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Infection With Omicron Less Likely to Result in Post-COVID-19 Condition
HealthDay News — The risk for post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) is reduced in association with infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Sophie Diexer, from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany, and colleagues examined the occurrence…
BNT162b2 Vaccination Linked to Lower Risk for COVID-19 in Children Younger Than 5 Years
HealthDay News — For children younger than 5 years, receiving two or three doses of the wild-type BNT162b2 vaccine is associated with a reduced risk for COVID-19 encounters in the emergency department or urgent care or in outpatient settings, according to a research letter published online Sept. 15 in the Journal of the American Medical…
Local Budesonide Therapy Not Efficacious Against COVID-19-Related Hyposmia
Local budesonide therapy is not efficacious for the treatment of persistent COVID-19-related hyposmia, according to study findings published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Researchers in Paris, France conducted a 2-center, open-label, randomized controlled, superiority trial to assess the efficacy of local budesonide plus olfactory rehabilitation in participants with persistent hyposmia due to nonsevere…
Immune Response Not Inferior With Coadministration of COVID-19, Influenza Vaccines
HealthDay News — The immune response and occurrence of adverse events were similar for health care workers receiving coadministration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines or COVID-19 vaccine alone, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in JAMA Network Open. Tal Gonen, M.D., from Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Israel, and colleagues compared the…
Chronic Respiratory Failure Linked to Higher Risk for Severe/Critical COVID-19
Patients with oxygen-dependent chronic respiratory failure (CRF) had increased cumulative incidence of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection compared with the general population during the first 9 months of the pandemic, according to study findings published in Respiratory Medicine. Researchers assessed the risk of COVID-19 infection in patients with oxygen-dependent CRF in different periods of the pandemic in…
Islet Autoimmunity Linked to COVID-19 in Children Susceptible to Type 1 Diabetes
Islet autoimmunity is associated with COVID-19 infection in children at increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes, according to results of a study published in JAMA. Researchers sought to assess the temporal association between COVID-19 infection and the development islet autoimmunity — a precursor for type 1 diabetes — in early childhood. Between April 2019…
Symptoms After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination Less Frequent in Patients With IBD
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience fewer and milder SARS-CoV-2 mRNA postvaccination symptoms, compared with individuals without IBD, according to a study published in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Vaccination against COVID-19 is recommended for individuals with IBD. Real-world studies support postvaccination safety and tolerability. However, a substantial amount of IBD patients remain unvaccinated likely due…
Overestimation of Oxygen Saturation via Pulse Oximetry Delays COVID-19 Therapy
Overestimation of O2 saturation based on pulse oximetry, which happened more often in Black patients, led to COVID-19 therapy delays and readmissions regardless of race/ethnicity, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open. Research has shown that pulse oximetry, a light-based technology, often overestimates oxygen saturation in persons of color. Researchers sought to determine…
Immunization Update: 2024 Vaccine Schedules for Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Although immunization rates have fallen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, rates have begun to rise but have yet to hit pre-pandemic levels.1,2 Back to school is the perfect time to catch up on those delinquent vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes updated immunization schedules annually in mid-…
Overweight and Obesity Associated With Increased COVID-19-Related Hospitalizations
Overweight and obesity in patients younger than 50 and obesity alone in patients older than 50 was associated with higher rates of COVID-19-related hospitalization, according to study results published by Obesity Reviews. Investigators assessed the prevalence of overweight and obesity and their effects on the risk for COVID-19-related hospitalization among patients aged younger and older…
