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Infectious Disease
Phase IV
Oral polio vaccine and behavioral information versus no vaccine in adults over 50 years of age
Old Vaccine Might Help Stop COVID
This Phase 4 randomized trial evaluated the effect of oral polio vaccine plus behavioral information compared with no vaccine in 3,729 perso…
An old polio vaccine pill given to adults in Guinea-Bissau might protect older people from severe coronavirus illness and death.
CT.gov
Apr 10, 2026
Infectious Disease
Cohort
Autoantibodies neutralizing type I interferons linked to severe COVID-19 pneumonia in myasthenia gravis patients
A Hidden Immune Flaw Makes COVID Far More Dangerous for Some Patients
An international cohort study of 85 unvaccinated, untreated SARS-CoV-2-infected MG patients found that those with autoantibodies neutralizin…
Doctors have discovered why some people with a common nerve disease face a terrifying risk from COVID-19, pointing to a simple way to keep t…
medRxiv
Apr 10, 2026
Pediatrics
RCT
Digital SMS intervention increases COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Hispanic children by 13 percentage points
Text messages may help increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Hispanic families with young children
A community-based RCT of 254 Hispanic families with unvaccinated children found a fully automated, culturally tailored SMS intervention incr…
Weekly text messages boosted COVID-19 vaccine uptake by 13.3 points and trust by 14.3 points among Hispanic families with young children.
Apr 9, 2026
Primary Care & Family Medicine
Cohort
Household SARS-CoV-2 exposure linked to transmission in Turkish families with children
Kids at Home: How Simple Habits Stop Virus Spread
This ambispective community-based observational cohort study examined 119 households in Zonguldak, Türkiye, comprising 501 individuals, all …
Keeping masks on and separating sick family members is the best way to protect kids and adults alike.
Frontiers
Apr 9, 2026
Pulmonology & Critical Care
Meta-analysis
Prolonged prone positioning shows oxygenation benefit but inconclusive mortality effect in COVID-19 ARDS
Longer prone positioning may improve oxygen levels in COVID-19 ARDS patients
A meta-analysis of 996 COVID-19 patients with moderate-to-severe ARDS compared prolonged (>24 h/session) to standard (≤24 h/session) prone p…
Prolonged prone positioning for severe lung failure showed a trend toward lower death rates but increased pressure injury risks in COVID-19 …
Apr 7, 2026
Pulmonology & Critical Care
Meta-analysis
Extended prone positioning associated with lower mortality but more pressure injuries in COVID-19 ARDS
Could longer time spent face-down help more COVID-19 patients on ventilators survive?
A meta-analysis of 2412 adults with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 ARDS found extended prone positioning (≥24 h) was associated with reduced mo…
Keeping COVID-19 patients face-down longer than 24 hours lowers death risk but increases pressure sores, with no change to ventilator time.
Apr 6, 2026
Infectious Disease
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines show sustained effectiveness against hospitalization in U.S. veterans
Did COVID-19 vaccines keep protecting veterans from hospitalization?
An observational study of U.S. veterans at five VA Medical Centers found COVID-19 mRNA vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization remaine…
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines kept protecting veterans from hospitalization even as the Delta variant surged in the summer of 2021.
CDC
Apr 6, 2026
Infectious Disease
Observational study finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccines effective against infection in frontline workers, with reduced protection during Delta spread
Did COVID vaccines work against infection? Yes, but less so against Delta
An observational study of frontline workers in eight U.S.
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines prevent infection in frontline workers, but protection drops as the contagious Delta variant spreads.
CDC
Apr 6, 2026
Infectious Disease
Case series describes first 100 COVID-19 patients in Zambia and national response efforts
What happened to Zambia's first 100 COVID-19 patients?
A case series provides an overview of the first 100 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in Zambia and the subsequent national mitigation and…
Zambia's first 100 COVID-19 patients sparked immediate mitigation efforts as health authorities documented the virus's early arrival on the …
CDC
Apr 6, 2026
Infectious Disease
Observational report describes COVID-19 prevention strategy at four overnight camps in Maine
How did summer camps keep COVID-19 from spreading in 2020?
An observational report describes a COVID-19 prevention and mitigation strategy implemented for attendees and staff at four overnight camps …
Four Maine camps shared their 2020 summer safety plans to stop COVID-19 spread, though the report describes the strategies without sharing f…
CDC
Apr 6, 2026
Infectious Disease
HIV outbreak reported among persons who inject drugs in Kanawha County, West Virginia
HIV outbreak reported among people who inject drugs in West Virginia county
A descriptive outbreak investigation report documented an HIV outbreak among persons who inject drugs in Kanawha County, West Virginia, duri…
Health officials report an HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs in Kanawha County, West Virginia, during the pandemic.
CDC
Apr 6, 2026
Infectious Disease
Omicron infection shows high transmission among household contacts in U.S. jurisdictions
Omicron variant spreads easily within households, early U.S. data suggests
An observational report from four U.S. jurisdictions found Omicron infection resulted in high transmission among household contacts.
Early U.S. data shows the Omicron variant spreads easily between people sharing a home, reinforcing that vaccination and ventilation remain …
CDC
Apr 6, 2026
Questions about SARS-CoV-2 infection
Can the FindPart-w model help identify which SARS-CoV-2 lineage group my child has?
Yes, the FindPart-w model can identify SARS-CoV-2 lineage groups, but it is a research tool not yet available for individual patient use.
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