News Scan for Jun 17, 2021
COVID-19 deaths and racial disparities Diverse COVID immune response Low COVID-19 reinfection in Italy Routine vaccines during COVID-19
June 2021
Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 17, 2021
MDRO’s in COVID patients Antibiotic use on UK pig farms
CDC: Delta variant now 10% of US COVID-19 cases
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Jun 16, 2021 In other developments, the CDC added Delta as a variant of concern and issued its first guidance on ‘long COVID’.
VA must modernize supply chain amid COVID-19, GAO says
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News Jun 16, 2021 GAO’s latest report looks at the VA’s three main supply chain, COVID-related adaptations.
Global COVID cases continue decline, though many countries still struggle
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Jun 16, 2021 In another new development, the WHO added a variant of interest first detected in Peru last August, which it labeled Lambda.
Antibody combo cuts COVID deaths by 20% in very ill seronegative patients
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Jun 16, 2021 The findings are from the UK Recovery trial, which was large enough to gauge a true effect on death in hospitalized patients.
News Scan for Jun 16, 2021
Nursing home COVID disparities COVID-19 and work-life balance Avian flu in 2 countries
US hits 600,000 deaths from COVID-19
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Jun 15, 2021 Also, new data show that young pregnant women and Hispanic and Black women are less likely to be vaccinated.
Ongoing COVID surges in multiple regions keep nations on edge
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Jun 15, 2021 Officials warn that Africa is at risk due to continued virus circulation and low vaccine uptake.
First US COVID cases may date back to mid-December 2019
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Jun 15, 2021 Blood analysis reveals SARS-CoV-2 antibodies as early as Jan 7, 2020, indicating infection the prior month.