SDW Infection Prevention Consulting

04/30/2023

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/24/health/pandemic-data-tracking-kff-partner/index.html

When the federal public health emergency expires on May 11, some shared data requirements will come to an end and the federal government will lose access to key metrics. Some experts and patients at high risk of severe covid outcomes worry the scaling back of data access could make it harder to cont...

02/11/2023

02/01/2023

https://time.com/6251520/covid-19-public-health-emergency-ends-what-changes/

The decision could affect tests, treatments, vaccines, and hospital care—and who pays for them

09/05/2022

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-moderna-pfizer-biontech-bivalent-covid-19-vaccines-use

The FDA authorized bivalent formulations of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for use as a single booster dose.

08/09/2022

https://www.firstpost.com/world/china-develops-another-novel-virus-35-cases-reported-already-11032851.html/amp

The virus likely spread from animals to humans and can cause renal and liver failure

05/23/2022

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/health/monkeypox-outbreak-likely-spread-by-s*x-at-2-raves-in-europe-says-who-expert

A doctor who chairs a World Health Organization expert group has described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as "a random event" that might be explained by risky s*xual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe.

05/20/2022

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/who-calls-emergency-meeting-monkeypox-cases-top-100-europe-2022-05-20/

The World Health Organization was holding an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after over 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.

01/03/2022

https://www.facebook.com/5863113009/posts/10160215350683010/?extid=0&d=n

A new law will make California the first state to require that health insurance plans, including Medicaid, cover home STI tests.

12/28/2021

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/tweak-to-n-protein-makes-delta-variant-more-infectious-69386?utm_content=192597669&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-212009668822281&fbclid=IwAR0xD7FJQ84-LpttqglzfpHna_6AjeRqolcgqldCI_0oVYSgOZoiE2vnMYs

Using a novel lab technique, researchers identified a mutation that allows the virus to insert more genetic material into host cells.

12/22/2021

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/omicron-propagates-70-times-faster-than-delta-in-bronchi-study-69540?utm_content=191966579&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-212009668822281&fbclid=IwAR2Ca7bt-VzpBSu3BzHI4g65VZnRMxytgOXmM7QD6_Q8MGF-2_I36dIIJio

A preprint reports that the new SARS-CoV-2 variant multiplies faster in human bronchial tissue but slower in lung tissue than the Delta variant, potentially explaining how it’s spreading from person to person so quickly.

12/21/2021

https://www.pfizer.com/news/hot-topics/how_do_viruses_mutate_and_what_it_means_for_a_vaccine

As SARS-CoV-2 spreads around the globe, it is mutating, in other words it is acquiring genetic changes. While the idea of “viral mutation” may sound concerning, it’s important to understand that many of these mutations are minor, and don’t have an overall impact on how fast a virus spreads o...