Members of Biden Transition Team Call for New COVID-19 Plan
THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Former members of President Joe Biden’s transition team are calling for a new long-term strategy that envisions a world in which humans learn to live with the new coronavirus.Six former advisers published sev…
Learn MoreSome At-Home Tests May Miss Omicron in Early Stages of Infection
THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue — two widely used rapid at-home COVID-19 tests — may sometimes fail to spot evidence of the omicron variant in the first days after infection, even when people are ca…
Learn MoreUnited Kingdom Eases COVID-19 Testing Rules for International Visitors
THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced that predeparture tests for people traveling to the United Kingdom will no longer be required because restrictions meant to contain the internationa…
Learn MoreCDC Backs FDA Approval of Boosters for Those Aged 12 to 17 Years
THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday endorsed the emergency use of the Pfizer booster shots for children ages 12 to 17 years, expanding protection to adolescents and teens as stude…
Learn MoreKroger, Walmart Hike Prices on At-Home COVID-19 Tests
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At-home COVID-19 tests now come with a higher price tag, depending on where they are bought.Kroger and Walmart stores were selling the test kits at cost or at a discount of up to 35 percent for 100 days afte…
Learn MoreBiden Urges Calm During Omicron Surge
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Be concerned about the rapidly spreading omicron variant, President Joe Biden urged Americans on Tuesday, but do not be alarmed.Biden delivered that message to reporters prior to a meeting with his COVID-19 …
Learn MoreCDC Backs Boosters for High-Risk Children Ages 5 to 11 Years
TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday backed the emergency use approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot for high-risk children between the ages of 5 and 11 years, along with shorte…
Learn MoreU.S. Hospitals Seeing Record Numbers of Young COVID-19 Patients
TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 hospitalizations among children are surging across the United States just as students return to school and the highly transmissible omicron variant begins to dominate the country.At least nine states …
Learn MoreIsrael Will Give Fourth COVID-19 Shot to People Older Than 60, Health Workers
MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Israel will now offer a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to an expanded group of people, as it works to control a wave of the highly contagious omicron variant.Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday …
Learn MoreScientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
MONDAY, Jan 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New animal research offers a compelling explanation as to how the omicron variant causes less severe disease than some of its predecessors: It seems to settle in the nose, throat, and windpipe, rather than trave…
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