Once again, Covid-19 seems to everywhere. If you feel caught off-guard, you aren’t alone. After the Omicron tidal wave of that washed over the United States in January and the smaller rise in cases in the spring caused by the BA.2 subvariant, it might have seemed like the coronavirus could be ignored for a while. […]
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COVID-19 vaccines do not protect ‘overly well’ against infection says Fauci
White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci conceded that COVID-19 vaccines do not protect “overly well” against infection Tuesday on “Your World.” Said Fauci, “One of the things that’s clear from the data [is] that even though vaccines – because of the high degree of transmissibility of this virus – don’t protect overly well, […]
Is Monkeypox a pandemic or epidemic?
The World Health Organization (WHO) is to determine whether monkeypox is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). WHO body the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee will convene experts at the meeting. The virus, only seen in areas of central and western Africa before now, has not yet caused any deaths in newly affected […]
Should we be concerned about Monkeypox? Biden says “YES”
President Joe Biden said Sunday the new monkeypox outbreak should concern “everybody,” as it continues to baffle medical officials around the world. “Everybody should be concerned about [it],” Biden said in South Korea, while speaking with a group of reporters before he boarded Air Force One for Japan, Reuters reported. The president’s remarks come as […]
Monkeypox cases reported in US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is collaborating with Massachusetts health officials on an investigation into a case of monkeypox, the agency said Wednesday in a statement. The case of monkeypox was confirmed in a man in Massachusetts who had recently traveled to Canada, state health officials announced earlier in the day.The patient […]
‘Birthing persons’ ??? How many trans men give birth per year?
The federal government and elected leaders have ushered in inclusive language such as “birthing person” as opposed to “pregnant woman” or “mother” in recent years, but there is no data showing how many individuals who identify as transgender give birth in the United States on a yearly basis. The Biden administration replaced the word “mothers” […]
Fatal Blood Clot Risk collars J & J’s Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it is limiting use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine over concerns of rare side effects including blood clots. The FDA announced on Thursday that it was restricting authorized use of the vaccine, which is produced by the Johnson & Johnson-owned company Janssen Pharmaceuticals, to adults […]
Abortion pill demand set to soar
A provider of prescription pills that are used to terminate pregnancy at home has seen a spike in interest from U.S. women this week, following news that the Supreme Court would likely reverse a landmark 1973 decision ensuring abortion rights nationwide, nonprofit Aid Access said on Wednesday. The court confirmed that a draft opinion signaling […]
They were vaccinated & boosted. Their virus symptoms were minor. Then they had long Covid.
Linda Timmer wanted to practice what she preached. While working at a domestic violence nonprofit in Arizona during the height of the Covid-19 summer wave in 2020, Timmer wrote pandemic policies for her workplace, encouraging her colleagues to wear masks and, if they had been exposed to the coronavirus or had symptoms, get tested.Timmer herself […]
Is ‘menstrual leave’ for real and could it change the workplace?
More and more companies are answering the call to provide period leave – yet some critics remain sceptical. In early 2020, just three months into a new job, Jessie, a 28-year-old editor in New York City, fainted at work. They knew their period was probably going to start that day, and that they’d likely endure […]
Kamala Harris is vaxxed and boosted. Why is she taking Pfizer’s Paxlovid?
The vice president has a problem—she’s tested positive for COVID-19. And this amidst her other pressing cares, including handling the obscene border crisis and trying to defuse the first major European war since World War II. Yesterday, VP Kamala Harris tweeted: “Today I tested positive for COVID-19. I have no symptoms, and I will continue […]
How well is our vaccine immunity holding up against COVID-19?
Now that most U.S. cities and states have dropped masking requirements and other precautions against COVID-19, you may be wondering about your chances of getting infected or, worse, being hospitalized or dying if you happen to get sick. Researchers have been digging into that question, and in general, what they’ve found is that for people […]