- A CDC analysis found that immunocompromised patients accounted for 12.2% of all COVID-19-related hospitalizations.
- Experts are hopeful about the development of nasal spray COVID-19 vaccines to offer Americans more options to provide reliable protections against the pandemic.
- An industry survey has found that over 40% of the U.S. public health workforce intend to leave their jobs within five years. The survey highlights the COVID-19 pandemic as the main issue driving the exit from the healthcare industry.
- The CDC updated its website and guidelines including Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination, COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review, and Why Children and Teens Should Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19.
White House and Federal Agencies
- The White House announced the launch of a new effort to develop the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines, including Omicron-specific boosters, focused on innovation of next-generation manufacturing and vaccine delivery.
Economy, Vaccines, Testing and Treatment
- A CDC analysis found that immunocompromised patients accounted for 12.2% of all COVID-19-related hospitalizations.
- The two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are 82.7% effective against Omicron hospitalizations in kids aged 5-11.
- An industry survey has found that more than 40% of the U.S. public health workforce intend to leave their jobs within five years. The survey highlights the COVID-19 pandemic as the main issue driving the exit from the healthcare industry.
- This month, hospitals in close to 40 states reported critical staffing shortages, marking a long-term problem as hospitals realize federal funding for the pandemic is beginning to run out.
- The BA.5 Omicron Subvariant is accountable for 80% of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S. and is also causing reinfections across the country.
- A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that 43% of parents of children under 5 years old do not intend to vaccinate their child against COVID-19.
- Experts are hopeful about the development of nasal spray COVID-19 vaccines to offer Americans more options to provide reliable protection against the pandemic.
- A new study suggests COVID-19 patients who smoke or vape are 39% more likely to be put on a ventilator and 45% more likely to pass away from the disease.
- Women who contract COVID-19 in the third trimester of pregnancy have been found to be 2.76 times more likely to have a preterm birth.
- Patients with high blood pressure that contract Omicron are 2.6 times more likely to be hospitalized.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Updates
The CDC published the following reports and website updates:
- Cases in the U.S.
- Effectiveness of 2, 3, and 4 COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Doses Among Immunocompetent Adults During Periods when SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2/BA.2.12.1 Sublineages Predominated — VISION Network, 10 States, December 2021–June 2022
- Operation Expanded Testing
- COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens
- Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination
- Global Community Mitigation
- COVID Data Tracker Recent Updates – 2022-07-21 – The new Nationwide Commercial Lab Pediatric Antibody Seroprevalence tab provides estimates of the proportion of the U.S. pediatric population (ages 6 months to 17 years) with evidence of at least one resolving or past infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
- COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review
- Travel: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
- Workplace Perceptions and Experiences Related to COVID-19 Response Efforts Among Public Health Workers — Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey, United States, September 2021–January 2022
- Why Children and Teens Should Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
- COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects in Children and Teens
- Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination in Children
