U.S. drug regulators on March 29 announced they’ve granted emergency authorization for a second booster of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is allowing a fourth dose of the jabs to all Americans aged 50 and above. In addition, Americans aged 12 above with weakened immune systems may get…
2nd COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Linked to Lower Death Rate: Israeli Study
A second booster of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was linked to a lower mortality rate in people aged 60 or older, according to a new study from Israel. Researchers examined data from a medical records system run by Clalit Health Services and found that the death rate among the elderly who received two boosters, or four total…
Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Linked to Lower Death Rate: Israeli Study
A second booster of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was linked to a lower mortality rate in people aged 60 or older, according to a new study from Israel. Researchers examined data from a medical records system run by Clalit Health Services and found that death rate among the elderly who received two boosters, or four shots, was…
Health Experts Support End to Masks, Tests for Air Travel
U.S. airline companies want an end to mask and COVID testing rules for air travel — and many top infectious disease and public health experts agree with them. The chief executives of the country’s largest airlines asked President Joe Biden in a letter this week to let federal mask mandates at airports and on planes lapse next month, along…
Post-Vaccination Heart Issues Detected Months After COVID-19 Vaccination: Study
March 27, 2022
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Heart abnormalities were detected months after COVID-19 vaccination, according to a study. Researchers at Seattle Children’s Hospital reviewed cases of patients younger than 18 who went to the hospital with chest pain and elevated serum troponin levels, two key markers of heart inflammation, within a week of getting a second dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine….
Heart Issues Detected Months After COVID-19 Vaccination: Study
March 27, 2022
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Heart abnormalities were detected months after COVID-19 vaccination, according to a study. Researchers at Seattle Children’s Hospital reviewed cases of patients younger than 18 who went to the hospital with chest pain and elevated serum troponin levels, two key markers of heart inflammation, within a week of getting a second dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine….
FDA Tells Doctors in 8 States to Stop Using COVID-19 Treatment
March 27, 2022
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U.S. drug regulators have directed health care workers in eight states to stop using a COVID-19 treatment because it may not be effective against an Omicron subvariant that is rising in prevalence. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody used to treat COVID-19, can no longer be used in Connecticut, Maine,…
Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients
Memory and concentration problems haunt 7 in 10 patients with long COVID, a pair of new studies indicate. The findings suggest that COVID-19 has a notable impact on brain health, even if the precise underlying mechanisms remain unclear, British researchers said. “We set out to explore whether some of the long-lasting issues in COVID — things…
Aspirin Appeared to Help Against Moderate COVID-19: Study
Patients with moderate COVID-19 appeared to benefit from early administration of aspirin, according to a new study. Patients who were given aspirin on their first day in the hospital were less likely to die or experience blood clotting, researchers found. Dr. Jonathan Chow with the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and…
Protection From Second Booster Quickly Wanes: Israeli Study
The boosted protection from a second booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine against virus infection quickly waned, a new study found. People with three doses have seen their protection against infection drop considerably following the emergence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, also known as the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. That prompted Israeli regulators to clear…
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