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The move to immunize teenagers has spurred an ethical debate among medical professionals: Should those doses set for American teens go abroad instead? …

Risk stratification remains key in clinical decision-making. …

The CDC action is a step toward resuming cruises in US waters, possibly by July, for the first time since March 2020. …

Friendly debate emphasizes the need to weigh evidence for drug treatment of COVID-19. …

The association between obesity and in-hospital death, severe pneumonia, and intubation among those with COVID-19 increases with BMI; the link is stronger for men than women. …

In a humorous "public service announcement," Kimmel asked several health care workers to give advice to those who are on the fence about whether they want to take a vaccine. …

Systematic monitoring of rates of vascular and thromboembolic events in people receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine shows a rate of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis of 1 in 40,000. …

First data released by Moderna shows the specific booster vaccine in development is efficacious in fully vaccinated people against variants first identified in South Africa and Brazil. …

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) said in a news release that the woman was in her 80s and had underlying health conditions. …

Hygiejnesygeplejerske og ph.d. Jette Holt fra Statens Serum Institut fik i dag Kirsten Stallknecht Prisen for at markere sig i den offentlige debat om hygiejne.

This report describes the percentage of adults with diabetes by urbanization level and age group in the United States.

This report describes an outbreak of Escherichia coli in multiple states linked to romaine lettuce.

This report describes an analysis of polio surveillance data from 42 countries during 2019-2020.

This report describes the number of emergency department visits and hospitalizations occurring among older adults from falls and other accidents.

The bill would prohibit employers from requiring that an employee or job applicant pay the cost of a COVID-19 test as a condition of employment. …

Individuals may soon face choices about whether to get such proof of vaccination to travel or participate in certain events. …

If we can't convince our vaccine-hesitant population to step forward for their shots, the US may slide back into dangerous instability. Let's see what the last year and a half has taught us. …

E. coli -- United StatesPublic Health - Seattle & King County is investigating a cluster of toxic _Escherichia coli_ cases that left 7 children infected over a 2 week period. The children, all under 14, were infected with Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_, also known as [enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ (EHEC)]. The cases were reported between 22 Apr and 1 May [2021]. Three of the children are under 5 years old. All the children developed symptoms consistent with EHEC including diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, and…

Peter Lawætz Andersen, faglig direktør for Center for Vaccineforskning ved Statens Serum Institut, tiltræder som Senior Project Director for Novo Nordisk Fondens indsats inden for infektionsmedicin.

Other Human Disease -- United StatesAfter a decade of fighting for regulatory approval and public acceptance, a biotechnology firm has released genetically engineered mosquitoes into the open air in the United States for the first time. The experiment, launched this week in the Florida Keys (over the objections of some local critics), tests a method for suppressing populations of wild _Aedes aegypti_ mosquitoes, which can carry diseases such as Zika, dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever. Oxitec, the firm based in Abingdon,…

Clinicians and healthcare workers from across the world are banding together to man hotlines, disseminate public health information, crowdfund equipment, and train young doctors. …

A third coronavirus variant that was first identified in hard-hit India has been uncovered in Iowa, state public health officials said Tuesday. …

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown- Immune response differences to vaccines and COVID: A pre-peer-reviewed study compared immune responses in people infected with SARS-CoV-2 and people vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. The immune response in infected people involved strong interferon activity that was absent in vaccinated people; interferon is a type of antiviral inflammation that leads to more potential cell damage. The T and B cells in vaccinated people were also more likely to be memory cells, which are capable of…

But demand for vaccinations is dropping fast. The CDC says that as of April 29, the 7-day average number of vaccinations was 2.6 million per day, down 10.7% over the previous week. …

The Blackfeet tribe in northern Montana provided about 1000 surplus vaccines last month to its First Nations relatives and others across the Canadian border. …

Pandemic lockdowns exacerbated long-standing economic pressures on pharmacies — and forced many owner-operated shops to evolve or risk closing their doors. …

The CDC, the AMA, the AAP, and other major organizations provide evidence on the most effective ways for healthcare providers to discuss COVID-19 vaccination with patients. …

Increases in BMI, beginning in normal ranges, show a linear link to severe COVID-19 outcomes independent of obesity-related diseases, such as diabetes, and stronger among younger and Black people. …

Med en bekendtgørelse, som trådte i kraft d. 4 maj, kan Statens Serum Institut igen dele virussekvenser fra SSI’s overvågning med det internationale forskningsmiljø.

