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Approximately half of children with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 had new-onset neurologic symptoms. …

The risk of developing cerebral venous thrombosis from COVID-19 was "many-fold" higher than from receiving the AstraZeneca/Oxford or the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, researchers have concluded. …

This report describes the percentage of emergency department visits attributed to COVID-19 and influenza diagnoses.

This report describes changes in the number of emergency department visits during December 2020-January 2021 compared with the same months the year before.

This report provides an update on excess deaths in the United States associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Counterintuitively, new research suggests a lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and milder COVID-19 course in patients with serious mental illness who are taking antipsychotics. …

We owe these early fighters a debt of gratitude for transforming our response to public health crises. …

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 2 112 687 (16 958) / 33 952 (244)European Region (61): 47 891 858 (159 163) / 1 014 726 (4000)South East Asia Region (10): 16 534 019 (175 614) / 230 560 (1102)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 8 166 899 (54 806) / 166 542 (695)Region of…

The number of new COVID-19 cases in children rose for the third time in the last 4 weeks, reaching the highest point since mid-February, according to a new report. …

Reports of unusual movements after COVID-19 vaccination may be a result of this complex neuropsychiatric condition rather than being caused directly by the vaccine, experts suggest. …

A new analysis shows greater growth in observation visits in patients older than 65 vs younger people, suggesting that vaccination may have played role. …

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, helps put the recommended Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine 'pause' into perspective. …

Based on laboratory scenarios, COVID-19 exposures were reduced by 23% to 57% in single-aisle and twin-aisle aircraft when the middle seat was kept vacant, compared with full aircraft occupancy.

The US effort to analyze viral genomes, slow to start, is now picking up speed. …

Regulatory agencies in the US and around the world are scrambling to determine the risk of potentially lethal but rare blood clots linked to adenovirus vaccines. …

Den første sending af covid-19 vacciner fra Johnson & Johnson ankom her til morgen til Statens Serum Institut. Her blev de lagt på frys, indtil situationen omkring vaccinerne er afklaret.

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 2 095 750(18 234) / 33 708 (234)European Region (61): 47 723 272 (181 865) / 1 010 684 (2451)South East Asia Region (10): 16 358 405 (180 579) / 229 458 (1073)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 8 112 093 (54 543) /165 757 (747)Region of the…

The news about rare side effects from the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine may be alarming to your patients, even those who received one of the other vaccines. Here’s how to reassure them. …

Experts say it's important to put the risk in context for patients and explain that the vaccination pause means the monitoring system is working -- and it's transparent. …

Michigan hospitals on Monday reported treating about 3900 adults with confirmed COVID-19, which surpassed a previous peak from December 1. …

'Although most children with COVID-19 experience mild illness, some children develop serious illness that leads to hospitalization, use of invasive mechanical ventilation, and death,' the researchers wrote. …

A KHN examination of state vaccine statistics shows that more women than men have gotten COVID vaccines. …

U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine. …

The FDA and CDC on Tuesday recommended that use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine be paused after reports of blood clots in patients receiving the shot. …

Experts from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, including a pediatrician, offer advice for parents considering enrolling their child in a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial. …

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 2 077 538(19 425) / 33 474 (268)European Region (61): 47 528 894 (222 804) / 1 008 023 (2786)South East Asia Region (10): 16 177 826 (164 704) / 228 385 (1014)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 8 057 550 (48 440) /165 010 (612)Region of the…

COVID-19 cases in Canada per capita are now outpacing the US as variants take hold and public health officials face the challenges of controlling a third wave of infections. …

Achieving herd immunity is considered the solution to containing COVID-19 in the US, but the reality is much more complex, experts say. …

New studies of experimental updates to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines mark a critical first step toward an alternative if the virus eventually outsmarts today's shots. …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vowed Sunday to keep pushing the White House for more vaccines as Michigan sees a COVID-19 spike. …

Two articles giving more details of the mechanism behind the reaction and recommendations on diagnosis/treatment are now published. Medscape talks to experts on how this may affect use of the vaccine. …

Within each U.S. Census region, the proportion of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 was highest for Hispanic or Latino patients. Racial and ethnic disparities were largest during May-July 2020 and became less pronounced as the pandemic spread throughout the country; however, disparities remained in December 2020 in all regions.

Data from 13 states indicate that compared with White persons, Hispanic and American Indian or Alaska Native persons experienced 1.7 times the rate, and Black persons experienced 1.4 times the rate of emergency department care visits for COVID-19 during October-December 2020.

