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Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of June 7 to 11, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice.<\/p>\n
FDA: J&J Contaminated COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Must Be Discarded<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — About 60 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine must be discarded due to possible contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n CDC Calls Emergency Meeting on Heart Inflammation Link to COVID-19 Vaccines<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An emergency meeting will be held June 18 to discuss rare reports of heart inflammation in people who have received the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Expiration Dates on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Extended<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. regulators have extended the expiration date on millions of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine doses by six weeks, the company announced Thursday.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n MIS-C Incidence 316 Persons Per 1 Million SARS-CoV-2 Infections<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare complication associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, with an incidence of 316 persons per 1 million SARS-CoV-2 infections, according to a study published online June 10 in JAMA Network Open<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Hemodialysis Patients Have Antibody Response to COVID-19 Vaccine<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Most hemodialysis patients but few kidney transplant recipients develop antibody responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 after receipt of an mRNA vaccine, according to a study published online June 10 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Heart Attack, Stroke Care Rebound During Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — During the largest and most recent COVID-19 surge (October 2020 to January 2021), there were no significant declines in hospitalization for heart attacks or suspected strokes, according to a research letter published online June 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Houston Methodist Suspends Nearly 200 Workers Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccines<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 200 employees of the Houston Methodist hospital system in Texas have been suspended without pay for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. to Send 500 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Countries Desperate for Shots<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The United States plans to purchase 500 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine that it will then donate to countries in need around the world.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Down in Seniors After Vaccine Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Following the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine, decreases in COVID-19 cases, emergency department visits, hospital admission, and deaths were seen among older adults, according to research published in the June 8 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Neurological, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Common in COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19 are varied and common, according to a review published online June 4 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Expiration Date Looming for Millions of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Doses<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, June 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. federal and state health officials are trying to administer as many doses as possible of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as millions of unused shots are set to expire this month.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n State Department Eases Travel Advisories for Dozens of Countries<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, June 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19-related travel advisories for dozens of countries were eased Tuesday by the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Vaccinations More Urgent as Variant That Crippled India Shows Up in the U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, June 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The highly contagious coronavirus variant that brought India to its knees this spring now accounts for 6 percent of new cases in the United States, the Biden administration said Tuesday.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Real-World Study Shows Power of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A real-world study shows that even when people who get the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines do have “breakthrough” infections, those illnesses are mild.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Rules Reconsidered by World Trade Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A proposal to ease patents and related protections on COVID-19 vaccines in order to help developing nations fight the pandemic will be considered at a two-day meeting of a World Trade Organization panel.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n India to Provide Free COVID-19 Shots for All Adults<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Free COVID-19 vaccines will be offered to all adults in India starting later this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Monday.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Diet May Impact COVID-19 Severity<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Plant-based and\/or fish diets may help lessen the severity of COVID-19 infection, according to a study published online June 7 in BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Drop in Kawasaki Disease Seen During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of Kawasaki disease in South Korea decreased sharply after implementation of nonpharmaceutical interventions, such as mask wearing and hand washing, were introduced to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, according to a research letter published online June 7 in Circulation<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Factors ID’d for COVID-19 Infection Risk in Dialysis Patients<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For individuals receiving in-center hemodialysis, the risk for having a positive test for infection or admission with suspected COVID-19 is associated with age, diabetes, local community COVID-19 rates, and dialysis unit size, according to a study published online June 1 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Recent Increase Seen in COVID-19-Linked Hospitalization for Teens<\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY, June 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates increased recently for adolescents, and a considerable proportion of those hospitalized were admitted to the intensive care unit, according to research published in the June 4 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Case Series Reports Myocarditis After Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine<\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY, June 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a case series published online June 7 in Pediatrics<\/em>, the authors present seven cases of acute myocarditis or myopericarditis in healthy male adolescents within four days of receiving the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Declining COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Threaten Biden’s July 4 Goal<\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY, June 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Plunging vaccination rates are imperiling President Joe Biden’s goal of getting COVID-19 shots into the arms of at least 70 percent of American adults by July 4, while public health experts worry that Southern states, where immunization numbers are the lowest, could see a spike in cases during the summer.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n SARS-CoV-2 Mortality Up for Patients With Active Cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY, June 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patients with active cancer hospitalized with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are more likely to die, according to a study published online June 7 in Cancer<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Postpartum Mental Health Visits Up During COVID-19 Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY, June 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Postpartum mental health visits were higher during the COVID-19 pandemic than expected based on prepandemic patterns, according to a study published online June 7 in CMAJ<\/em>, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Excess Deaths Estimated for ESRD Patients During COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY, June 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A total of 8.7 to 12.9 excess deaths were estimated per 1,000 end-stage renal disease patients during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the June 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n