2 J&J Shots Better Than 1; Texas Abortion Doc Sued; Could iPhones Spot Depression?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Johnson & Johnson said a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine given 2 months after the first dose improved efficacy against symptomatic illness to 94%. In November, the Biden administration will lift restrictions on international travelers from 33 countries who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. (New […]
No Uptick in Vaccine Uptake; Unreported COVID Deaths; France Bans Unvaxxed Americans
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The FDA’s approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine has yet to produce an expected uptick in vaccine uptake. (Business Insider) Four researchers whose work provided the basis for development of the first approved COVID-19 vaccine, along with a pioneer in the study of neurodegenerative diseases, are […]
Idaho to Ration Health Care; WHO Says COVID Is ‘Here to Stay’; Superhuman Immunity?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. For the first time since the pandemic started, Idaho activated its “crisis standards of care” in two districts in the northern part of the state due to staffing shortages and a lack of ICU beds; only four of the state’s 400 ICU beds remain open. (Boise […]
Texas Abortion Ban Fallout; K-Pop Group Tests Positive; Anti-Vax Docs on Tour
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Late Thursday night, Planned Parenthood affiliates filed a court request in a district court for a temporary restraining order against Texas Right to Life in order to stop its abortion providers and health care workers from being sued under the new “sue thy neighbor” abortion ban. […]
Mask Mandate Bans Investigated; Retightening Borders; HIV Vax Trial Disappoints
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Education Department has launched investigations into five states over their bans on mask mandates in schools as a civil rights matter. (New York Times) Is the World Health Organization (WHO) softening its stance against COVID booster shots? (Reuters) Some scientists believe coronavirus vaccine-conferred immunity is […]
La. ‘A Very Dangerous Place’; Fla. Mask Ban Nixed; ‘Mr. Anti-Vax’ Dies of COVID
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. After Hurricane Ida battered Louisiana, leaving large swaths of the state without power, the state’s hospitals are in a “very dangerous place,” said Gov. John Bel Edwards (D); ventilators “don’t work without electricity,” he pointed out. (AP) A federal “surge team” was called in earlier this […]
Moderna Tees Up for Approval; Boosters Now at 6 Months? Infusion Pump Recall
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Moderna said it completed the application for full FDA approval of its COVID vaccine, which is marketed as Spikevax abroad. Not to be outdone, Pfizer and BioNTech said they would submit the remaining data for approval of their COVID booster shots by week’s end. Speaking of […]
COVID Closes Texas Town; Vax Resistant Strain ‘Likely’?; Oregon’s Outdoor Mask Rule
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. COVID has hit this small Texas town so hard that the schools closed and then the town shut down. (CNN) The Ohio legislature is considering a bill that would bar employers in the state from instituting vaccine mandates for their employees. (Associated Press) Ohio State University, […]
San Fran’s Indoor Mandate; Purdue’s Oxy Settlement Nears; Highly Vaxxed Hot Spots?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. San Francisco is mandating that residents 12 and up show proof of vaccination for most indoor activities as of next Friday — the first major city to do so. (CNN) 28 — that’s the percentage of Black New Yorkers between the ages of 18 to 44 […]
‘All the Beds Are Taken’; COVID Baby Airlifted in Texas; Zeke Emanuel as FDA Chief?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. “All the beds are taken up by COVID victims also getting ECMO,” said Floridian Susan Walker, who is anxiously searching for a hospital where her unvaccinated husband can receive the extracorporeal life support for his severe COVID-19. (CNN) As cases soar and ICU beds fill in […]