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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 Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice. <\/p>\n
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination Does Not Impair IVF Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women undergoing in vitro fertilization, COVID-19 mRNA vaccine administration is not associated with adverse effects on fertilization rates or early pregnancy outcomes, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in Obstetrics & Gynecology<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n CDC Turns to Wastewater Data to Track Spread of COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials announced Friday that they are expanding nationwide efforts to track COVID-19 by monitoring virus levels found in raw sewage.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Medicare to Provide Free COVID-19 Rapid Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medicare will soon provide up to eight free COVID-19 rapid tests a month to seniors enrolled in the government health insurance program, the Biden administration announced Thursday.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Bleeding Events Up With Full-Dose Thromboprophylaxis in COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For hospitalized COVID-19 patients, bleeding events are more common after receiving full-dose anticoagulation, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in Hospital Pharmacy<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Type 1 Diabetes Diagnoses in Children Increased During Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There has been a significant increase in the number of type 1 diabetes diagnoses in children during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in JAMA Pediatrics<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Many Long-Term Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Physical, mental, and cognitive symptoms are frequent among COVID-19 survivors one year after intensive care unit discharge, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n New-Onset Neuropsychiatric, Sleep Symptoms Common in MIS-C<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children have new-onset neurological, psychiatric, and sleep symptoms, with many of these symptoms persisting after discharge, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the Journal of Child Neurology<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Adults With Asthma Compliant With COVID-19 Mask Wearing<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults with asthma report being compliant with COVID-19-related masking, despite some problematic effects, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma No Benefit for Most Patients<\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the typical patient, COVID-19 convalescent plasma is not associated with clinical outcomes, according to a meta-analysis published online Jan. 25 in JAMA Network Open<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Risk for Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infection Lower With mRNA-1273<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Recipients of mRNA-1273 versus BNT162b2 had a lower risk for breakthrough severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection during predominance of the delta variant, according to a research letter published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Its Vaccine for the Youngest Children<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. announced Tuesday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children younger than 5 years, while it continues to research the power of a third shot in these youngest Americans. If the FDA grants the request, the two-shot regimen would become the first approved for use in children this young; older children are already eligible for the vaccine.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Unvaccinated Have Highest SARS-CoV-2 Incidence, Hospitalization<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 incidence and hospitalization rates are consistently higher for unvaccinated persons, and rates are lowest for those fully vaccinated with a booster, according to research published in the Feb. 1 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 Intention to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Has Grown Faster Among Black Adults<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine has increased more rapidly in Black individuals versus White individuals, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in JAMA Network Open<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Physician Mental Health Has Declined During the Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with a substantial increase in mental health and substance use visits among physicians, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in JAMA Network Open<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Pfizer Will Ask FDA to Approve Its COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5 Years<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as soon as Tuesday to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children aged 6 months to 4 years old.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Remdesivir Offers Some Benefit for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among hospitalized COVID-19 patients, remdesivir added to standard care does not reduce in-hospital mortality, but it does reduce the need for mechanical ventilation, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in CMAJ<\/em>, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Tests Should Not Be Used for Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibody tests should not be used for diagnosis of infection nor to predict natural immunity against reinfection, and, prior to emergence of the delta and omicron variants, individuals with recent SARS-CoV-2 infection had strong protection against symptomatic reinfection for at least seven months, according to a practice points guideline and a review, respectively, published online Jan. 25 in the Annals of Internal Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n FDA Gives Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Full Approval<\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has received full approval for use in people 18 years and older, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.<\/p>\n Read Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Stealth’ Version of Omicron Variant No Cause for Alarm, Experts Say<\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The so-called “stealth” variant of omicron is not likely to cause another devastating wave of COVID-19, experts say.<\/p>\n