Top 5 Takeaways A Fatal Case of Human Rabies: A 7-year-old boy in Texas died from rabies after being bitten by a bat, with the disease not recognized until clinical
Tag: 2022
Top 5 Takeaways COPD as a Leading Cause of Death: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the sixth leading cause of death in the United States in 2020. Mortality Data
Top 5 Takeaways: Nearly 1 million JYNNEOS doses administered: From May 22 to October 21, 2022, around 987,294 doses were given in the U.S., showing a safety profile consistent with
Top 5 Takeaways: Significantly Lower Incidence in Vaccinated Individuals: The study found that mpox incidence among unvaccinated individuals was 9.6 times higher than among those who received two doses of
Top 5 Takeaways Reduction in Polio Cases: Afghanistan reported only two cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in 2022 up to September, a reduction from previous years, with no
Top 5 Takeaways 6% of pediatric influenza hospitalizations had concurrent SARS-CoV-2 (COVID) coinfection during the 2021–22 influenza season. Coinfected patients exhibited a higher need for respiratory support (invasive or noninvasive)
Top 5 Takeaways: Increased Risk for Cancer Patients: Individuals with cancer showed an elevated risk of dying from COVID-19, with 2.0% in 2020 and 2.4% in 2021 having COVID-19 as
Top 5 Takeaways: Median monthly overdose deaths among adolescents aged 10-19 years increased by 109% from July–December 2019 to July–December 2021. Deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs) rose by 182%,
Top 5 Takeaways Increased Vaccine Coverage: From 2005 to 2021, coverage with the first dose of a measles-containing vaccine (MCV) increased from 68% to 89%, and the second dose from
Top 5 Takeaways: Demographics and Risk Behaviors: Among 719 mpox patients in NYC, 97.9% were men, predominantly identifying as gay or queer (78.7%), or bisexual (5.6%). A significant proportion reported