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WHO Approves Second Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine

China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in adults 18 years and older.

NIH Starts Trial Assessing ‘Mix & Match’ COVID-19 Vaccine Approach

There is a new clinical trial underway to assess the safety and effectiveness of mixing different types of booster shots in adults who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Some Prisons Highly Successful in Vaccinating Inmates

Some prison systems in the United States have been able to vaccinate high numbers of inmates against COVID-19, and that success could point to ways to convince skeptical people in the general public to get vaccinated.

Pasireotide Plus Everolimus Improves PFS in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung or Thymus

By

Mark L. Fuerst

The median PFS was 8.5 months in the pasireotide arm, 12.5 months in the everolimus arm, and 16.5 months in the combination arm.

Possible Cause Found for Rare Blood Clots Tied to Some COVID-19 Vaccines

The cause of rare blood clots in some people who have received the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines has been found.

Review Shows COVID-19 Symptoms Often Linger

COVID-19 symptoms frequently persist beyond the acute phase of infection.

Call for Global Adoption, Enforcement of Evidence-Based Tobacco Control Policies

By

Sheila Jacobs

Although considerable progress has been observed in countries around the world in reducing the prevalence of smoking tobacco use, a large implementation gap remains with respect to tobacco control.

Methotrexate May Impair Immune Response to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases receiving background methotrexate have worse humoral and cellular immunogenicity to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Risk Low Among Health Care Workers

Health care workers are more likely to test positive with SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the risk for reinfection is low.

COVID-19 Vaccines May Give Protection for Years

COVID-19 vaccines may provide protection for at least a year, and possibly even a lifetime, to people who were previously exposed to the virus.

USPSTF Recommends Counseling for Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain

The USPSTF recommends behavioral counseling interventions to promote healthy weight gain in pregnancy.