Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Sep 17, 2021
Phase 3 trial shows safety, high efficacy of typhoid conjugate vaccineA phase 3 clinical trial conducted in Malawi has found that a single dose...
News Scan for Sep 17, 2021
Kids' BMI increased at double the rate during pandemic, study saysSince March 2020, children's body mass index (BMI) has increased at almost double its...
Key nursing home staff lag in COVID-19 vaccination, study shows
A study yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that substantially higher proportions of US nursing home residents are vaccinated against COVID-19 than health workers,...
CDC: Moderna COVID vaccine most protective against hospital cases
All three COVID-19 vaccines currently in use in the United States offer significant protection against hospitalization for COVID-19, but Moderna is the most effective...
FDA advisors OK Pfizer COVID booster for seniors, high-risk groups
Federal vaccine advisors today approved a third booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on an emergency use basis, but only for the most vulnerable...
News Scan for Sep 20, 2021
Salmonella outbreak sickens 127 in 25 states; cake mix E coli probe endsA rapidly growing Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak linked to an unknown food source...
India to resume COVID-19 vaccine exports next month
India's health ministry today said the country will resume COVID-19 vaccine exports in October, a promising supply development that comes ahead of high-level talks...
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective in younger children
Today Pfizer-BioNTech released results from the first phase 2/3 trial of its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine on children ages 5 to 11, and said the...
Study: Allergic reactions to mRNA COVID vaccines rare, manageable
Allergic reactions to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are rare and usually mild, according to a study late last week in JAMA Network Open.Stanford University researchers...
Veterinarian: Banning brachycephalic breeds is unrealistic
Veterinarian: Banning brachycephalic breeds is unrealistic
Dr. Brenda Bonnet
Photo courtesy of Dr. Brenda Bonnett
Dr. Brenda Bonnett, shown with Smilla, advocates educating pet owners to value...