Tag: CORO
Respiratory Virus Coinfection May Up SARS-CoV-2 Severity in Children Under 5
For children younger than 5 years, having any viral codetection or rhinovirus/enterovirus codetection significantly linked to severe illness
Convalescent COVID-19 Plasma Beneficial for Immunocompromised
Reduction seen in mortality with COVID-19 convalescent plasma transfusion in randomized clinical trials, matched cohort studies
Most Long COVID Resolves Within One Year for Mild Infections
Furthermore, vaccinated people were at lower risk of long-term breathing difficulties than unvaccinated individuals
Fluvoxamine Does Not Improve Time to Sustained Recovery in Mild COVID-19
No difference seen for fluvoxamine, placebo in composite outcome of hospitalization, urgent care visit, emergency department visit, death
Overall Increase Seen in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Globally
Vaccine hesitancy varied considerably; 12.1 percent of vaccinated individuals hesitant about booster doses
U.S. Mails Out Some COVID-19 Tests That Are About to Expire
Caution is advised about using expired tests
Free Spike Antigen ID’d in Post-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Myocarditis
However, mRNA vaccine-induced immune responses did not differ for those who developed myocarditis and those who did not
MIS-C Seems More Common, Severe Than Previously Thought
Racial disparities seen in outcomes, including more cases in Black children as organ dysfunction increases
VV116 Noninferior to Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir for COVID-19
Noninferiority established with respect to time to sustained clinical recovery for adults at high risk for progression
Racial/Ethnic Variation Seen in COVID-19 Vaccination Status in Children
Non-Hispanic Asian children and adolescents have the highest vaccination coverage, followed by Hispanic/Latino children