Tag: Pandemics
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 [...]
Ohio reports third U.S. death of person with monkeypox
A Northwell Health staff member holds the monkeypox vaccine, at Cherry Grove on Fire Island, New York, where monkey pox vaccines were administered on [...]
Monkeypox unlikely to be eliminated in the U.S., CDC says
The monkeypox virus is unlikely to be eliminated from the U.S. in the near future, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control [...]
Biogen to pay $900 million to settle drug kickback allegations
A Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Brian Snyder | ReutersBiogen will pay $900 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company gave doc [...]
Moderna asks FDA to authorize omicron Covid boosters for children as young as 6 years old
Following CDC approval for vaccination of children aged 6 months to 5 years, 4 year-old Eleanor Kahn sits with her father Alex, as nurse Jillian Merce [...]
WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing
The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that it is struggling to identify and track new Covid variants as governments roll back testing and s [...]
Biden announces first round of funding for EV charging network across 35 states
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the release of the first round of funding for a nationwide electric vehicle charging network, financing the co [...]
Democrats want probe of airline Covid bailouts over staff buyouts
Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesTw [...]
LA health officials are probing death of a person who had monkeypox
A health care worker administers a dose of the JYNNEOS Monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022. [...]
People who recently caught Covid can wait to get omicron booster
People walk by a Covid-19 testing site at Times Square on May 12, 2022 in New York City.Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty ImagesPeople who recentl [...]
Covid-19 omicron shots available, but their effectiveness is unclear
The U.S. authorized the first major makeover of the Covid-19 vaccines this week in an effort to stem an expected tide of infections and hospitalizatio [...]