CDC Officially Drops 5-Day Isolation Time For COVID-19
LOADINGERROR LOADING NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can return to work or regular activities if their symptoms are mild and improving […]
Older Adults Should Get Another COVID Booster, CDC Advisors Say
Adults ages 65 and older should receive an additional dose of the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine this spring, according to CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Eleven members of the committee voted in favor of the recommendation, one member voted no, and one abstained from voting. Shortly after the meeting, CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, […]
The Biggest Early Warning Signs Of A COVID-19 Infection Now
ingwervanille via Getty Images The first signs of a COVID-19 infection vary from person to person. We’re still very much in the throes of winter ― and that means we’re still dealing with lots of respiratory viruses. This includes COVID. Overall, COVID cases “are down a little bit in most places … we were, from […]
Why Aren’t More Doctors Prescribing Paxlovid to High-Risk Patients?
Recent evidence is piling up that many people at high risk for severe COVID-19 don’t receive nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) — or any outpatient antiviral treatment — when diagnosed with a SARS-CoV-2 infection. MedPage Today looked at new studies and talked to experts to find out why. In a new observational study, people on Medicare who were […]
COVID Takes Center Stage at Trump Town Hall
Former President Donald Trump offered his take on the history of the COVID-19 pandemic — ranging from its origins, to lockdowns, to his relationship with Anthony Fauci, MD — during a town hall event in Iowa that also touched on Medicare solvency and abortion. During the Wednesday-night event, which was hosted by Fox News and […]
Here’s How Common Long COVID Is in Children
Six to 12 months after COVID-19 infection, very few children developed post-COVID-19 conditions (PCCs) as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), a prospective Canadian study found. At 6 months after being tested for SARS-CoV-2 in pediatric emergency departments (EDs), just 0.52% of children who tested positive had symptoms and changes in quality of life […]
The Most Common COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing This Holiday Season
ljubaphoto via Getty Images Experts share the most common COVID-19 issues that they are seeing in their patients. In unfortunate news, cases of COVID-19 are increasing just in time for the holidays. Behind this uptick is a new strain called JN.1, which accounted for 21.4% of cases in the United States as of Dec. 9, […]
Asthma Attacks Decreased Among Black Patients During the Pandemic
Despite Black patients having the highest prevalence of asthma prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, decreasing trends in asthma attacks were observed for this population during the pandemic relative to white patients, according to findings from a national survey study. Asthma attack rates decreased from 29.3% in 2019 to 22.1% in 2022 among Black adults, with […]
FDA Inspections of Foreign Drug Manufacturers Haven’t Bounced Back After Pandemic
The FDA hasn’t recovered from its pause in foreign drug manufacturer inspections during the COVID-19 pandemic, with inspections in 2022 remaining “well below” pre-pandemic surveillance levels, a study found. Researchers tracking a decade of FDA inspections observed an expected decline in inspections in 2020, but 2 years later foreign inspections remained 79% lower than 2019, […]
Rare Syndrome After COVID Vaccines Described
People who experienced rare long-term adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination often had neurologic symptoms, survey data showed. Among 241 people who self-reported a post-vaccination syndrome (PVS), the five most common symptoms were exercise intolerance (71%), excessive fatigue (69%), numbness (63%), brain fog (63%), and neuropathy (63%), reported Harlan Krumholz, MD, of Yale School of Medicine […]