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Q&A: RSV vaccination lowers risk for hospitalization in older patients
During their first season in use, respiratory syncytial virus vaccines reduced the risk for RSV-associated hospitalization by 75% among adults aged 60 years or older, according to a study.
Q&A: What physicians should know about the COVID-19 summer surge and updated vaccines
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Considering the current surge of COVID-19 cases, primary care providers should counsel patients to prepare for this winter’s inevitable spike, according to an expert.
Risk for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome no greater after COVID-19
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COVID-19 does not increase patients’ risk for developing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome during the 1-year period post infection, according to a registry study published in JAMA Network Open.
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Nasal S. aureus colonization accounts for most postoperative staph infections
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Nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus accounted for most postoperative staph infections in a large cohort of adults who underwent surgery, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Incidence of invasive aspergillosis varies among children with leukemia
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Invasive aspergillosis occurs in around 3% to 5% of children with acute leukemia, according to findings published in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
COVID-19 vaccine pipeline could bring more changes to ‘menu of options’
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Given the nuances of COVID-19 vaccine protection, Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, PhD, an assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard's School of Public Health, said the U.S. “should remain diligent in reviewing efficacy and safety data of each COVID-19 vaccine update to make progressional recommendations.”
Top in ID: 'Elevated risk' for eastern equine encephalitis; FDA OKs updated COVID vaccine
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Last week a patient in New Hampshire who tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis virus died after being hospitalized with severe central nervous system diseases, according to a press release.
Oropouche virus confirmed in US travelers returning from Cuba
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According to a new report, 21 U.S. residents have returned from travel in Cuba this year with Oropouche virus, which is spread through fly or mosquito bites.
FDA grants emergency use authorization to updated COVID vaccine
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The FDA granted emergency use authorization for an updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Novavax that targets the currently circulating Omicron variant JN.1 strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Should US consider risk-based recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines?
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CDC advisors this year introduced the idea of transitioning the United States from a universal recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination to a recommendation based on individual risk factors.
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