Variant-adapted COVID-19 booster vaccines
Current vaccines should be tailored to combat future SARS-CoV-2 variants.
WHO/Europe, EC and ECDC urge eligible groups to get vaccinated or boosted to save lives this autumn and winter
Last year’s autumn and winter seasons were unpredictable. Last winter, the cumulative impacts of influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus or RSV hit the very young and the very old the hardest.
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9th Influenza Conference 2023
The Ninth ESWI Influenza Conference: Highlights
ESWI 2023: 10 key take home messages
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Effectiveness of community-based oral antiviral treatments against severe COVID-19 outcomes in people 70 years and over in Victoria, Australia, 2022: an observational study
Oral Antiviral (OAV) COVID-19 treatments are widely used, but evidence for their effectiveness against the Omicron variant in higher risk, vaccinated individuals is limited.
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Factors associated with delayed diagnosis of symptomatic adult COVID-19 cases presenting to primary care: a population-wide study during transition from Delta to Omicron BA.1 in Singapore
During pandemics, avoiding time delay in diagnosing infection is crucial.
A Randomized Phase 2/3 Study of Ensitrelvir, a Novel Oral SARS-CoV-2 3C-Like Protease Inhibitor, in Japanese Patients with Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 or Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Results of the Phase 2a Part
Benefits of ensitrelvir in Covid-19 and long Covid highlighted in two studies
The benefits of ensitrelvir use in patients with symptoms of long Covid and as a second-line treatment option for those hospitalised with Covid-19.
Joint EMA-ECDC press briefing on current state of respiratory diseases and treatments in the EU/EEA
As autumn season approaches the EMA and ECDC held a press briefing to provide latest information on respiratory diseases as well as vaccines and treatments available
CYP19A1 mediates severe SARS-CoV-2 disease outcome in males