Interacting Epidemics in Amazonian Brazil: Prior Dengue Infection Associated with Increased COVID-19 Risk in a Population-Based Cohort Study (NEW 5/14, Website, Publication)Clinical Infectious Diseases
6 May 2021
It is possible for people to be infected through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects (fomites), but the risk is generally considered to be low.
Science Brief: SARS-CoV-2 and Surface (Fomite) Transmission for Indoor Community Environments (Website, Regulatory)CDC
It is possible for people to be infected through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects (fomites), but the risk is generally considered to be low.
Scientific Brief: SARS-CoV-2 Transmission (NEW 5/14, Website, Regulatory)CDC
This science brief has been updated to reflect current knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 transmission and reformatted to be more concise.
Study finds low rate of mom-to-baby COVID-19 spread, effect on infants (NEW 5/14, Website, News)Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
The novel coronavirus’ spike protein plays additional key role in illness (NEW 5/14, Website, News)The Salk Institute
30 April 2021
Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily vascular disease
CDC Director Statement on Pfizer’s Use of COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents Age 12 and Older (NEW 5/4, Website, Regulatory)CDC
12 May 2021
CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) reviewed and recommended the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and its use in 12- through 15-year-old adolescents.