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In Addition to Vaccination, Can More Be Done to Prevent Severe COVID-19?

Using data for more than 1.2 million Americans who completed primary vaccination against COVID-19, severe disease outcomes were rare; however, vaccinated persons aged ≥ 65 years with immunosuppression or other underlying conditions were found to be at higher risk.

Are Boosters Prolonging the Pandemic?

Some people have raised the question of whether booster shots are unethical from a global perspective, and even counterproductive to ending the pandemic because highly mutated variants will continue to arise in unvaccinated patients.

Biden to Send Military Aid to Struggling Hospitals, Millions of COVID-19 Tests to American Homes

The White House has announced its plan to respond to the omicron variant ahead of a possible winter case surge.

Analysts Suggest U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program Prevented Millions of Hospitalizations, Deaths

The pandemic has taken a heavy toll, but the damage could be so much worse without vaccines.

Pandemic Emergency Funds Spiked Healthcare Spending

Data show eye-popping healthcare expenditure growth for 2020, driven by federal paycheck protection, provider assistance, vaccine development, and virus testing.

Infectious Disease Alert Updates

Candida auris Outbreak in Southern California; Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandates

Looking Back, COVID-19 Vaccination Woes Were Predictable

Efficacy, protection duration, side effects, and FDA approval factored into decisions about choosing a COVID-19 vaccine.

How an Influenza Vaccine Can Affect Cardiovascular Disease

A randomized, controlled trial of influenza vaccine vs. placebo in patients with acute myocardial infarction or at high risk for coronary artery disease inoculated during the index hospitalization showed a lower risk of the combined endpoint of death, myocardial infarction, or stent thrombosis at one year.

COVID-19 Vaccination, Pregnancy, Lactation, and Fertility

Vaccination rates are notably low among pregnant women. Clinicians should underscore the safety of vaccination and the risks of natural infection, particularly in pregnancy and in patients with underlying comorbidities.

Homelessness and COVID-19

Extra screening in care for homeless persons can help solve many problems, including the administration of COVID-19 vaccination to this vulnerable population.