Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to be given antiviral drugs such as Paxlovid to help battle a bout of COVID-19 than white ... Read More
COVID-19
Did COVID-19 Change Your Personality?
As scientists continue to study the overall and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are discovering some interesting things. ... Read More
FDA OKs Novavax COVID Vaccine as First Booster Shot
Americans will now have another choice if they want a COVID booster shot. On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ... Read More
FDA Approves New Bivalent COVID Booster for Use in Children
The new bivalent COVID-19 booster is now approved for children as young as 5 years old, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced ... Read More
CDC Drops COVID Travel Advisories as Countries Stop Tracking Cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dropping its foreign travel advisories for COVID. The agency explained that because ... Read More
How to Keep ‘Vaccine Fatigue’ From Getting in the Way of a Flu Shot
After nearly three years of nearly nonstop talking about viruses and vaccinations, you might be ready to tune out. That would be a ... Read More
Answering All Your Questions About the “Modified” Omicron Boosters
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, we have an updated vaccine, which is designed to target the dominant strains Omicron ... Read More
Is COVID Winding Down? Here’s What Top Experts Are Saying
We’ve gotten a better understanding of how to protect ourselves against COVID, new Omicron-specific boosters are being rolled out, the U.S. ... Read More
FDA Approves Omicron-Specific Booster Shots From Pfizer, Moderna
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave the green light to updated COVID booster shots from both Pfizer and Moderna that ... Read More
Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Omicron-Specific Booster Shot
Pfizer Inc. said Monday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of an updated booster shot that ... Read More
CDC Eases COVID Social Distancing Guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has loosened its COVID-19 social distancing recommendations as the ... Read More
Did COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Create Hesitancy For Other Vaccines?
Unsettling vaccination practices are evolving beyond outbreaks and anti-vaccine rhetoric in the U.S. Many states are working to eliminate ... Read More