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COVID-19 hospitalization remains higher among older adults
WEB23 hours ago · Relative to adults ages 18 to 49 years, cumulative hospitalization rates among adults aged 65 to 74 and over 75 years during the surveillance period were 7.3 and 24.1 times as high, respectively. "These findings suggest that COVID-19–associated hospitalization among adults aged ≥65 years remains a public health concern," the …
Non-native English speakers had lower COVID vaccine uptake, …
WEB1 day ago · US residents aged 6 months or older with a primary language other than English had lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake and delays in receiving primary vaccination and booster doses than native English speakers, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open.. HealthPartners researchers in Minnesota used electronic health records to retrospectively assess vaccine coverage and time to ...
Episode 167: A Coronavirus Dance - CIDRAP
WEB2 days ago · In "A Coronavirus Dance," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the latest COVId trends, the upcoming winter respiratory virus season, and a UN meeting on antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Osterholm also provides an update on long COVID research and shares another "This Week in Public Health History" segment. COVIDTests.gov COVID-19 reinfection ups risk of long COVID, new data show (Jim Wappes ...
Osterholm Update - CIDRAP
WEBSep 19, 2024 · In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall cover the latest infectious disease news on topics including H5N1, mpox, measles, and polio. Dr. Osterholm also answers an ID query on updated COVID-19 vaccines and gives his thoughts on a controversial study on Paxlovid. Evidence growing for COVID antivirals to cut poor outcomes, long COVID ...
Survey: COVID home test results can enhance disease tracking
WEB3 days ago · Survey: COVID home test results can enhance disease tracking. Online nonprobability survey estimates suggest that 54 million US COVID-19 infections went uncounted in official records after home tests were widely deployed and institutional testing waned starting in February 2022. Before that time …
COVID-19 - CIDRAP
WEBCOVID-adapted stewardship intervention linked to reduced antibiotic use, resistance in Chicago hospital. Adding COVID-19–specific guidance to an established stewardship program helped cut antibiotic use by 29% after the first COVID surge. Chris Dall.
HHS funds AI-enhanced antibiotic discovery project | CIDRAP
WEB4 days ago · The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week announced funding for a project that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the discovery and development of new antibiotics. To speed up the lengthy and laborious process of screening and testing molecular compounds for antibacterial activity, the Transforming ...
About CIDRAP | CIDRAP
WEBThe Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP; "SID-wrap") is a global leader in addressing public health preparedness and emerging infectious disease response. Founded in 2001, CIDRAP is part of the Research and Innovation Office at the University of Minnesota. CIDRAP works to prevent illness and death from targeted infectious ...
CIDRAP in the News
WEBAug 15, 2024 In Foreign Affairs, Director Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, and coauthor Mark Olshaker discuss how governments and international organizations have done far too little to prepare for the next pandemic-causing virus.. Jul 2, 2024 CIDRAP releases two new Research and Development Roadmaps: one for developing tools to combat Nipah virus and the other for tools to combat Lassa fever.