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To Extract More Doses per Vial, Vaccinators Put Squeeze on FDA to Relax Vaccine Handling Advice

Arthur Allen March 12, 2021 President Joe Biden has promised enough covid vaccine to immunize every willing adult by June 1. But right now, the gap between supply and demand is so dramatic that vaccinators are discovering ways to suck the final drops out of each vaccine vial — if federal regulators will let them. Pharmacists …

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Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission among Meat Processing Workers in Nebraska, USA, and Effectiveness of Risk Mitigation Measures

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES: A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL TRACKING AND ANALYZING DISEASE TRENDS | Workers in Nebraska, USA, and Effectiveness of Risk Mitigation Measures | J. J. Herstein et al. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention…

COVID Spread North Carolina Study

Three Studies Highlight Low COVID Risk of In-Person School

Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News | Jan 08, 2021 | Studies spotlight limited in-school COVID-19 spread in North Carolina, Sweden, and Norway. Source: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy…

COVID-19 Deaths Higher than Reported

U.S. COVID Cases, Deaths Higher than Reported, Study finds

Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 05, 2021Antibody testing shows that 14% of Americans had been infected by Nov 15, and 35% of deaths were missed. Source: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy…