48.3 Percent of U.S. ≥16s Have Had at Least One Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
As of May 15, 2021, coverage was lower for non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics versus Whites; higher for those at risk for severe COVID-19
Risk Factors ID’d for Severe COVID-19 With Sickle Cell Disease
Hydroxyurea use does not impact development of serious COVID-19 or need for hospitalization in children or adults
Review Compiles Myocarditis Cases Associated With COVID-19
COVID-19-related myocarditis profiled from 42 cases reported in articles published from December 2019 through January 5, 2021
Some Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Have Ongoing GI Symptoms
Malnutrition is the most persistent GI symptom up to six months following hospitalization
New COVID-19 Cases Doubled in U.S. in Past Three Weeks
As cases climb, health authorities in places such as Los Angeles County and St. Louis are begging even the fully vaccinated to don their masks in public
Methamphetamine-Linked Heart Failure Up in California
Increase of 585 percent seen in methamphetamine-associated cardiomyopathy/heart failure hospitalizations from 2008 to 2018
Neither Remdesivir Nor HCQ Affect Viral Clearance in COVID-19
No significant difference seen for in-hospital mortality among those receiving remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, standard of care
Surges in Hospital Caseload Tied to Higher COVID-19 Mortality
Patients receiving care in hospitals during surges have up to twice the COVID-19 mortality risk versus those seen in nonsurging hospital-months
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
COVID-19 Cases Surge in Los Angeles County as Delta Variant Spreads
Across California, the rate of COVID-19 tests that are positive has tripled since the state fully reopened last month