Diphtheria -- Dominican RepublicThe Ministry of Public Health issued this Thursday [8 Apr 2021] an epidemiological alert to the occurrence of 10 diphtheria cases in different parts of the country, of which 4 have been confirmed, and 6 remain under investigation. These cases have been reported so far in 2021, until this Epidemiological Week (EW), number 14 [29 Mar-4 Apr 2021]. Of the 10 notifications, 8 deaths have been reported; the samples were sent to the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta,…

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)-----------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 2 057 655 (19 498) / 33 205 (430)European Region (61): 47 304 460 (255 787) / 1 005 141 (4370)South East Asia Region (10): 16 013 122 (159 624) / 227 371 (979)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 8 009 110 (55 545) / 164 399 (608)Region of the Americas (54): 57 758 745 (248 442) / 1 398…

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 2 037 619 (15 306) / 32 775 (105)European Region (61): 47 041 257 (257 789) / 1 000 678 (4432)South East Asia Region (10): 15 853 498 (145 724) / 226 392 (1021)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 7 953 565 (59 582) /163 791 (688)Region of the…

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 2 022 327 (12 570) / 32 670 (276)European Region (61): 46 694 768 (221 379) / 995 607 (4420)South East Asia Region (10): 15 707 774 (140 405) / 225 371 (840)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 7 893 983 (56 584) / 163 103 (627)Region of the…

What are the most common and persistent symptoms for those still ailing after mild COVID-19 -- and what's notably absent? …

Pfizer said it hopes to begin vaccinating this age group before the start of the coming school year. …

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Lloyd B. Minor, MD, Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine, about the influence of COVID-19 and technology on the future of health care. …

The European Medicines Agency has started a review of safety signals in regard to capillary leak syndrome with the AstraZeneca vaccine and unusual blood clots with Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine. …

I sidste uge fik målgruppe 8 (de 75-79 årige) invitation til covid-19 vaccinationsprogrammet. Nu er det muligt at følge denne gruppes tilslutning i Statens Serum Instituts daglige overvågning af covid-19 vaccination. Over 14,3% af alle danskere har fået det første stik. 7,4% er færdigvaccinerede.

Background Very few studies describe factors associated with COVID-19 diagnosis in children. Aim We here describe characteristics and risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis in children tested in 20 paediatric centres across Italy. Methods We included cases aged 0–18 years tested between 23 February and 24 May 2020. Our primary analysis focused on children tested because of symptoms/signs suggestive of COVID-19. Results Among 2,494 children tested, 2,148 (86.1%) had symptoms suggestive of COVID-19. Clinical presentation of confirmed COVID-19 cases included besides fever (82.4%) and respiratory signs or symptoms (60.4%) also gastrointestinal (18.2%), neurological (18.9%), cutaneous (3.8%) and other unspecific influenza-like presentations (17.8%). In multivariate analysis, factors significantly associated with SARS-CoV-2 positivity were: exposure history (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 39.83; 95% confidence interval (CI): 17.52–90.55; p < 0.0001), cardiac disease (AOR: 3.10; 95% CI: 1.19–5.02; p < 0.0001), fever (AOR: 3.05%; 95% CI: 1.67–5.58; p = 0.0003) and anosmia/ageusia (AOR: 4.08; 95% CI: 1.69–9.84; p = 0.002). Among 190 (7.6%) children positive for SARS-CoV-2, only four (2.1%) required respiratory support and two (1.1%) were admitted to intensive care; all recovered. Conclusion Recommendations for SARS-CoV-2 testing in children should consider the evidence of broader clinical features. Exposure history, fever and anosmia/ageusia are strong risk factors in children for positive SARS-CoV-2 testing, while other symptoms did not help discriminate positive from negative individuals. This study confirms that COVID-19 was a mild disease in the general paediatric population in Italy. Further studies are needed to understand risk, clinical spectrum and outcomes of COVID-19 in children with pre-existing conditions.

Until vaccines get full FDA approval, it's not clear that employers -- including healthcare systems -- can legally require workers to get shots, a Kaiser Family Foundation report says. …

Lost on the Frontline, a yearlong investigation by The Guardian and KHN to count health care worker deaths, ends today. This is what was learned in a year. …

Nation hits new record with 4.1 million people vaccinated in single day. But far fewer Blacks, Hispanics have gotten vaccine doses. …

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownCOVID-19 is a disease with unique characteristics including lung thrombosis (1) , frequent diarrhoea (2) , abnormal activation of the inflammatory response (3) and rapid deterioration of lung function consistent with alveolar oedema (4) . The pathological substrate for these findings remains elusive. Here we show that the lungs of patients with COVID-19 contain infected pneumocytes with abnormal morphology and frequent multinucleation. Generation of these syncytia results from activation of…

This report describes use of stay-at-home orders and mask mandates by the Blackfeet Tribal Reservation as a mitigation effort to reduce COVID-19.

This report describes COVID-19 testing protocols at colleges and universities in relation to class instruction type.

This report describes COVID-19 contact tracing and case investigation efforts on the Spirit Lake reservation in South Dakota.