Top 5 Takeaways Expanded Recommendations: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has expanded Ebola vaccination recommendations to include health care personnel at special pathogens treatment centers (SPTCs) and laboratorians
Tag: 2022
Top 5 Takeaways Updated Protocols: On December 16, 2021, the NFL updated its test-to-release protocols in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases and the predominance of the Omicron variant.
Top 5 Takeaways Vaccine Effectiveness (VE) in Children: Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine provided 46% effectiveness against COVID-19–associated emergency department (ED) and urgent care (UC) encounters among children aged
Top 5 Takeaways New Regimen Recommendation: A 4-month regimen with rifapentine (RPT), moxifloxacin (MOX), isoniazid (INH), and pyrazinamide (PZA) is recommended for treating drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis in patients aged ≥12
Top 5 Takeaways Adverse Reactions: Reactions after Pfizer-BioNTech booster vaccination in adolescents were generally mild to moderate and transient, with frequencies equal to or slightly higher than after the second
Top 5 Takeaways Outbreak Identification: A vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) was identified in Tajikistan in January 2021, with cases indicating local transmission and genetic links to a strain from
Top 5 Takeaways High Household Transmission: Omicron infection resulted in a high transmission rate of 67.8% among household contacts. Impact of Vaccination: The attack rate (AR) was lower among household
Top 5 Takeaways First Local Transmission: This report documents the first locally transmitted cases of Seoul hantavirus (SEOV) infection in the District of Columbia. Severe Symptoms: Both patients exhibited severe
Top 5 Takeaways Lower Vaccination Coverage in Rural Areas: COVID-19 vaccination coverage with the first dose was significantly lower in rural counties (58.5%) compared to urban counties (75.4%). Increased Disparities
Top 5 Takeaways Case Overview: A newborn was delivered at 24 weeks’ gestation with congenital varicella syndrome after the mother contracted varicella at 12 weeks’ gestation. Maternal History: The mother,