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Racial disparities in COVID vaccine uptake noted, even in health workers Racial and ethnic differences in intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine were comparable across both healthcare workers (HCWs) and the general public in the San Francisco Bay area this winter, according to survey results published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine. The survey, led by
Study shows deeper COVID impact in socially vulnerable neighborhoods An analysis of neighborhood-level data in three US cities highlights the racial and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 positivity, incidence, and mortality, researchers reported today in the Annals of Internal Medicine. For the study, researchers from Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health used data on the
COVID-19 vaccination can prompt a vigorous immune response in pregnant women, who then pass the resulting antibodies on to their newborns through the placenta and breast milk, according to a study published yesterday in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, who call
Rising cases in several world hot spots are worsening an uneven rollout of COVID-19 vaccine, both in developed countries and in lower income countries who for now depend on initial supplies from the COVAX program. For example, amid India’s surge of cases, country health officials are leaning on more vaccine supply from its own Serum
With national vaccinations ramping up to more than 2.5 million people per day, at least 34 states have made all adults eligible to receive one of three approved COVID-19 vaccines—or plan to by mid-April— as the United States continues to race to vaccinate as many people as possible while variant cases continue to rise. “It’s
Long-haul COVID-19 likelihood associated with middle age, female sex Researchers reporting on two non-peer–reviewed studies published this week on the preprint server medRxiv followed up months after adults’ COVID-19 hospitalization and found that 55% to 71% have not fully recovered. Middle age and female sex were associated with a higher likelihood of worse recovery in
Report highlights barriers to hospital stewardship in LMICs Interviews with clinicians at hospitals in three low- and middle-income countries highlight some of the barriers to appropriate antibiotic prescribing in these settings, according to a study published yesterday in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control. For the study, an international team led by researchers with Duke Global
Some of the world’s COVID-19 hot spots, such as Poland, set new records for daily case numbers, with more proposing or imposing restrictions to slow the spread of the virus, which in many spots is fueled by more transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants. Meanwhile, Brazil passed the somber mark of 300,000 deaths as its surge rages and
President Joe Biden today updated his goal of 100 million vaccines administered during his first 100 days in office to 200 million vaccines. “We met our first goal on day 58,” said Biden. “I know it’s ambitious, twice our original goal, but no other country in the world has even come close.” Today is Biden’s
Currently, the development of vaccines for influenza and other viruses typically relies on egg-based manufacturing. This approach, and the newer technique of vaccine production in cell cultures, carry the risk of mutations that may reduce the efficacy and immunogenicity of the vaccines. Additionally, there are ongoing needs for greater production speed and capacity to enable
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