Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. doctors administered more than 150,000 doses of useless monoclonal antibody treatments to COVID-19 patients early this year, spending loads of cash on therapies that had been deemed of no benefit, a new s…
Learn MoreWide Variance Seen in Booster Uptake Among Vaccinated U.S. Adults
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is considerable variation in uptake of COVID-19 boosters by geography, sociodemographic characteristics, and occupation, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Network Open.
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Learn MoreBiden Administration Will Stop Sending Out Free COVID Tests on Friday
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The days of getting free COVID-19 tests by mail are drawing to a close.The Biden administration plans to stop sending test kits to Americans on Sept. 2 in order to reserve remaining tests for a fall surge. Lac…
Learn MoreUp to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In yet another example of the financial toll that the new coronavirus has exacted during the pandemic, a new report estimates that up to 4 million Americans are out of work as they struggle with long COVID.”Th…
Learn MoreUp to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In yet another example of the financial toll that the new coronavirus has exacted during the pandemic, a new report estimates that up to 4 million Americans are out of work as they struggle with long COVID.”T…
Learn MoreLa vacuna contra la COVID de Pfizer ofrece una protección del 73 por ciento a los niños menores de 5 años
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La vacuna contra la COVID-19 modificada de Pfizer para su uso en niños de menos de 5 años tuvo una efectividad de un 73 por ciento al protegerlos de la infección durante el aumento de la ómicron de e…
Learn MoreLos refuerzos contra la COVID para las variantes más recientes podrían estar listos tras el Día del Trabajo
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Administración de Biden planifica introducir unas dosis de refuerzo que se dirigen a las variantes ómicron poco después del Día del Trabajo, en un esfuerzo por proteger a los estadounidenses de un…
Learn MoreFew Excess Deaths Seen in Massachusetts During Omicron Surge
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Few excess deaths were reported in Massachusetts during the period of predominance of BA.2, BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5 subvariants, despite a surge of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-…
Learn MoreRates of Severe COVID-19 Lower With Nirmatrelvir in ≥65s
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adults aged 65 years or older, nirmatrelvir is associated with reduced rates of hospitalization and death due to COVID-19, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the New England Journal of Me…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Boosters Targeted to Latest Variants Could Be Ready After Labor Day
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration plans to roll out updated booster shots that target omicron variants shortly after Labor Day, in an effort to protect Americans against a possible winter surge in COVID-19 cases.Pet…
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