CDC Urges Flu Shots as Survey Shows Half of Americans Don’t Plan on It
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new survey showing that nearly half of U.S. adults are not likely to get a flu shot this season has prompted federal health officials to urge all Americans to get the flu vaccines.Even more troubling is that …
Learn MorePfizer Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in Younger Kids
THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. announced Thursday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency approval for its coronavirus vaccine to be given to children between the ages of 5 and 11.”We’re committed …
Learn MoreLos Angeles Passes Country’s Strictest Vaccine Mandate
THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One of the strictest coronavirus vaccine mandates in the United States has been approved in Los Angeles.The city council on Wednesday voted 11-2 in favor of a measure that requires proof of full vaccination f…
Learn MoreStudies Show Power of Pfizer Vaccine Starts to Wane After Two Months
THURSDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) — Two new studies confirm that the immunity offered by two doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine drops off after about two months, although protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death holds strong. T…
Learn MoreU.S. to Buy $1 Billion Worth of Rapid COVID Tests
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it plans to purchase $1 billion worth of rapid, at-home coronavirus tests and take other actions to quadruple the number of tests available to Americans by Decemb…
Learn MoreNearly 200,000 COVID Home Tests Recalled Over False Positives
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Almost 200,000 Ellume COVID-19 home testing kits have been recalled because they may be more likely to give a false positive result.The problem with the rapid antigen tests was identified in mid-September an…
Learn MoreNIH Director Dr. Francis Collins to Retire by Year’s End
TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Francis Collins, the longest serving director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, plans to step down from his leadership post by the end of the year, the institute plans to announce on Tuesday.Colli…
Learn MoreJohnson & Johnson Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for Its Booster Shot
TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve emergency use of its coronavirus booster shot.The request to authorize an extra vaccine dose for people w…
Learn MoreScientists Share Nobel Prize for Discoveries That Changed Pain Research
MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two American researchers have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that could help ease chronic and acute pain.The prize was given jointly on Monday to David Julius and…
Learn MoreJ&J to Ask FDA to Approve Its COVID Booster Shot
MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (Healthday News) — Johnson & Johnson plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve emergency use of a booster shot of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine early this week.While the request has yet to be submitted, the…
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