Tag: PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION

COVID Vaccine Package Labels ‘Severely Outdated’: Coalition of Health Experts Petition FDA to Update

A health expert coalition published a citizen petition on Jan. 31 requesting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to update COVID-19 vaccine package labels with the most recent data on safety and efficacy. In the filed petition, coalition members argued that the labels are outdated; recent safety and efficacy clinical data have not been…


Laval U Prof Gets Second Suspension for COVID Vax Comments, 4 Months No Pay

A professor at Laval University in Quebec City has been suspended for the second time by the institution for comments he made regarding the risks associated with COVID-19 vaccination in children. Patrick Provost, a full professor in the Department of Microbiology, Infectious diseases and Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine, said in a statement the…


Long-COVID Mental Health Issues: 2 Main Causes, Low-Cost Treatment, and Natural Ways to Heal

“If I could take one symptom away from all of [my long-COVID patients], I think that would be depression,” said critical care specialist Dr. Joseph Varon, chief of critical care and the COVID-19 department at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Beyond the physical tribulations and social instability that this condition can bring,…


FDA Reveals ‘Impact’ After White House Announces End to COVID Emergency

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday said that a recent announcement from the Biden administration will not impact the agency’s ability to issue emergency use authorizations for certain COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. “Importantly, the ending of the public health emergency declared by HHS under the Public Health Service Act will not impact…


Federal Agency Warns: No COVID-19 ‘Pre-Exposure’ Drugs Are Currently Authorized in US

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Monday advised that people who are immunocompromised should take precautions after a COVID-19 treatment’s emergency use authorization was withdrawn last week, noting that there is currently no pre-exposure prophylaxis authorized for COVID-19. In a revised statement published on Jan. 30, the agency said that “there is no authorized…


CDC Acknowleges Overcounting COVID-19 Hospitalizations but Suggests It Doesn’t Overcount Deaths

The U.S. government overcounts COVID-19 hospitalizations, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say, but the agency suggested it does not overcount deaths. COVID-19 hospitalizations listed on the CDC’s data tracker webpage, which is utilized by a wide variety of health officials, journalists, and others, include three types of hospitalizations, the CDC…


CDC Acknowleges Overcounting COVID-19 Hospitalizations

The U.S. government overcounts COVID-19 hospitalizations, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say, but the agency suggested it does not overcount deaths. COVID-19 hospitalizations listed on the CDC’s data tracker webpage, which is utilized by a wide variety of health officials, journalists, and others, include three types of hospitalizations, the CDC…


CDC Acknowledges Overcounting COVID-19 Hospitalizations

The U.S. government overcounts COVID-19 hospitalizations, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say, but the agency suggested it does not overcount deaths. COVID-19 hospitalizations listed on the CDC’s data tracker webpage, which is utilized by a wide variety of health officials, journalists, and others, include three types of hospitalizations, the CDC…


90 Percent of Long COVID Occurs in Mild COVID-19 Cases: Study Data

A global analysis found that around 90 percent of long-COVID cases occur in individuals who were not hospitalized for COVID-19. In a commentary published in January 2023, the authors of the study concluded that this would suggest that most people with long COVID experienced a mild infection. The data come from a global study that analyzed…


Many People with Long COVID Experienced Mild Infection: Study

A global analysis found that around 90 percent of long-COVID cases occur in individuals who were not hospitalized for COVID-19. In a commentary published in January 2023, the authors of the study concluded that this would suggest that most people with long COVID experienced a mild infection. The data come from a global study that analyzed…