AvatarRosalie FrischmannAvatarAvatarCDC plans to drop five-day covid isolation guidelinesverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Lena H. SunAmericans who test positive for the coronavirus no longer need to routinely stay home from work and school for five days under new guidance planned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency is loosening its covid isolation recommendations for the first time since 2021 to align it …
AvatarRosalie FrischmannAvatarAvatarPfizer to price Covid drug Paxlovid at $1,390 per courseNBC News - By Annika Kim Constantino, CNBCBeginning in 2024, Pfizer will sell Paxlovid directly to health insurers. Pfizer will price a five-day course of its Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid at $1,390 when the company starts to transition it to the commercial market later this year. A company spokesperson on Wednesday confirmed the price, …
AvatarRosalie FrischmannAvatarAvatar5 Things COVID Experts Personally Won't Do Right Now In This Latest SurgeHuffPost - Monica TorresAmid the latest COVID-19 wave, experts share what steps they're taking to prevent illness while still living their lives. As a result of new coronavirus subvariants, we are experiencing a rise in COVID-19 infections in the U.S. right now. “COVID is not gone nor will it disappear. We have to develop a …
AvatarRosalie FrischmannAvatarAvatarCDC Says Vaccinated Americans Have Higher Risk of Infection than Unvaccinated?Snopes - Aleksandra WronaThe U.S. health agency published a risk-assessment summary in response to reported cases of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant in late summer 2023. In early …
AvatarRosalie FrischmannAvatarAvatarThe uneven toll of the coronavirus pandemicNBC News - NBCNews.comA new scientific paper shows a larger increase in excess deaths among Republicans after the Covid-19 vaccine became widely available. July 30, 2023
AvatarRosalie FrischmannFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoStudy uncovers lingering effects of COVID-19 on cognitive function two years after infectionpsypost.org - Nathan CheethamDifficulties with cognitive functions or skills, such as the ability to recall memories, concentrate on tasks, or find the right words in …
AvatarRosalie FrischmannFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWATCH: CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Asks Fauci Point-Blank ‘Do You Think The Mask Mandates Were a Mistake?’mediaite.com - Tommy ChristopherCNN anchor Kaitlan Collins asked retired infectious disease honcho Dr. Anthony Fauci point-blank “Do you think the mask mandates were a mistake?” Fauci …
AvatarRosalie FrischmannAvatarAvatarWhat the new Covid-19 vaccine guidance means for youverified_publisherVox - Keren Landman, MDFor most Americans, it’s pretty simple — at least, for now. The past three years have taught us a hard truth: Covid-19 doesn’t pose the same risk to everyone it infects. Now, American public health agencies are trying to align Covid-19 vaccination recommendations with that fact. This week, the Food …
AvatarRosalie FrischmannAvatarAvatarDisability denied: Unable to work, COVID long haulers face barriers to benefitsverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Larry BuhlMarie, who left a corporate job in Missouri after contracting COVID-19 in the first wave and then developing what came to be known as long COVID, received five months of short-term disability through her employer. It was “a life-saver,” she said. But in 2022, she caught COVID again, and this time …
AvatarRosalie FrischmannAvatarAvatarSeniors and people with weakened immune systems can now get a second Omicron booster as new COVID subvariants emergeverified_publisherFortune - Madison Muller, Fiona Rutherford, BloombergUS regulators authorized a second round of omicron-targeted boosters for individuals older than 65 and those with weakened immune systems. The Food …
AvatarRosalie FrischmannAvatarAvatarAnother COVID booster is now approved for older people and those at high riskverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Karen WeintraubFor healthy, younger people, new COVID boosters are not yet needed, the FDA said, promising to make a recommendation for them early this summer. People 65 and older and those who are immunocompromised are now eligible for another COVID-19 booster shot. In an amendment issued Tuesday, the Food and …
AvatarRosalie FrischmannAvatarAvatarCDC signs off on 2nd dose of omicron Covid booster for older adultsNBC News - By Berkeley Lovelace Jr.People 65 and up can get another dose of an updated Covid vaccine at least four months after their first updated boosters. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday backed a second dose of the updated Covid boosters for older adults and people with weakened immune systems. The …