Biden to Address Nation Tuesday on Omicron Response, Outlook
MONDAY, Dec. 20, 2021 ( HealthDay News) — As coronavirus cases start to surge once again across the United States, President Joe Biden will address the nation about the Omicron variant on Tuesday.”Building off his Winter Plan, the President will anno…
Learn MoreBiden Administration to Tackle Lead in Drinking Water
FRIDAY, Dec. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In an effort to further lower lead levels in drinking water, the Biden administration on Thursday announced $2.9 billion in infrastructure bill funds for lead pipe removal and tighter lead limits.The new, toug…
Learn MoreFlu Vaccine May Not Protect Against Main Flu Strain: Study
FRIDAY, Dec. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — This season’s flu vaccine may do little to prevent infection with the main circulating virus strain because the strain has changed since the vaccine was developed, a new study suggests.However, the vaccine is…
Learn MoreFDA Allows Abortion Pill to Stay Available by Mail
FRIDAY, Dec. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Access to abortion pills by mail was made permanent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.Patients will be able to have a telemedicine appointment with a provider who can prescribe the pills and…
Learn MoreCDC Vaccine Panel to Again Weigh Safety of J&J COVID Shot
THURSDAY, Dec. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Following continued reports of a rare but life-threatening clotting condition linked to the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, a federal advisory panel will meet Thursday to once again weigh the safety o…
Learn MoreEarly CDC COVID Tests Were Not Only Contaminated, But Flawed: Report
THURSDAY, Dec. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Along with being contaminated, there was also a basic design flaw in COVID-19 testing kits created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention early in the pandemic, a new agency review shows.It w…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Coming Omicron Wave
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Omicron variant is spreading rapidly in the United States and could trigger a huge wave of COVID infections as early as January, federal health officials said Tuesday.In just one week there was a sevenf…
Learn MorePfizer Says Final Data Shows COVID Pill Stays Strong Against Severe Illness
TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. announced Tuesday that a final analysis shows its experimental antiviral pill Paxlovid sharply reduced hospitalizations and deaths among people at high risk for severe illness.The latest results, …
Learn MoreFDA Approves Pfizer Boosters for Those Aged 16-17
THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus booster shots for Americans aged 16 and 17.The move comes as the Delta variant is fueling surges in infecti…
Learn MoreFDA OKs Drug to Help Immune-Compromised Fend Off COVID
THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday granted emergency approval of a new antibody cocktail to prevent COVID infection in people who have weakened immune systems or who can’t tolerate COVID vacc…
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