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We screened 65 longitudinally-collected nasal swab samples from 31 children aged 0-16 years who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA.1. By day 7 after onset of symptoms 48% of children remained positive by rapid antigen test. In a sample subset we found 100% correlation between antigen test results and virus culture.

Acknowledging its failings during the pandemic, she promises faster, clearer public health advice

Highlights HCPs had a high level of knowledge and perception of respiratory hygiene. Burdens of face-masking were considered a strong barrier to cough etiquette. Lack of involvement of HCPs in prevention strategies was another main barrier. Lacklustre or inconsistent information sharing was the third main drawback. It is recommended to address these issues to improve Respiratory Infection Prevention.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it will provide about $11 million to support the first US-based fill-and-finish effort of Bavarian Nordic's monkeypox vaccine.

House dust mites produce well-known allergens for asthma and allergy among children.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has focused an intense spotlight on respiratory precautions for healthcare workers managing patients with respiratory viral infections.

Constrained by a lack of sufficient resources and faced with difficult decisions amid COVID-19 surges in the first year of the pandemic, nearly 72% of US primary care, dental, and behavioral health clinicians working in safety-net clinics report experiencing mild to intense moral distress, finds a study published late last week in BMJ Open.

After two years of crisis management in Belgium, the Federal Government has finally agreed on a "ventilation plan" for all places open to the public, such as bars, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and gyms, announced Federal Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke.

Half of US men who have sex with men (MSM) are changing their sexual behaviors because of the monkeypox outbreak, according to a new survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

An analysis of data from US ambulatory care facilities found that roughly 13% of visits for acute gastroenteritis (AGE) resulted in a prescription for an antibiotic, with antibiotics more frequently prescribed in doctors' offices and urgent care clinics, researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.