A new study found racial disparities in COVID-19 antiviral prescribing, with clinic site, test type, and telehealth use explaining up to half the gap for Black and Latino patients.
Among recipients of high-dose CVXGA, relative vaccine effectiveness was 67.8% against symptomatic COVID infection at a median 7.3 months post-vaccination.
As authorities record data on the largest US measles outbreak in decades, 79% of Americans support school vaccine mandates for children, an encouraging result.
The new, 7-member committee was clear on its support for the mAb for infants and the essential role of vaccination against influenza but wants an alternative preservative to thimerosal.