Top news of the week: 15.11.2022.
AstraZeneca Drops Plan to Sell Covid-19 Vaccine in U.S.
Drug giant says it will no longer seek U.S. approval for the shot, citing a likely lack of demand.
Interim Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the Use of Bivalent Booster Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines — United States, October 2022
This report describes recommendations from the Advisory ..
Bird flu is a huge problem now – but we’re just one mutation away from it getting much worse
If bird flu jumps into the human population and more dangerous strains emerge, it could set off a new pandemic, says Prof Devi Sridhar, the chair of global public health at the University ...
More older Americans become homeless as inflation rises and housing costs spike
In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters report the worrisome trend that seniors are a growing proportion of their residents.
Infection, immunity, and surveillance of COVID-19
Dr Amitabh Suthar and Dr Christopher Dye give their perspective on infection, immunity and surveillance of COVID-19.
How similar is covid-19 to the flu?
Chris Stokel-Walker asks whether what we’ve learnt about covid-19 makes the comparison to influenza fair and correct For those who sought to downplay the severity of the disease caused by ...
Post-COVID-19-associated morbidity in children, adolescents, and adults: A matched cohort study including more than 157,000 individuals with COVID-19 in Germany
In a matched cohort study from Germany, including more than 157,000 individuals with COVID-19, Dr. Martin Roessler and colleagues investigate post COVID-19 associated morbidity in children, ...
Target COVID-19 catch-up interventions for TB to vulnerable groups, advise scientists
Vulnerable populations in 45 high-burden countries worldwide must be prioritised in efforts to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis (TB) care, according to new ...