COVID-19: Influenza Vaccine Key in Mitigating Healthcare Burden During Flu Season
During the upcoming flu season, it is essential to ensure a high coverage rate of vaccination, particularly among populations who are vulnerable to COVID-19.
Preventive Medicine
HF Nasal Cannula Oxygen Reduces Mechanical Ventilation Rates in Severe COVID-19
High flow nasal cannula oxygen significantly reduced intubation and subsequent invasive mechanical ventilation, but did not affect case fatality in patients with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU for acute respiratory failure.
Expired or Previously Used N95 Respirator Masks: Fitted Filtration Efficiencies Evaluated
Expired or previously used and sterilized N95 respirators can be used when new N95 respirators are unavailable during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HHS Authorizes Pharmacists to Administer Vaccines to Children
HHS issued the amendment in order to increase access to childhood vaccines and decrease the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks as children return to daycare and school.
Immunization Schedules: Best Available Evidence for 2020
Review of the Advisory Committee Immunization Practices updates to the pediatric immunization schedule and significant revisions to the adult immunization schedule.
Plenty of COVID-19 Vaccine Coming, Fauci Says
When a COVID-19 vaccine is approved, there should be plenty of it available.
Early Data Show Investigational ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine Safe, Immunogenic
Interim results from the phase 1/2 COV001 trial evaluating the vaccine candidate ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) showed that vaccination led to strong immune responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in all evaluated participants.
Rise in Avoidable Cancer Deaths Expected Due to COVID-19
An increase in the number of avoidable cancer deaths is expected in England as a result of diagnostic delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pap Tests May Hold Biomarkers Ahead of Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
A proof-of-principle study confirms presence of TP53 variants ahead of diagnosis.
Early Breast Cancer Screening Benefits Childhood Cancer Survivors
For childhood cancer survivors, early initiation of breast cancer screening with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may reduce breast cancer mortality by more than half.
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