15 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Wasted in U.S. Since March 1
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) At least 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been thrown away in the United States since March 1, government data shows. That’s a far greater amount than previously known, but it is still just a small fraction of the total doses administered in […]
Long COVID Risk Falls by Half in ‘Breakthrough’ Cases – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 In a finding that should reassure Americans who have already lined up to get their coronavirus shots, a new study shows the risk of long COVID-19 is halved in fully vaccinated adults if they do get a breakthrough infection. Researchers analyzed data from people who provided […]
COVID-19 Vaccines Boost Antibodies, Even in People With Weak Immune Systems – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccines trigger antibody production in most people who have weakened immune systems, but a new study reveals that their responses are weaker than in healthy people. “Some of our patients have been hesitant about getting vaccinated, which is unfortunate because they are at increased risk […]
Vaccine Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 The ability of COVID-19 vaccines to protect adults older than 75 against hospitalization appears to wane over time, but still remained 80% effective as of the end of July, new federal data shows. The same data indicates that vaccines continued to offer the same or nearly […]
COVID Hospitalizations Hit 100,000 Daily Average in US – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 In another grim reminder of the toll that the pandemic continues to take on Americans, the daily average for hospitalized COVID-19 patients is now higher than any previous case surge except last winter. As that daily average topped […]
U.S. to Be Removed From E.U. Safe Travel List
Latest Travel Health News MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Due to surging coronavirus cases, the United States will be removed from the European Union’s “safe list” of countries whose citizens can travel to the 27-nation bloc without additional restrictions such as testing and quarantines. The change is expected to be announced Monday, […]
A Third of Americans Were Infected With COVID-19 in 2020: Study
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Aug. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) One-third of the U.S. population — about 103 million people — had been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus by the end of 2020, but more than three-quarters of the cases weren’t officially confirmed, according to a Columbia University study. “It is these undocumented cases, […]
Pentagon Says Troops Must Start Lining Up Now for COVID Shots
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) Unvaccinated U.S. troops must immediately start getting COVID-19 vaccines, says a memo issued Tuesday by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which recently received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will be added to the list of required shots […]
COVID Vaccination Will Be Required on Disney Cruises to Bahamas
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Aug. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) U.S. passengers aged 12 and older boarding Disney Cruise Line voyages to the Bahamas will have to start providing proof of COVID-19 vaccination as of Sept. 3, the company said Wednesday. The new policy is in effect until November and requires passengers to be […]
Long COVID, Big Bills: Grim Legacy of Even Short Hospital Stays
Latest Coronavirus News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) When COVID-19 patients are discharged from the hospital, most are far from being well — even if their hospital stay was fairly short. That’s among the initial findings of a study that followed Americans hospitalized for COVID-19 during the […]