Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Big Business
Court also hearing arguments on separate vaccine mandate for most heath care workers
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Kidney Transplant Recipients Susceptible to COVID-19 Variants Despite Vaccination
Vaccinated kidney transplant recipients show impaired neutralization against emerging COVID-19 variants of concern.
No Increase Seen in CV Events in Elderly After BNT162b2 Vaccination
No increase seen in the incidence of myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary embolism among those aged 75 years or older in France
BNT162b2 Still Effective, but Less So, Against Omicron
Vaccine effectiveness 70% compared with 93% against hospitalization for COVID-19 during delta predominance.
CDC Backs Boosters for High-Risk Children Ages 5 to 11 Years
Agency also endorses shorter time between shots
FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shots for Children Ages 12 to 15
Agency also reduced the period people must wait between their second dose and booster shot from 6 to 5 months
COVID-19 Vaccines Deemed Safe for Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
The rate of new or worsening immune-related adverse events was no higher than previously reported.
Israel Will Give Fourth COVID-19 Shot to People Older Than 60, Health Workers
About 60% of Israel’s 9.4 million people are fully vaccinated with either a recent second dose or booster dose
What Clinicians Need to Know About Oral Antivirals for COVID-19: An Expert Q&A
In this Q&A, Erica Johnson, MD, provides insight into the new oral antiviral medications that may soon be approved for the treatment of COVID-19.
Antibodies to COVID-19 Vaccines Wane Quickly in the Dialysis Population
In a study of patients receiving dialysis, 1 in 5 patients fully vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, had undetectable levels of antibodies 5 to 6 months after vaccination.
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