only 20% of the time, according to a study during the fall 2020 semester at the University of Colorado Boulder.
