U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) Coronavirus cases have plunged by 60% since mid-September’s Delta-driven peak, U.S. health officials said earlier this week. But with winter on the way, they warned that Americans still need to protect themselves and others against COVID-19. “We are now heading in the right direction […]
Pfizer Seeks Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in Kids – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News 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 to working with the FDA with the ultimate goal […]
Pfizer Seeks Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in Kids – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News 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 to working with the FDA with the ultimate goal […]
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
Latest Coronavirus News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) – There has been a significant increase in COVID-related deaths in nursing homes as the highly contagious Delta spreads across the country, a new analysis shows. “While the vast majority of COVID-19 deaths happened outside of nursing homes in July and August, the high […]
First Data on COVID Vaccines for Younger Kids – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 Pfizer Inc. announced Tuesday that it has submitted initial data to federal regulators on the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine among younger children. The company is also expected to submit the same data on kids aged 5 to 11 to the European Medicines Agency and other […]
Examining the Underpinnings of COVID Anti-Vaccine Sentiment
In the U.S., the reservoir of vaccine resistance is large enough to prevent control of the coronavirus pandemic. Since COVID-19 vaccines were first authorized, over half of all U.S. COVID-19 cases — an estimated 23 million new infections — and more than 300,000 deaths have occurred. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that just from June […]
Doctors Warn Of Future Disease Outbreaks As Kids’ Vaccination Rates Drop
Routine vaccination rates for children have significantly dropped since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, leading doctors to worry that there could be outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including ones that carry more risk to children than COVID-19. The number of routine vaccines distributed through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccines for Children program — which provides immunizations […]
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 Older children and kids with chronic diseases are those most likely to wind up in the hospital with COVID-19, researchers have found. Conditions such as obesity, diabetes and neurologic problems, among others, put kids at risk for severe COVID-19, according to […]
FDA Panel OKs Pfizer Booster Shot for People 65 or Older, But Not Younger
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended a third Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine booster shot for all Americans aged 65 or older, as well as for those deemed to be at high risk for […]
How Effective Is Your Homemade Mask?
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) If you’re making your own face mask to protect against COVID-19, three layers of cotton towel fabric are best, researchers from India report. That recommendation comes after testing how best to block cough droplets moving at different rates, from mild to severe. “Our results […]