Target Evangelicals to Boost COVID Vaccine Confidence, Says Advocate
Increasing resources and national efforts to target white evangelicals, the most COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant group in the country, could help end the pandemic sooner, a vaccine advocate said during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Tuesday. Witnesses and lawmakers also weighed the risks and benefits of vaccinating children against […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Update Statement by Dr. Cassius, Lockett, District Health Officer
LAS VEGAS—The Southern Nevada Health District does not yet have the updated COVID-19 vaccine available in our clinics. We do continue to have the previous formulation for people who are eligible. Per ongoing guidelines, there should be at least two months in between any COVID-19 booster vaccines. We will notify the public when the updated […]
153 Houston Hospital Employees Resign Or Fired Over Refusal To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
DALLAS (AP) — More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or resigned after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit over the vaccine requirement. A spokesperson for Houston Methodist hospital system said 153 employees either resigned in the two-week suspension period or were terminated […]
White House: 70% Of Americans 30 Or Older Have Received Coronavirus Vaccine
More than 70% of Americans age 30 or older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the White House said, even as President Joe Biden is set to fall short of reaching his goal of giving a shot to the same percentage of all American adults by Independence Day. The Biden administration is releasing […]
Is Routine Flu Vaccination Key to Pandemic Preparedness?
The staggering loss of life that COVID-19 has wrought, by some estimates more than 3.8 million people at the time of this writing, almost defies comprehension. To say that every human on the planet is being impacted by this illness may not be an overstatement. At the same time, an alarming shift in public focus […]
Telehealth Sites Promise Cure for ‘Male Menopause’ Despite FDA Ban on Off-Label Ads
Online stores sprang up during the COVID-19 pandemic’s telehealth boom touting testosterone as a cure-all for men’s age-related illnesses — despite FDA rules issued years ago restricting such “low testosterone” advertising. In ads on Google, Facebook, and elsewhere, testosterone telemedicine websites may promise a quick fix for sluggishness and low libido in men. But evidence […]
New Monoclonal Authorized to Prevent COVID in Immunocompromised People
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for pemivibart (Pemgarda) as COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis in immunocompromised individuals who are unlikely to mount a sufficient immune response following vaccination, the agency announced on Friday. A long-acting monoclonal antibody, pemivibart is specifically authorized for people ages 12 years and older (and weighing 40 kg or more) […]
Yes, Time Does Feel Different Since The Pandemic — And There’s A Reason Why
LOADINGERROR LOADING The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic now four years ago, on March 11, 2020. It feels like yesterday, last month and decades ago all at the same time. Running out of toilet paper feels like a distant memory. Wiping down groceries, doing elbow bumps instead of handshakes and being unable to […]
Survivors’ Plasma Helps Blood Cancer Patients Battle COVID-19
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) Giving COVID-19 survivors’ blood plasma to blood cancer patients hospitalized with COVID-19 significantly improves their chances of survival, a new study finds. “These results suggest that convalescent plasma may not only help COVID-19 patients with blood cancers whose immune systems are compromised, it may […]
COVID-19 Booster Shots Can Wait
Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are proving quite safe and highly effective in the prevention of COVID-19, especially severe and/or fatal disease. Over half of the U.S. population has initiated immunization and more than three out of four people in the U.S. over the age of 65 have completed vaccination. The promising vaccine roll-out and reductions in […]