Tag: CORO
Updated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID-19 Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
Committee members also weighed a proposal to streamline the dosing schedule for COVID-19 vaccines by turning them into annual shots
Bivalent Vaccine Provides Added Protection Against BA.5, XBB/XBB.1.5
Additional protection against symptomatic infection provided for people who had previously received monovalent vaccine doses
Pediatric SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C Differed in Delta, Omicron Waves
Clinical severity was lower during omicron wave, and rate of incidental diagnoses was higher than during delta
Placental Lesions ID’d on Prenatal MRI After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Globular placenta identified in prenatal MRI examination among women infected with pre-omicron, omicron variants
Uptake Low for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters in Immunocompromised Adults
Authors found low adherence to CDC recommendations for boosters, with older adults more likely to receive at least four mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses
U.S. Proposes to Make COVID-19 Shot Annual, Much Like Flu Shot
FDA also wants to switch all COVID-19 vaccines to target the same strains, making the shots interchangeable and simpler to administer
Post-COVID-19 Conditions Tied to Higher Health Care Utilization
More severe acute COVID-19 illness, comorbidities, being unvaccinated all associated with higher risk for long symptoms
Inequities Seen in Cancer Treatment Delay in Patients With SARS-CoV-2
Race and ethnicity, area-level social determinants of health linked to delayed or discontinued cancer treatment
Adverse Outcomes Increased With SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy
Pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 have increased risk for maternal mortality, maternal morbidities
Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
Researchers suggest that federal pandemic relief programs may have helped patients make a dent in their medical bills
