Pfizer Shot May Help Fight COVID Variants in People Previously Infected
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) A small, early study suggests that people who’ve already encountered SARS-CoV-2 may gain a big boost against COVID-19 if they get just one dose of the Pfizer vaccine — and that protection may extend to new viral variants. The […]
White House Outlines Effort to Vaccinate Young as Schools Start to Reopen
Latest Healthy Kids News By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) Worried about low vaccination rates among the young as the new school year looms, the White House on Thursday unveiled a new initiative to get shots into the arms of more students. The push will […]
Moderna Vaccine’s Protection Does Not Wane After 6 Months: Report
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) Moderna Inc. announced on Thursday that the potency of its vaccine does not dim in the first six months after the second dose. The news came in a statement that contained little actual data, but the […]
Biden Weighs ‘Vaccine or Testing’ Mandate for Federal Employees
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, July 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) President Joe Biden is considering a mandate that would require all civilian federal employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit to regular testing, masking and travel restrictions. White House officials said Tuesday they would reveal […]
Federal, State Moves Begin to Mandate COVID Vaccines for Workers
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, July 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) In a sign that the United States has reached a “tipping point” in its campaign to vaccinate Americans, California and New York City announced vaccine or testing mandates for their employees on Monday while the Department […]
Ambitious Plan to Guard Against Future Pandemics
Latest Infectious Disease News By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) In an effort to avoid another pandemic in the coming years, Dr. Anthony Fauci wants to launch an ambitious plan to make prototype vaccines that could protect against pathogens from 20 families of viruses that […]
Could Menopausal Hormone Therapy Reduce Women’s Odds for Dementia?
Latest Menopause News By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause go on to have a 58% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions, a new study finds. Although the study wasn’t designed to prove cause and […]
Many States Move to Ban Vaccine Mandates, Passports in Public Schools
Latest Healthy Kids News By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) As schools around America begin to prepare for reopening this fall, many states are taking steps to stop public schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccination or proof of vaccination. At least seven states — Alabama, Arkansas, […]
Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped 30% Last Year in U.S. – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Mental Health News By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 As America went into lockdown and treatment centers closed their doors, drug overdose deaths in the United States jumped by nearly a third last year, new data show. The estimated 93,331 drug overdose deaths recorded during 2020 […]
Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots: WHO
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, July 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 vaccine makers such as Pfizer should focus on getting shots to poor countries instead of trying to persuade wealthy nations to give their citizens booster shots, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said at a press […]