Top news of the week: 22.11.2022.
Perception of Local COVID-19 Transmission and Use of Preventive Behaviors Among Adults with Recent SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Illinois and Michigan,...
This report describes perception of local COVID-19 transmission ..
Sociodemographic Variation in Early Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccine and Parental Intent and Attitudes Toward Vaccination of Children Aged 6 Months–4 Years — United States, July 1–29, 2022
This report describes COVID-19 vaccination coverage for children ..
Covid-19: Is the UK still tracking the virus—and other questions answered
With the NHS braced for a tough winter, Elisabeth Mahase looks at what’s happening with covid tracking and testing, and variants Although the UK significantly scaled back its covid ...
NICE recommends 3 treatments for COVID-19 in draft guidance
However NICE stands ready to work with companies and NHS England to look for solutions during the public consultation. Recommendations and settings in the draft guidance: Setting …
Comparative effectiveness of sotrovimab and molnupiravir for prevention of severe covid-19 outcomes in patients in the community: observational cohort study with the OpenSAFELY platform
Objective To compare the effectiveness of sotrovimab (a neutralising monoclonal antibody) with molnupiravir (an antiviral) in preventing severe outcomes of covid-19 in adult patients ...
In Georgia, health workers prepare for busy winter season amid COVID-19 and influenza surge concerns
“Does it hurt?” asks Lela Beradze kindly as she administers an influenza vaccine to a health worker at the Botchorishvili Clinic, a large hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia. Lela is Chief Nurse ...
Covid-19: NICE rejects five treatments over uncertain evidence and price in draft guidance
NICE has recommended three drugs—nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir (Paxlovid), tocilizumab (RoActemra), and baricitinib (Olumiant)—for the treatment of covid-19 in adults, as part of draft ...
A new migration crisis is brewing in Europe
Prepare for populists offering bad solutions