Biden to Announce Plan to Battle Omicron, Delta Variants This Winter
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden plans to announce a new round of measures to protect Americans against the spread of coronavirus variants on Thursday.The strategy will include making rapid at-home COVID-19 tests free for…
Learn MoreBiden’s New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory
THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Racism is “a public health threat” that must be tackled to end the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, the Biden administration said Wednesday in announcing its new strategy to fight the disease.Over generations, “stru…
Learn MorePfizer to Seek FDA Approval of Boosters for Teens Ages 16-17
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Learn MoreCDC to Toughen COVID Testing for International Travelers
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As the world struggles with ways to stem the spread of the new Omicron variant, the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that international travelers to the United States will soo…
Learn MoreFirst Overdose Prevention Centers in the Nation Open in NYC
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The United States’ first overdose prevention centers have opened in New York City in the Manhattan neighborhoods of East Harlem and Washington Heights.People will be able to bring their drugs and use them un…
Learn MoreStates Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A settlement that gives protections to Sackler family members who own Purdue Pharma should be rejected, a group of states told a federal judge on Tuesday.The settlement was reached in thousands of lawsuits a…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Mulls Merck’s COVID Antiviral Pill
TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel is meeting Tuesday to weigh both the safety and power of Merck’s new antiviral pill in preventing severe COVID-19.There are already two strikes against the p…
Learn MoreRegeneron Says Its Antibody Cocktail Likely Weakened by Omicron Variant
TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday that its antibody cocktail, which is used widely to treat COVID-19 patients, may be less effective against the Omicron variant.The company noted that prior analyses sugg…
Learn MoreOmicron Variant Spurs New York Officials to Recommend Masking Indoors
TUESDAY, Nov. 30. 2021 (HealthDy News) — Amid growing concerns about the new Omicron variant, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi have advised all residents to wear masks while indoors.”Today, I am is…
Learn MorePfizer to Seek FDA Approval of Boosters for Teens Ages 16-17
TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. is expected to seek approval this week for emergency use of its booster shots among American teens ages 16-17.Sources familiar with the matter told The New York Times that the U.S. Food and Drug A…
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