FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shots for Kids Aged 12-15
MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s booster shot against COVID-19 for youths aged 12 to 15.The move comes as the Omicron variant spreads across the country and…
Learn MoreFDA Says Rapid At-Home COVID 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 MoreFDA OKs Pfizer Pill as First At-Home COVID Treatment
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s new antiviral pill Paxlovid in people who are at high risk for severe COVID-19. It’s the first approved treatment f…
Learn MoreTrump Tells Followers He Got a Booster Shot. They Booed.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — After former President Donald Trump said he had gotten a booster shot during an event in Texas this week, boos erupted from parts of the crowd.The incident occurred Sunday during a stop of Trump’s tour with…
Learn MoreBiden Outlines Measures to Fight Omicron, Pleads With Americans to Get Vaccinated
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden laid out a comprehensive plan on Tuesday to help Americans navigate a tough winter facing the Omicron variant, but he also made an impassioned plea for every eligible person to get vaccine…
Learn MoreBiden to Fight Omicron With 500 Million Free COVID Tests, Military Aid to Hospitals
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden plans to announce his latest battle plan for fighting the formidable Omicron variant on Tuesday, with measures to include distributing 500 million free rapid COVID tests to the public, ope…
Learn MoreOmicron Now Accounts for 73% of New COVID Cases: CDC
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In record time, the Omicron variant has become the dominant variant in the United States, accounting for 73% of new infections last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.That r…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Injection Regimen for HIV Prevention
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The first injection drug to prevent HIV infection was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday.“Today’s approval adds an important tool in the effort to end the HIV epidemic by providing th…
Learn MoreMaker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer’s Drug in Half
MONDAY, Dec. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The maker of the pricey new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm (aducanumab) said Monday it will slash the cost of its medication in half, effective Jan. 1, 2022.The move follows widespread criticism of the drug’s origin…
Learn MoreModerna Says Its Booster Protects Well Against Omicron
MONDAY, Dec. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Moderna Inc. announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine booster shot significantly increased antibodies against the Omicron variant.“The dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant is concerni…
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