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As infectious diseases such as SARS, Monkeypox, Polio, HIV, and Ebola travel the globe and garner media attention, Parasites Without Borders staff are curating resources in a timely, ongoing basis. We believe the information posted here is worthy of further examination by the science and medical communities. Our primary goal remains to bring the latest medical and biological information to the forefront for researchers and practicing physicians.

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February 5, 2022

Children and COVID19: State Level Data Report | Challenges in Inferring Intrinsic Severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant | Trends in Disease Severity and Health Care Utilization During the Early Omicron Variant Period Compared with Previous SARS-CoV-2 High Transmission Periods | Associations between adverse childhood experiences, attitudes towards COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine hesitancy: a cross-sectional study | U.S. FDA approves the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Spikevax) for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older | Novavax Submitted a Request to the U.S. FDA for Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine
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January 29, 2022

Trends in Disease Severity and Health Care Utilization During the Early Omicron Variant Period Compared with Previous SARS-CoV-2 High Transmission Periods — United States, December 2020–January 2022 | Prevalence and Risk Factors of Neurologic Manifestations in Hospitalized Children Diagnosed with Acute SARS-CoV-2 or MIS-C | Viral Interference between Respiratory Viruses | Effectiveness of a Third Dose of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19–Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance — VISION Network, 10 States, August 2021–
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January 22, 2022

COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis — California and New York, May–November 2021 | SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination rates in pregnant women in Scotland | Association between vaccination status and reported incidence of post-acute COVID-19 symptoms in Israel: a cross-sectional study of patients tested between March 2020 and November 2021 | Ancestral SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells cross-recognize Omicron | Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 booster vaccine against covid-19 related symptoms and hospitalization in England
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January 15, 2022

Children and COVID19: State Level Data Report | Comparison of outcomes from COVID infection in pediatric and adult patients before and after the emergence of Omicron – Retrospective Cohort Study | Infectious viral load in unvaccinated and vaccinated patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 WT, Delta and Omicron | Effectiveness of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) mRNA Vaccination Against Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Among Persons Aged 12–18 Years — United States, July–December 2021 | Cross-reactive memory T cells associate with protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in COVID-19 contacts
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January 8, 2022

COVID-19: State-Level Data Report | Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Aged 18 years who completed a primary COVID19 vaccination series
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January 5, 2022

CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population | Children and COVID-19: State-Level Data Report | Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine COVID-19 Vaccine Technology Secures Emergency Use Authorization in India

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