In absence of a vaccine, compliance with infection prevention & control (IPC) measures remains the most effective intervention to control the COVID-19 outbreak. Our Weekly Epidemiology Report ...

A Feb. 16 study in the Lancet medical journal found that, for people who had COVID-19 immunity resulting from infection, protection from severe disease and death remained high for at least 10 months.

A CDC strategy for releasing COVID-19 patients from isolation that relies on symptom checking instead of testing may result in patients returning to their communities too soon, according to a letter ...

Conditions at Spring City, Pa.-based Southeastern Veterans’ Center placed 128 of 154 residents in immediate jeopardy, a June inspection found, as reported by The Washington Post. For several months, ...

Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns ...

Public health recommendations suggest individuals can resume normal activities 5 days after symptom cessation. However, our study finds that full recovery can take longer, indicating that delayed ...

To help answer common vaccine questions, we consulted Dr. Stanley Perlman, a professor at the University of Iowa’s Carver ...

As COVID-19 testing becomes less routine, official case numbers can make outbreaks look smaller than they really are. A ...

A retrospective, population-based study reveals a possible association between COVID-19 infection and autoimmune and autoinflammatory outcomes. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic likely caused a rise in antibiotic use in dentistry, disrupting a previous decline, as rates have since remained high, according to research recently published in the Journal of ...