Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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Jury Still Out on Convalescent Plasma
One year after the FDA issued an emergency use authorization, investigators are struggling to draw firm conclusions about the efficacy of this solution against COVID-19.
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FDA Gives Full Approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
A significant milestone in the ongoing battle against the pandemic.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
California mandates COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers; Seasonal coronavirus in stem cell transplant
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COVID-19: Effective Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
Subcutaneous administration of a combination of anti-SARS-COV-2 antibodies effectively prevented COVID-19 in most household contacts of cases.
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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and COVID-19
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) contribute to immune-mediated inflammation and thrombosis. Donor neutrophils were stimulated with plasma from patients hospitalized with COVID-19. R406 (metabolically active component of fostamatinib) abrogated release of NETs in vitro.
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Children Hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2
Two recently published studies give a clear, consistent finding: About three-fourths of children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 do not have severe COVID-19-related illness but are merely identified as infected when subjected to screening tests. Surveys reporting the number or incidence of SARS-CoV-2-infected hospitalized children likely overestimate the actual burden of disease.
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Medical Groups Back Youth Right to Consent
National organizations filed amicus briefs in two federal cases centered on a law enacted in Washington, DC. -
Many Ethical Considerations for MDs if Patient Is Unvaccinated
Beyond the ethical questions, there are logistics, privacy, and even equity concerns to consider. -
Reinfection: COVID-19 Vaccine Twice as Effective as Antibodies
COVID-19 vaccination is more than twice as protective as circulating antibodies in people who had a prior infection with SARS-CoV-2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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Game Changer: COVID-19 Delta Variant Breaks Through in Provincetown
The Provincetown, MA, COVID-19 outbreak in July made headlines because hundreds of fully vaccinated people had breakthrough infections. The critical question is whether the Provincetown outbreak is more of an outlier, or is it a harbinger of the kind of outbreaks and vaccine breakthroughs we may see more often with the highly transmissible delta variant?