Top 5 Takeaways Emergency Use Authorization Granted: The FDA issued an EUA for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine on July 13, 2022, for primary immunization in adults aged ≥18 years. ACIP’s
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Top 5 Takeaways Significant Global Progress: From 2016 to 2020, global coverage with the third dose of hepatitis B vaccine remained stable while coverage with the hepatitis B birth dose
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Increase in Intracranial Infections: During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in pediatric intracranial infections was observed, with cases often diagnosed during
Top 5 Takeaways Higher Risk for Specific Conditions: Children and adolescents with previous COVID-19 showed higher rates of acute pulmonary embolism, myocarditis and cardiomyopathy, venous thromboembolic event, acute and unspecified
Top 5 Takeaways Prevalence of Gun Carrying Among Youths: One in 15 male and one in 50 female high school students reported carrying a gun for non-recreational purposes at least
Top 5 Takeaways Rapid Increase in Eutylone Detection: From January–June 2017 to January–June 2021, eutylone detections in drug items tested by law enforcement increased from fewer than 10 to 8,379,
Top 5 Takeaways Two Distinct Outbreaks Identified: Investigations revealed two outbreaks at a Kansas wildlife park’s splash pad: one shigellosis outbreak with 21 cases and a norovirus outbreak with six
Top 5 Takeaways Surge in Pediatric COVID-19 Cases: During the 2021–22 school year, New York reported a total of 702,686 COVID-19 cases among children aged 5–17, with a significant increase
Top 5 Takeaways Enhanced Risk for Persons with HIV: Persons with advanced HIV infection, especially those not virologically suppressed with antiretroviral therapy (ART), may face increased risk for severe monkeypox
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Reporting Disparity: During the study period, 10.7 million self-test results were reported compared to 361.9 million laboratory-based and point-of-care test results, highlighting a vast underreporting of