• **Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

• Quick takes: Mpox outbreak in Malawi, more H5N1 in Idaho and California dairy cows The cases in Malawi bring the number of African countries affected by mpox to 23. Lisa Schnirring

• Vietnam reports H5N1 avian flu case with encephalitis Tests on respiratory samples were negative, but results were positive for the cerebrospinal fluid sample. Lisa Schnirring

• Public ignorance, apathy toward avian flu could threaten containment, researchers say Only about a quarter of survey respondents knew H5N1 can spread to people, and over half were unaware that pasteurized milk is safer than raw milk. Mary Van Beusekom

• **CDC Report on Avian H5N1 Flu:

• H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation
  
  *Dairy cattle:Ongoing multi-state outbreak

• *Wild Birds: H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide

• *Poultry Flocks:Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Backyard Flocks

• *Mammals: Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mammals
  69 Confirmed Total Reported Human Cases in US 1 death

New England Journal of Medicine

• Pemivibart for Prevention of Covid-19
• Activity of Research-Grade Pemivibart against SARS-CoV-2 Sublineages
• Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
• Long Covid Defined
• What Exactly Is Long Covid?
• Partnerships for Outbreak Response
• Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir as Covid-19 Postexposure Prophylaxis
• Déjà Vu All Over Again
• Academic Freedom in America
• Vaccine Effectiveness against Omicron XBB.1.5 Subvariant
• Antibody Link for VITT and VITT-like Disorders
• Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir in Outpatients with Covid-19

The Lancet Home

Jama Coronavirus Resource Center

COVID-19 preprints from medRxiv Part 1

• K5 polysaccharides inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection by preventing spike-proteolytic priming
• COVID-19 in Space: Possible Health Risks and Preparedness Guidelines
• In Vitro and Viral Evolution Convergence Reveal the Selective Pressures Driving Omicron Emergence
• Characterization of betacoronavirus HKU-1 and OC43 internal proteins using a prototypic coronavirus
• A flaw in using pre-trained pLLMs in protein-protein interaction inference models
• Harnessing the Power of Single-Cell Large Language Models with Parameter Efficient Fine-Tuning using scPEFT
• SARS-CoV-2 causes chronic lung inflammation and impaired respiratory capacity in aged Roborovski dwarf hamsters
• Interprotomer Crosstalk in Mosaic Viral Glycoprotein Trimers Provides Insight into Polyvalent Immunogen Co-assembly
• FMed-Diffusion Federated Learning on Medical Image Diffusion
• CXCL13/CXCR5 Chemokine Axis Promotes CXCR5+CD19+ B-Cell and Follicular/Effector CXCR5+CD4+ T-Cell Responses in the Lungs Associated with Protection from Severe and Fatal COVID-19 Following Infection with Pathogenic SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant
• SARS-CoV E protein couples asymmetric leaflet thickness and curvature deformations
• Antibody escape drives emergence of diverse spike haplotypes resembling variants of concern in persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections
• Phylodynamics of SARSCoV-2 Lineages B.1.1.7, B.1.1.52 and B.1.617.2 in Nigeria suggests divergent Evolutionary trajectories
• Continuing to be Cautious: Japanese Contact Patterns during the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Association with Public Health Recommendations
• The Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines in Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis Patients

Science Journals

The BMJ

• Are covid-19 tests still working?
• Will we ever know where covid-19 came from?
• Covid:19: NHS staff still struggling with “traumatic memories” of pandemic, report finds
• The vacuum of information about covid’s prevalence puts me at risk—bring back better data collection
• Covid inquiry: the flaws that led to system failure
• Interventions for the management of long covid (post-covid condition): living systematic review
• Covid-19 originated in Wuhan lab, alleges Republican congressional report
• News Long covid: 70% of 11-17 year olds recover within two years, study reports
• Scotland’s NHS performance fails to recover after covid pandemic
• US Supreme Court rejects bid to shield covid misinformation doctors from state medical board discipline
• Covid inquiry: Caring for patients without relatives’ support caused staff “strain and trauma”
• Covid inquiry: Doctors felt like “disposable commodities” during pandemic, says BMA chair
• Covid inquiry: Ethnic minority doctors felt vulnerable and afraid to raise concerns
• Covid inquiry hears harrowing evidence of effects on ICU staff
• Covid inquiry: UKHSA chief is challenged on view that evidence for FFP3 masks is “weak”

Cell Press

• Effectiveness of famotidine on the risk of poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19: A nationwide cohort study in Korea
• Perceived academic stress during a pandemic: Mediating role of coping strategies
• Extrafollicular IgD−CD27−CXCR5−CD11c− DN3 B cells infiltrate inflamed tissues in autoimmune fibrosis and in severe COVID-19
• Increased suicide rates in Mexico City during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak: An analysis spanning from 2016 to 2021
• Sotrovimab retains activity against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant BQ.1.1 in a non-human primate model
• Performance and satisfaction during the E-learning transition in the COVID-19 pandemic among psychiatry course medical students
• Proteomic analysis of circulating immune cells identifies cellular phenotypes associated with COVID-19 severity
• Communicating with ethnic minorities during COVID-19: An experimental test of the effect of self-, ingroup-, and intergroup-focused messages
• GRAd-COV2 vaccine provides potent and durable humoral and cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in randomized placebo-controlled phase 2 trial
• Structural changes in the SARS-CoV-2 spike E406W mutant escaping a clinical monoclonal antibody cocktail
• A non-transmissible live attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
• COVID-19 associated coagulopathy: A bibliometric investigation
• The impact that myocarditis for post-acute COVID-19 syndrome may be dermatomyositis-like myocarditis: A case report
• A multimodal AI-based non-invasive COVID-19 grading framework powered by deep learning, manta ray, and fuzzy inference system from multimedia vital signs
• Examining dimensions of teachers’ digital competence: A systematic review pre- and during COVID-19

