Negative COVID-19 Test May Be Required After Isolation Among Asymptomatic
MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Right now, Americans who have tested positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms are advised by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to isolate for five days and then wear a mask for another five d…
Learn MorePackaged Salads Tied to E. Coli Outbreak in Six States
MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than a dozen people have been infected by a strain of Escherichia coli in six U.S. states, health officials report.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert linking the…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shots for Children Ages 12 to 15
MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the emergency use of the Pfizer booster shot against COVID-19 for youths aged 12 to 15 years.The move comes as the omicron variant spreads across the cou…
Learn MorePhysician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Dec. 27 to 31, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou…
Learn MoreFDA May Allow Pfizer Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-Olds by Monday
THURSDAY, Dec. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Younger adolescents may soon be eligible for COVID-19 booster vaccines, possibly by early next week.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning on Monday to broaden booster eligibility to include 12- t…
Learn MoreFDA Says Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Tests Not as Sensitive to Omicron
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Early research suggests that some rapid COVID-19 tests may be less able to detect the omicron variant, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.To come to that conclusion, the agency used samples …
Learn MoreCDC Lowers Estimate of Omicron Prevalence in the United States
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In an update that illustrates just how challenging it is to track the spread of a fast-moving virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday lowered its estimate of how prevalent the …
Learn MoreOmicron Might Help Shield Against Delta, New Research Suggests
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are still trying to figure out what will happen with both the delta and omicron variants of COVID-19 spreading simultaneously. Now, new lab-based data are suggesting that the newer variant, omic…
Learn MoreAs Omicron Spreads, Child Hospitalizations Climb 30 Percent in Past Week
TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Child hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped 30 percent this past week as the omicron variant spread like wildfire throughout the United States.By Dec. 28, the country had an average of 260 pediatric COVID-19 h…
Learn MoreCDC Reduces Recommended Isolation Time for People With COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that the recommended isolation time for people with COVID-19 is now reduced from 10 to five days for those who are asymptomatic. The agency…
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