The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is using a controversial strategy to evaluate the next generation of COVID-19 boosters. The approach is stirring debate as the agency works to make new, hopefully improved, boosters available in September to help prevent severe disease and save lives in the fall and winter. For the first time, the […]
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COVID Fades As Major Issue For Americans
President Joe Biden’s victory lap this week to celebrate a string of recent victories in Congress comes as the administration faces a looming deadline to extend the public health emergency for COVID-19. But in a sign of how much has changed since the pandemic began, Biden’s expected extension of the public health emergency may not […]
After 2 weeks, Biden to end Covid isolation
President Biden will end isolation at the White House after a second negative COVID-19 test on Sunday. In a memo for White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the president’s physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said Biden’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing “was negative for a second consecutive day.” “He will safely return to public engagement and presidential travel,” […]
Covid Omicron offshoot BA.5 is everywhere
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. […]
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 […]
Teens’ Mental Health Affected by Pandemic says CDC
More than four in 10 teens report feeling “persistently sad or hopeless” during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Girls were twice as likely to experience mental health troubles compared to boys. And LGBTQ students were hit the hardest. The CDC’s findings were gathered […]
This season’s flu vaccine not effective
The flu vaccine has not been a great a match for the predominant viruses this season, preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows — but the season isn’t over, and the estimate could change. The vaccine was only about 16 percent effective at reducing a person’s chance of getting a […]
Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID-19, Bill in quarantine
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that she tested positive for the coronavirus. “Well, I’ve tested positive for COVID,” Clinton, 74, wrote in a tweet. “I’ve got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine.” Clinton, who is fully vaccinated, said she is “more grateful than ever for the protection vaccines can provide […]
Fauci Warns Of Another Covid Wave
White House adviser Anthony Fauci is warning that COVID-19 infection rates are likely to rise in the next few weeks in the United States after their dramatic drop following the omicron variant’s rapid spread across the country. “I would not be surprised if in the next few weeks we see somewhat of either a flattening […]
Fed Up Students Stage Protest Of Mask Mandates
Students at Mt. Spokane High School have organized a walkout for Friday over the mask mandate in place. Students posted on Instagram that they wanted to have a peaceful protest starting at 7:40 a.m. and parents would be available to support children in their walkout. A person familiar with the situation said students protesting will […]
Covid Deaths In America Surpass 900,000
More than 900,000 people have died in the United States from Covid-19 as of Friday, according to NBC News’ tally, and data shows that states with low vaccination rates have had the biggest share of deaths over the past six weeks. The country has recorded 100,000 deaths since Dec. 13. During that period, Tennessee, Michigan, […]
FDA Fully Approves Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, giving an additional vote of confidence in its safety and effectiveness. The full approval for people ages 18 and older was based on follow-up data showing “high efficacy and favorable safety approximately six months after the second dose.” The vaccine […]