COVID-19/Coronavirus
Vaccine Attributes Influence Readiness to Accept COVID-19 Shot
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Vaccine-related attributes and political characteristics are associated with preference for choosing a hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study published online Oct. 20 in JAMA Network Open. Sarah Kreps, Ph.D., from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and colleagues conducted a survey study to estimate willingness to receive...
Vertebral Fractures Marker of Poorer Prognosis in COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Vertebral fractures (VFs) are a clinical marker of fragility and poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Luigi di Filippo, M.D., from the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, and colleagues examined the...
Scientists to Infect Volunteers With COVID-19 in Challenge Trial
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — British scientists are infecting healthy volunteers with COVID-19, in hopes of speeding up vaccine development, TheWashington Postreported Tuesday. Led by scientists at Imperial College London, people in this challenge trial will be guaranteed treatment if they become ill. The United States says human challenge trials might be too...
No COVID-19 Vaccines Allowed in California Without State Approval
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — California is not going to allow the use of any COVID-19 vaccines until its own panel of experts approves them, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. Vaccinations “will move at the speed of trust,” Newsom said, and the state wants its own review regardless of who wins the presidential...
Kidney Disease, Injury Linked to Higher Mortality With COVID-19
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Renal impairment in patients admitted to intensive care with COVID-19 is common and is associated with high mortality, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in Anaesthesia. Marisa Gasparini, M.B.B.S., from the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, and colleagues examined the association between acute and...
COVID-19 Mitigation Measures Tied to Fewer Preterm Births
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Initial implementation of national COVID-19 mitigation measures in the Netherlands was associated with a substantial reduction in the incidence of preterm births in the following months, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in The Lancet Public Health. Jasper V. Been, Ph.D., from the Erasmus Medical Centre...
Pandemic Taking Toll on the Mental Health of Health Care Staff
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Mental health disorders are common in health care workers (HCWs) during and immediately following a pandemic, according to a review published online Oct. 15 in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology. Sophie M. Allan, from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, and colleagues estimated the prevalence...
Emergency Sick Leave Helped to Flatten the U.S. COVID-19 Curve
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. emergency sick leave provision in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was a highly effective policy tool to flatten the curve in the short run, according to a report published online Oct. 15 in Health Affairs. Stefan Pichler, Ph.D., from the KOF Swiss Economic Institute...
No Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Expected Before Election
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer will not apply for emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine before the third week in November, the company’s chief executive said in a statement posted to the Pfizer website on Friday. This is a reversal from the company’s previous claims that it would apply for the approval...
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