Tag: Disease outbreaks
Omicron subvariants resistant to key antibody treatments are increasing
Two omicron subvariants that are resistant to key antibody treatments are on the rise in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Cont [...]
FDA says two studies showing omicron boosters weren’t much better than old shots were too small to come to any conclusions
The Food and Drug Administration said two studies this week showing that the new omicron boosters weren't that much better than the old shots were too [...]
People who had mild Covid had increased risk of blood clots: UK study
A patient receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at Sparrow Laboratories Drive-Thru Services in Lansing, Michigan, December 27, 2021.Emily Elc [...]
Ivermectin — once touted as a Covid treatment by conservatives — doesn’t improve recovery much, clinical trial finds
Ivermectin, a drug once touted by conservatives as a treatment for Covid, does not meaningfully improve the recovery time for people with mild to mode [...]
CDC is discussing using oral polio vaccine for first time in 20 years
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering using the oral polio vaccine for the first time in more than 20 years to stop an outbrea [...]
CDC to protect access to free Covid vaccines for uninsured kids
A child is administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine.Mayela Lopez | ReutersThe Centers for Disease C [...]
White House Covid czar calls on seniors to get omicron booster now
A top White House health official on Monday issued a stark warning to older people about the health risk they face this fall and winter from Covid-19. [...]
Omicron BA.5 is declining as emerging variants gain ground: CDC data
The U.S. faces at least seven different versions of Covid-19 omicron as the nation heads into winter when health officials are expecting another wave [...]
U.S. extends Covid public health emergency
A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a COVID-19 testing site in New York, the United States, March 29, 2022.Wang Ying | Xinhua News [...]
FDA authorizes Covid omicron booster shots for kids
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Covid booster shots that target the omicron variant for preschoolers through elementary schoo [...]
U.S. is tracking omicron subvariants but booster should protect
The U.S. is tracking several coronavirus omicron subvariants that more easily evade immunity, but the new booster shots should protect against them, a [...]
Risk of Covid death almost zero for people who are boosted and treated, White House Covid czar says
People who stay up to date on their vaccines and receive treatments when they have breakthrough infections face almost no risk of dying from Covid-19, [...]
Poliovirus found in Brooklyn and Queens sewage, New York health officials say
Polio virus particle, computer illustration.Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Getty ImagesNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul has extended the state of em [...]
FDA approves whooping cough for use during pregnancy to protect newborns
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020.Andrew Kelly | ReutersThe Food [...]
Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths among U.S. seniors in 2021
Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths and nearly 700,000 hospitalizations among adult Medicare recipients in 2021, the Health and Human Ser [...]