Fewer Deaths Reported With Enrollment in COVID-19 Remote Monitoring
Enrollment in an automated remote monitoring service for adults with COVID-19 at home can help reduce mortality.
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Pfizer COVID-19 Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pfizer Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement for its promising COVID-19 antiviral pill to be made and sold cheaply in 95 developing nations.
SSRIs Linked to Reduced Relative Risk for Mortality in COVID-19
For patients with COVID-19, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are associated with a reduced relative risk for mortality.
Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Increases Protection for Vaccinated
For individuals vaccinated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, prior SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a lower risk for breakthrough infection.
Wealthier Parents More Likely to Get COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children
In a finding that suggests a family’s income influences parents’ views on COVID-19 vaccines for their younger children, a new survey shows the more money parents make, the likelier they are to get their children vaccinated.
Prior Poor Mental Health Tied to More COVID-19 Infections
Prior rates of poor mental health at a county level are associated with a higher burden of COVID-19 infection.
Biden Administration Presses Schools to Provide COVID-19 Shots to Children
As new government data showed that 360,000 young children have now gotten their first shot, the Biden administration asked schools to help by hosting vaccination clinics and providing information to parents on the benefit of the shots.
Statin Use Not Linked to COVID-19 Mortality in Hospitalized Patients
For hospitalized patients with COVID-19, statins seem not to have a beneficial effect, and may even increase the risk of severe disease.
Pfizer Set to Ask FDA to Approve Booster for Those 18 and Older
Pfizer may soon seek FDA emergency authorization of its COVID-19 booster shot for anyone aged 18 and older.
Heart Attack + COVID-19 Significantly Increases In-Hospital Mortality
Among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a concomitant diagnosis of COVID-19 is associated with significantly higher rates of in-hospital mortality.
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