Avian Influenza H5N1 -- MaliGeneral informationReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 9 Apr 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 21 Apr 2021Reason for notification: recurrenceLast occurrence: 8 Apr 2021Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virusSerotype: H5N1Nature of diagnosis: laboratoryThis event pertains to the whole country. New outbreaks (1)Summary of outbreaksTotal outbreaks: 1Outbreak location 1: Marakaforo,…

Other Animal Disease -- United StatesA highly contagious and deadly virus targeting wild and domestic rabbits has been detected in 2 rabbit carcasses found in the Cañada de San Vicente Ecological Reserve in Ramona [California]. Wildlife officials said 2 desert cottontails tested positive for the rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) infection on April 8 [2021]. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHDV2) is not related to the novel coronavirus and does not affect humans or domestic animals other than rabbits. The virus showed up…

Data from six models indicate that with high vaccination coverage and moderate nonpharmaceutical intervention (NPI) adherence, hospitalizations and deaths will likely remain low nationally, with a sharp decline in cases projected by July 2021. Lower NPI adherence could lead to substantial increases in severe COVID-19 outcomes, even with improved vaccination coverage…

On January 24, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) identified the first Colorado case of COVID-19 attributed to the B.1.427 and B.1.429 variants. To improve convenience sampling to identify and track emerging variants, CDPHE established a 30-site statewide sentinel surveillance system.

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene analyzed laboratory and epidemiologic data to characterize cases of B.1.526 infection and the associated potential for breakthrough infection and reinfection. Preliminary evidence suggests that, to date, B.1.526 does not lead to more severe disease or increased risk for infection after vaccination.

A report from the WHO reports incomplete success. …

Doctors who have vaccination administration claims denied by certain private insurers can apply to the government's Health Resources and Services Administration for reimbursement. …

COVID-19 -- IndiaA total of 8 lions at an Indian zoo have tested positive for coronavirus in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country. Officials at Nehru Zoological Park reportedly decided to test the Asiatic lions for COVID-19 after veterinarians working in the zoo noticed the felines had symptoms of the virus, including loss of appetite and coughing. The Hyderabad zoo is believed to have been told by The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) that the RT-PCR tests of 8…

Influenza H1N1, Influenza -- CanadaManitoba.ca> Two separate cases of variant influenza (flu) viruses have been found in two unrelated individuals in different communities in southern Manitoba. The cases are the result of 2 different viruses and based on the case investigations; they are not linked. One is a case of human influenza A(H1N2)v and one is a case of human influenza A(H1N1)v. These cases have been reported to the Public Health Agency of Canada in accordance with international health regulations. These 2 flu…

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- SpainThe Junta de Castilla y Leon, through the General Directorate of Public Health and its Epidemiology Service, has confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in the province of Salamanca. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is caused by a virus, the main transmission mechanism of which is the bite of the tick of the genus _Hyalomma_ , although it can also be transmitted from person to person through contact with the patient's blood or fluids, which can occur especially in health…

COVID-19 -- Papua New GuineaHouriiyah Tegally, a bioinformatician at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, agrees that large-scale vaccine distribution should remain a top priority. She has tracked the dynamics of B.1.351 and seen how quickly new variants can spread. "We're kind of seeing Africa being left behind," Tegally says. "There needs to be higher attention paid to vaccinating the continent if we don't want worrying variants to evolve." She and her colleagues -- led by Tulio de Oliveira, director of the…

Last May, Nanshan Zhong published results from a clinical trial that tested whether a traditional Chinese medicine could be used to treat COVID-19 patients. …

A new report from the CDC outlines 12 cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, 3 fatal, among those receiving the J&J vaccine. An editorial calls for its use to be limited to women over age 50. …

Researchers add evidence to how effective texting reminders about flu vaccinations can be. Experts agree they could do the same for COVID-19. …

As COVID-19 cases fall and vaccination numbers rise in the US, governors are making plans to reopen businesses, resume public transportation, and lift public health restrictions. …

The state's signature cities are likely Tuesday to be the only major urban areas in the state to meet virus case thresholds for the least-restrictive tier. …

With older adults vaccinated, doctors say a growing share of their COVID patients are in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, as more contagious variants circulate among people who remain unvaccinated. …

However, it was still 35% below the number of airport travelers reported on the comparable Sunday in 2019, according to TSA figures. …

Rabies -- Ghana14 people have been diagnosed with rabies infection in Kpone, the municipal capital of the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality in the Greater Accra Region, after an infected dog bit 5 people whilst at church [I suspect, hope, and trust this means 14 people have been exposed to rabies rather than that they have been infected. - Mod.TG]. Dr Emmanuel Kwao Pecku, municipal veterinary officer, told the Ghana News Agency at Kpone in an interview on 17 Apr 2021 that a rabies-infected dog followed some 5…

A novel coaching program provides resilience coaching to help health care workers 'keep their heads in the game' during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. …

TestCenter Danmark har taget en ny Delta PCR-test i brug i screeningen af alle positive covid-prøver. Den nye Delta-3 PCR-test kan spore den meget omtalte E484K-mutation. Den er blandt andet fundet på både den sydafrikanske variant B.1.351 og den britiske variant B.1.1.7…