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Dr. Fauci Kicks Off IDWeek2020’s “Chasing the Sun” Event

Anthony Fauci, M.D., FIDSA, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, kicked off this year’s premier virtual infectious diseases conference with an overview of the public health and scientific challenges of COVID-19 in the United States. Login to this year’s program now.

The Voice of Truth About the Pandemic: Thank You Dr. Fauci

Renowned leaders, policy makers and medical experts offer their thanks to NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, M.D., FIDSA, as he kicks off IDWeek 2020 and the global Chasing the Sun event.

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Order to Reclassify Civil Service Posts Will Compromise Responses to Public Health Threats

The executive order signed last week that strips protections from our nation’s civil service workforce comes at a time when the critical role of career staff in guiding federal responses to public health needs could not be more clear.

Paper Describes Unique Opportunities for ID, HIV Professionals to Inform Improved Public Health Responses

A paper jointly published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases describes how the frontline experiences and perspectives of infectious diseases and HIV health care professionals have made pivotal differences to critical public health responses, from informing domestic and global efforts to prevent and contain pandemics

Antibiotic Use At Veterans Affairs’ Hospitals Increases During COVID-19 Pandemic, Reversing A Four-Year Downward Trend

New research shows a widespread increase in antibiotic use across Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities during the initial surge of COVID-19 cases, abruptly reversing steady reductions over the prior four years, according to a new study being presented at IDWeek 2020.

Routine HIV Screenings Decreased, Patients With Acute HIV Infections Increased In Chicago ERs During COVID

New research from a team of experts in Chicago shows a significant increase in the number of patients with acute HIV infections who sought treatment in their emergency department, possibly out of a fear of COVID-19, according to a study being presented at IDWeek 2020. Routine tests for HIV went down during this period.

Opioid Use Curbed By Team At Infectious Diseases Clinic; Multidisciplinary Plans May Hold Key, Particularly In Rural Areas

A first-time study to measure whether adolescents are completing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recommended vaccination schedule, excluding influenza vaccine, determined that just 30.6% of the nation’s 17-year-olds had received all vaccines, according to data being presented at IDWeek 2020.

Societies Urge FDA Advisory Committee to Maintain Standard, Existing and Transparent Process for COVID-19 Vaccine Review

The authorization or licensure of a COVID-19 vaccine must include the highest standards of thorough and transparent review to ensure the safety and effectiveness as well as the acceptance and uptake of an immunization against the novel coronavirus.