More than a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic with three vaccines available in the US, it seems like everyone knows someone—or has at least heard of someone—who's been vaccinated and diagnosed with the virus thereafter. So it should come as no surprise that many people are wondering …
Read More »Experts Warn Against Taking COVID-19 Antibody Tests—Here's Why
More than a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic with three vaccines available in the US, it seems like everyone knows someone—or has at least heard of someone—who's been vaccinated and diagnosed with the virus thereafter. So it should come as no surprise that many people are wondering …
Read More »FDA to Allow 'Mix and Match' COVID Boosters, But Which One Should You Get?
If you've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is it OK to switch to a different manufacturer's product for your booster dose? If you ask the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the answer is yes. Under a newly announced "mix-and-match" strategy, people who got a Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & …
Read More »FDA to Allow 'Mix and Match' COVID Boosters, But Which One Should You Get?
If you've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is it OK to switch to a different manufacturer's product for your booster dose? If you ask the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the answer is yes. Under a newly announced "mix-and-match" strategy, people who got a Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & …
Read More »Is It Safe to Trick-or-Treat This Year? Expert Advice for Celebrating Halloween During COVID
In fall 2020, when masks were already mainstream but vaccines were just a pipe dream, the scariest part about Halloween was the prospect of getting COVID-19. That's why so many cities banned going door-to-door for candy. But is it safe to go trick-or-treating this year? "I certainly hope so," said …
Read More »Here's How the US Will Start Giving Children the COVID-19 Vaccine, Once It's Approved
If you've been waiting for news on a kids' COVID vaccine, you might at least take comfort in the newest information that dropped today: Plenty of doses and appropriate-sized needles are ready for distribution as soon as the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and …
Read More »Here's How the US Will Start Giving Children the COVID-19 Vaccine, Once It's Approved
If you've been waiting for news on a kids' COVID vaccine, you might at least take comfort in the newest information that dropped today: Plenty of doses and appropriate-sized needles are ready for distribution as soon as the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and …
Read More »Is It Safe to Trick-or-Treat This Year? Expert Advice for Celebrating Halloween During COVID
In fall 2020, when masks were already mainstream but vaccines were just a pipe dream, the scariest part about Halloween was the prospect of getting COVID-19. That's why so many cities banned going door-to-door for candy. But is it safe to go trick-or-treating this year? "I certainly hope so," said …
Read More »Colin Powell Has Died of Complications of COVID-19—But Is That Different Than Dying of the Disease Itself? We Asked Experts
The family of Colin Powell announced on Monday that the former US Secretary of State has died from complications of COVID-19. "General Colin L. Powell, former US Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid-19. He was fully …
Read More »A New Delta Variant, AY4.2, Is Rising in the UK. Here's What That May Mean for the US
When public health officials talk about COVID-19 variants, people pay attention. And that's exactly what happened after former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, tweeted about a new Delta subtype over the weekend. "UK reported its biggest one-day Covid case increase in 3 months just as the new …
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