Category: PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION

Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Goes Into Liver Cells and Is Converted to DNA: Study

The messenger RNA (mRNA) from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is able to enter human liver cells and is converted into DNA, according to Swedish researchers at Lund University. The researchers found that when the mRNA vaccine enters the human liver cells, it triggers the cell’s DNA, which is inside the nucleus, to increase the production of…


Illinois Governor to End Mask Mandate for Schools Next Week

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Illinois will end its mask mandate for schools starting next week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday night. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer urging people to wear masks in most indoor settings, including schools, where COVID-19 poses a “low” or “medium” risk to the general public and the local health…


Poison Control Center Issues Warning on Toxic Chemical in At-home COVID-19 Test Kits

Some at-home rapid COVID-19 tests contain a toxic chemical that may be harmful to both children and adults, according to health officials with the National Capital Poison Center. “It is important to know that the extraction vial in many rapid antigen kits includes the chemical sodium azide as a preservative agent,” the Center said in…


Poison Control Center Warns About on Toxic Chemical in At-home COVID-19 Test Kits

Some at-home rapid COVID-19 tests contain a toxic chemical that may be harmful to both children and adults, according to health officials with the National Capital Poison Center. “It is important to know that the extraction vial in many rapid antigen kits includes the chemical sodium azide as a preservative agent,” the center said in…


Poison Control Centers Warn About on Toxic Chemical in At-home COVID-19 Test Kits

Some at-home rapid COVID-19 tests contain a toxic chemical that may be harmful to both children and adults, according to health officials. The Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center reported an uptick in accidental exposures to a possibly toxic substance in at-home COVID-19 test kits, according to a blog post. Meanwhile, the National Poison Control…


Poison Control Centers Warn About Toxic Chemical in At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits

Some at-home rapid COVID-19 tests contain a toxic chemical that may be harmful to both children and adults, according to health officials. The Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center reported an uptick in accidental exposures to a possibly toxic substance in at-home COVID-19 test kits, according to a blog post. Meanwhile, the National Poison Control…


FDA Shifts Authorizations for Two COVID-19 Therapies Because of Omicron Subvariants

U.S. drug regulators have shifted language on two monoclonal antibody medicines because of emerging subvariants of the Omicron virus variant. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in recent days stipulated that an antibody treatment from GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology cannot be used in regions where COVID-19 cases are likely to be caused by a variant…


Reinfections With Subvariant of Omicron Are Rare, Danish Researchers Find

People who contract cases of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron virus variant are unlikely to get re-infected by a subvariant of the variant, researchers in Denmark found. Emerging data indicate BA.2, a subvariant of Omicron, is more transmissible—possibly 30 percent more, according to the World Health Organization. But an analysis of data from national surveillance…


Early Treatment and Proper Hydration Key to Preventing Long COVID Symptoms: Dr. Keith Berkowitz

Symptoms of long COVID may be prevented with early treatment and proper hydration, according to Dr. Keith Berkowitz, an internist and founding member of the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care (FLCCC) Alliance. Long COVID—also known as long-haul COVID, chronic COVID, and post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection—is a condition where people experience ongoing, recurrent, or new…


CDC Says Some People Should Wait Longer for Second COVID-19 Shot Due to Heart Inflammation Risk

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially altered its recommended COVID-19 vaccination schedule in a bid to address concerns about the elevated rate of heart inflammation seen among many groups who have gotten a vaccine. The two most widely administered COVID-19 vaccines in the country are made by Moderna and Pfizer. Recipients…