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Infectious Disease

CDC recommends second dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine for people at risk

Nov. 12, 2024
CDC and ACIP will continue to monitor COVID-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness.
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Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer

Oct. 30, 2024
WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2024.
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CDC recommends lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination from 65 to 50 years old

Oct. 30, 2024
CDC recommendation to prepare for the winter respiratory season.
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Infectious Disease

Transforming diagnostics in GI infections: The role of molecular testing

To take the test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to: 1. ...
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COVID-19 study reveals virus-induced inflammation during pregnancy, redefines vertical transmission

Oct. 18, 2024
A protein made by SARS-CoV-2 can pass through the placenta and cause serious inflammatory immune responses in the fetus for 66% of pregnancies.
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Infectious Disease

Mpox vaccine is safe and generates a robust antibody response in adolescents

Oct. 18, 2024
NIH clinical trial addresses knowledge gap on vaccine use in adolescent populations.
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New national survey shows hesitancy about vaccines this fall

Sept. 25, 2024
37% of poll respondents say they feel they don’t need to be vaccinated.
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Infectious Disease

NIH releases mpox research agenda

Sept. 18, 2024
Plan will advance knowledge of virus biology to improve detection, treatment and prevention.
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WHO and partners establish an access and allocation mechanism for mpox vaccines, treatments, tests

Sept. 16, 2024
This is part of the response to the public health emergency of international concern declared by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on August 14 2024, following...
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1 in 5 COVID deaths potentially attributable to hospital caseload strain

Sept. 10, 2024
According to the authors, this is the first study to examine the effect of hospital type and infrastructure on the care quality for COVID-19 amid caseload stress.