Omicron Cases Pass U.S. Peak Seen With Delta
MONDAY, Dec. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is again surging throughout the United States, with the omicron variant already outpacing this summer’s delta variant in the rate of daily cases.However, numbers of hospitalizations have not yet reach…
Learn MoreMore Flights Canceled as Omicron Continues to Hit Flight Crews
MONDAY, Dec. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The omicron variant continued to keep flights grounded on Monday as airlines canceled at least 2,400 more flights around the world, including 900 in the United States.
Several airlines acknowledged that COVID-…
U.S. to Lift Travel Restrictions for Southern African Countries
MONDAY, Dec. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Starting Dec. 31, the United States will lift travel restrictions from eight countries in Southern Africa.The restrictions were first announced in late November in response to concerns about omicron, the new hi…
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. 20 to 23, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou…
Learn MoreFDA Gives OK to Merck Antiviral At-Home COVID-19 Pill
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans now have two oral antiviral pills that can be taken at home to treat a fresh case of COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the emergency use of the molnupiravir …
Learn MoreFDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For patients ages 12 years and older with severe asthma, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable drug called Tezspire (tezepelumab-ekko), which would be administered every four weeks…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Pfizer Pill as First At-Home COVID-19 Treatment
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the emergency use of the new Pfizer antiviral pill Paxlovid in people who are at high risk for severe COVID-19. It is the first approved treatment…
Learn MoreFresh Express Salad Mixes Tied to Multistate Listeria Outbreak
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Fresh Express packaged salads have been linked to a Listeria infection outbreak in eight U.S. states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
The outbreak has caused 10 illnesses, one hospitalization, a…
U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID-19 Vaccine That Fights All Variants
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Army says it has developed a COVID-19 vaccine it believes could work against any and all coronavirus variants, including omicron. Results from early human trials of the Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle …
Learn MoreOmicron Now Accounts for 73 Percent of New COVID-19 Cases
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In record time, the omicron variant has become the dominant variant in the United States, accounting for 73 percent of new infections last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday…
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