Fewer than one half of patients aged 65 and older with an outpatient COVID-19 diagnosis received COVID-19 treatment, and treatment declined with increasing age. Use of COVID-19 treatment was lowest among the oldest adults who would benefit most.
The 2024 Southern Hemisphere seasonal flu vaccine reduced the risk of flu-associated hospitalizations by 35% across five Southern Hemisphere countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay).
An investigation at four hospitals in California and Colorado found evidence that contaminated ice and water from ice machines consumed by patients or that made contact with surgical sites were the likely sources of 46 cases of Burkholderia multivorans from September 2020–February 2024.