NPR Coronavirus Updates

• CDC drops its COVID-19 risk advisory for cruise ship travel
• White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive (again) for COVID-19
• The NFL and players' union agree to suspend COVID protocols for the 2022 season
• Disney theme parks say face masks are now optional for vaccinated visitors
• 900,000 Americans have died of COVID in 2 years of the global pandemic
• New Orleans will be the first major school district to mandate COVID vaccinations
• A shot and a swab: New Hampshire to sell at-home COVID tests in liquor outlets
• Denver children's museum closes temporarily after anger at its mask policy
• Elton John postpones Texas concerts after testing positive for COVID-19
• Kiribati and Samoa implement rare lockdowns after travelers test positive
• COVID concerns will keep NBC announcers home from the Beijing Olympics
• Starbucks drops COVID vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling

Kaiser Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• COVID Vaccine Concerns
• Childhood Vaccination Rates Continue to Decline as Trump Heads for a Second Term
• Covid Worsened Shortages of Doctors and Nurses. Five Years On, Rural Hospitals Still Struggle.
• RFK Jr.’s Purge of FOIA Staff at FDA Spares People Working on Covid Vaccine Lawsuits
• Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants
• MRNA Vaccines, Once a Trump Boast, Now Face Attacks From Some in GOP
• COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker
• COVID-19 and Related State Data
• Racial Disparities in Premature Deaths During the Pandemic

CIDRAP COVID-19

• US youths' mental health slide began before COVID pandemic, data suggest
• COVID led to professional burnout for many health workers, survey suggests
• Paring PPE to just N95s in pandemic kept hospital staff safe, slashed waste and costs, study finds
• Review: Most FDA-authorized COVID drugs not tied to serious side effects
• US flu levels drop below baseline, but kids' deaths approach 200

StatNews Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Day by day, how Trump is roiling science and health
• STAT Plus: UnitedHealth gets one step closer to defeating high-profile Medicare Advantage fraud case
• A small study on Covid vaccine safety sparks an online tempest
• STAT Plus: Analysis: RFK Jr. doubles down on vaccine criticism and misinformation, imperiling key votes
• STAT Plus: The 7 big topics RFK Jr. addressed during a fiery confirmation hearing
• STAT Plus: Private emails show RFK Jr. making false claims about Covid-19 shots, linking vaccines to autism
• Trump’s initial orders reverse Biden on health care costs, protections from discrimination
• Trump orders U.S. to withdraw from World Health Organization
• A dark anniversary and the last two weeks in health news
• STAT Plus: Prognosis: Under Trump, the CDC is in big trouble, but the FDA might be OK
• How to bring more Black Americans into clinical research: Address the root causes of medical skepticism
• ‘Do no harm’ is hurting 400 million long Covid patients worldwide
• In children, Covid is tied to higher risk of type 2 diabetes
• First Opinion readers on Covid and Trump, rare diseases, and institutional neutrality
• Medicine struggles to define chronic Lyme. Long Covid has only made it harder

AP News Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Carlos Santana postpones a second Texas tour stop after a positive test for COVID-19
• Novavax says its COVID-19 shot is on track for full FDA approval after delay
• Advanced cancers returned to prepandemic levels, according to a reassuring report
• More pharmacies offer to speed prescription deliveries to customers
• Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory
• WHO member countries agree on a draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakes
• Philadelphia prosecutor seeks a third term, saying progressivism is ascendant despite Trump setbacks
• After 6 year hiatus, Mets prospect Matt Allan is back on the mound chasing big league dreams
• US budget deficit grows to $1.3 trillion, the second highest six-month level on record
• Trump administration task force to consider declassifying COVID-19 origins materials
• Army enlists 3 active duty soldiers ousted for refusing COVID-19 vaccine, corrects other numbers
• Canada trucker protest organizers found guilty of mischief
• Nominee for South Carolina’s top doctor toppled by lingering COVID anger
• The first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US land in Bulgaria
• States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding

NY News Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Annals of Internal Medicine(COVID-19)

• The ACP COVID-19 Resource Hub. Focused information for internists and access to the ACP Physician's Guide to COVID-19.
• ACP/Annals of Internal Medicine COVID-19 Forums. Watch the ACP/Annals virtual forum events featuring key experts discussing topics related to COVID-19.
• ACP JournalWise. This literature alert service, free to ACP members, now includes COVID topic surveillance.
• DynaMed's COVID-19 Topic Page. Also includes related summaries for treating special patient populations and more.
• COVID-19 Evidence Alerts from McMaster Plus. Summaries of the best new evidence for the care of people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection.