Tag: CORO
FDA Approves New COVID-19 Booster Shots
New booster targets the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant, which is similar to the dominant variant now circulating
In Situ, Invasive Melanoma Diagnoses Decreased in 2020
Significant decrease seen in incidence of stage I melanomas but not other stages
FDA Approval of New COVID-19 Boosters Could Come by Friday
The new booster targets the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant, which is similar to the dominant variant now circulating
Moderna Says Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Shields Against Highly Mutated New Variant
Scientists found the variant appears to be less concerning than initially thought, with data showing it is 60 percent less infectious than XBB.1.5 variants
Patient Experience Scores for Hospital Care Decreased During COVID-19
Higher-performing and higher-staffed hospitals prepandemic were slower to decline, but all declined by Q4 of 2021
Overestimation of Oxygen Saturation Leads to Delayed COVID-19 Treatment
Patients with unrecognized need for COVID-19 therapy appear to have higher odds of readmission, regardless of race
Mortality Risk Increased for Six Months After COVID-19 in Veterans
Those who survived COVID-19 had reduced mortality on days 181 to 365 and 366 to 730
Some Immunosuppressed Do Not Have Anti-Spike Antibodies After COVID-19 Vaccination
IgG anti-spike antibodies undetectable in ~20 percent with immunosuppression who had received three or more COVID-19 vaccines
Hospital COVID-19 Burden Impacted NSTEMI Treatment, Outcome
Outcomes and treatment worse for patients hospitalized during weeks with a high hospital COVID-19 burden
Pediatric ICU Admissions for SARS-CoV-2 Decreased Across Waves
However, no reduction seen in ventilatory support or oxygen therapy for those younger than 5 years
