Updates for Yale-G First Aid 7th Edition Paperback

Chapter 1: Infectious Diseases

       Some vaccines for COVID-19, including mRNA based and viral vector vaccines, are recommended for most adults without special conditions. While the vaccination has yielded decreased morbidities and mortalities, be alert for some rare complications such as vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia and myocarditis, and increased resistance to the Delta variant.

Chapter 2: CVD

Clindamycin is no longer recommended for prevention of endocarditis.