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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 Sept. 6 to 10, 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
Los Angeles Is First Major School District to Mandate Vaccines for Students 12+<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Los Angeles has become the first major school system in the United States to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all students 12 and older.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Federal Data Understated COVID-19 Cases, Deaths in Nursing Homes<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Federal National Healthcare Safety Network data appear to understate total COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in JAMA Network Open<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Outcomes Similar With CPAP, Oxygen Therapy for Severe COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with severe COVID-19 who were deemed not likely to benefit from invasive mechanical ventilation, no difference in 30-day mortality was observed for those receiving continuous positive airway pressure or oxygen therapy, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in EClinicalMedicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Cancer Diagnoses Down During the Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There was a significant decline in newly identified patients with eight common types of cancer in the first and third pandemic periods (spring and winter months), according to a research letter published online Aug. 31 in JAMA Network Open<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Biden Issues Tough New Vaccine Mandates Affecting Millions of U.S. Workers<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In an assertive offensive against a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new efforts at pressuring tens of millions of U.S. government workers to get vaccinated against the illness or face disciplinary action.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. Youth Gained Significant Weight During the Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. youth experienced significant weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter published online Aug. 27 in the Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Judge Rules Against Florida Ban on School Mask Mandates<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — School districts in Florida can require their students to wear masks, despite the governor’s order blocking mask mandates — for now at least. A circuit court judge in Leon County ruled Wednesday that the state cannot enforce Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates, CBS News<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Biden to Strengthen Push for Vaccine Mandates in New COVID-19 Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden is slated to announce an ambitious six-point plan to double down on a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, including more pressure on government, businesses, and schools to implement vaccine mandates, news sources report. A speech outlining the new plan is scheduled for 5 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, The New York Times<\/em> said.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Mental Health Improved Following First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Getting the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine appears to result in significant improvements in mental health, according to a study published Sept. 8 in PLOS ONE<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n SARS-CoV-2-Positive Household Members Up Infection Risk for HCWs<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For vaccinated health care workers, exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-positive household members is a risk factor associated with infection, according to a research letter published online Sept. 1 in JAMA Network Open<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n New Symptoms, Disability Linger One Month After COVID-19 Discharge<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many U.S. patients who survive COVID-19 still face new symptoms and disability one month after hospital discharge, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Immunogenic in Immunosuppressed Patients<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — mRNA-based severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccines appear to be immunogenic in patients receiving immunosuppressive medications for the management of chronic inflammatory disease, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the Annals of Internal Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Top 40 Million<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There have now been more than 40 million cases of COVID-19 recorded among Americans, according to a database maintained by The New York Times<\/em>. That is nearly one-fifth of the global total of cases.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Baricitinib Does Not Cut COVID-19 Progression in Hospitalized Adults<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For hospitalized adults with COVID-19, treatment with baricitinib in addition to standard of care does not reduce the frequency of disease progression overall, but it is associated with reduced mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n New COVID-19 Cases, ED Visits Up for Children Since July 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New COVID-19 cases, COVID-19-related emergency department visits, and COVID-19-associated hospitalizations have increased among children since the delta variant became the predominant strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in the United States, according to two studies published in the Sept. 3 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 Which Cancer Patients Need a COVID-19 Booster Shot Most?<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An alliance of leading U.S. cancer centers has updated guidance about COVID-19 vaccine boosters for cancer patients and the people around them.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n New COVID-19 Cases 300 Percent Higher This Labor Day Weekend Than Last Year<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — With the delta variant surging and many Americans mask- and vaccine-free, new cases of COVID-19 spiked to levels during the long Labor Day weekend that were 300 percent higher than those seen during the same weekend in 2020, according to a new tally from Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Post-Acute Kidney Sequelae Studied in COVID-19 Survivors<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The risk for kidney outcomes is increased for COVID-19 survivors in the post-acute phase of the disease, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Interim Data Show No Increase in Serious Outcomes Post-COVID-19 Vaccination<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of selected serious outcomes is not significantly higher at one to 21 versus 22 to 42 days postvaccination with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in the Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>.<\/p>\n