Tag: Infectious diseases

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U.S. universities reinstate mask mandates

U.S. universities reinstate mask mandates

Masked to protect against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), senior Lauren Pyjar takes advantage of the warm sunshine to study outdoors at Georgetown [...]
Pfizer delays FDA application to expand Covid vaccine to kids under 5 until April

Pfizer delays FDA application to expand Covid vaccine to kids under 5 until April

Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday said they were delaying their request for the Food and Drug Administration to authorize their Covid-19 vaccine for child [...]
European countries scrap Covid rules despite warnings it’s too soon

European countries scrap Covid rules despite warnings it’s too soon

A pedestrian zone in Oslo on Feb. 2, 2022, after Norway scrapped most of its Covid restrictions.Terje Pedersen | NTB | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON — Seve [...]
Covid will never become an endemic virus, scientist warns

Covid will never become an endemic virus, scientist warns

JaruekChairak | iStock | Getty ImagesCovid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecu [...]
Covid vaccine skepticism fueling wider anti-vax sentiment, doctors say

Covid vaccine skepticism fueling wider anti-vax sentiment, doctors say

Protestors demonstrate against Covid vaccine mandates outside the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, on January 5, 2022.Mike Segar | ReutersS [...]
Antibiotic-resistant infections are killing millions, scientists say in Lancet study

Antibiotic-resistant infections are killing millions, scientists say in Lancet study

MRSA bacteriaDTKUTOO | Getty ImagesDrug-resistant bacteria killed almost 1.3 million people in 2019, scientists have estimated — more than either HIV [...]
Oxford University study says omicron can hit the double vaccinated

Oxford University study says omicron can hit the double vaccinated

Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesLONDON — Two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are substantially less ef [...]
Long Covid ‘is a very debilitating condition with serious cognitive conditions,’ says researcher behind new study

Long Covid ‘is a very debilitating condition with serious cognitive conditions,’ says researcher behind new study

The author of a new study discussed the damaging impacts for "long Covid" patients, people whose symptoms last months after initially becoming infe [...]
Without firm deadlines to end school mask mandates, we could ‘sleepwalk into indefinite masking,’ says Harvard professor

Without firm deadlines to end school mask mandates, we could ‘sleepwalk into indefinite masking,’ says Harvard professor

Harvard University associate professor Dr. Joseph Allen argued in favor of pulling back on masking children in schools, especially as U.S. drug reg [...]
Dr. Scott Gottlieb says Merck’s Covid pill ‘can make a real difference’

Dr. Scott Gottlieb says Merck’s Covid pill ‘can make a real difference’

Dr. Scott Gottlieb explained why he's optimistic about Merck's Covid antiviral pill after the drugmaker asked the Food and Drug Administration Mond [...]
Kids ages 5 to 11 ‘need to get that vaccination,’ says Dr. Peter Hotez

Kids ages 5 to 11 ‘need to get that vaccination,’ says Dr. Peter Hotez

Dr. Hotez urged parents to avoid misinformation and to get their younger children vaccinated after Pfizer officially asked the Food and Drug Admini [...]
‘I’m still really afraid this is just another lull before another potential surge,’ warns doctor treating pregnant patients

‘I’m still really afraid this is just another lull before another potential surge,’ warns doctor treating pregnant patients

On the heels of the deadliest month of the pandemic for pregnant people yet, Dr. Manisha Gandhi told CNBC that she's not optimistic about Covid-19 [...]
‘I am not at all concerned about supply’

‘I am not at all concerned about supply’

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky clarified her comments regarding Covid-19 booster shots after she told th [...]
Dr. Scott Gottlieb weighs in on Pfizer’s Covid booster approval process

Dr. Scott Gottlieb weighs in on Pfizer’s Covid booster approval process

Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC he anticipates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soo [...]
FDA-approved Covid vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 ‘very feasible’ by Halloween, says former FDA commissioner

FDA-approved Covid vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 ‘very feasible’ by Halloween, says former FDA commissioner

Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan told CNBC that it seems realistic that younger kids will be getting vaccinated [...]
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