Tag: PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION

Americans Will Be Able to Order Free At-Home CCP Virus Tests Next Week

Starting next week, Americans can begin ordering free rapid COVID-19 tests through a new government-sponsored website, though with a limit of four tests per residential address, the Biden administration announced on Friday. The tests will typically be shipped to households via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) within 7 to 12 days of ordering them on…


CDC Advises More Americans to Wear N95 Masks in Updated Guidance

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its mask guidance on Friday, advising more Americans to wear masks such as N95 or KN95 masks, a type of respirators largely used by health care workers. The federal health agency removed concerns it previously addressed that those kinds of masks are in short…


WHO Recommends 2 New Drugs as COVID-19 Treatments

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended two new drugs to treat COVID-19—baricitinib and sotrovimab. Baricitinib, an oral drug, is “strongly recommended” for people with severe or critical COVID-19, to be given with cortico steroids, the WHO announced. Baricitinib is part of a class of drugs called Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, which suppress the overstimulation of…


RSV More Prevalent Than COVID-19 in Colorado Children: Chief Medical Officer

The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is affecting children in Colorado more than COVID-19, according to a chief medical officer of Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children. “RSV is very contagious and very prevalent in the school system as well as throughout daycare centers and in homes,” Dr. Reginald Washington told FOX31 KDVR-TV on Jan. 12, adding…


Rare Spinal Cord Condition Flagged as Potential Side Effect of COVID-19 Vaccine: EU Drug Regulator

The European Union’s drug regulator has indicated that a change to the product information for COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson has been recommended to include a warning of a rare spinal cord condition called transverse myelitis. TM is a rare condition that involves inflammation of one or both sides of the spinal cord. Symptoms…


Rare Spinal Cord Condition Flagged as Potential Side Effect of COVID-19 Vaccines: EU Drug Regulator

The European Union’s drug regulator has indicated that a change to the product information for COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson has been recommended to include a warning of a rare spinal cord condition called transverse myelitis. TM is a rare condition that involves inflammation of one or both sides of the spinal cord. Symptoms…


Rare Spinal Cord Condition Flagged as Potential Adverse Effect of COVID-19 Vaccines: EU Drug Regulator

The European Union’s drug regulator has indicated that a change to the product information for COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson has been recommended to include a warning of a rare spinal cord condition called transverse myelitis. TM is a rare condition that involves inflammation of one or both sides of the spinal cord. Symptoms…


Lawyer: New York Attorney General’s Office Has Fallen Victim to the ‘Unscientific and Unsupported Narratives’ on Ivermectin

A lawyer representing the Front Line Covid Critical Care (FLCCC) Association claims that the office of New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James has become a victim to the “unscientific and unsupported narratives” perpetuated by the media and regulators about the effectiveness of ivermectin as an early treatment for COVID-19. “Rather than looking at the…


Lawyer Responds to New York Attorney General Warning Doctors to Stop Prescribing Ivermectin

A lawyer representing the Front Line Covid Critical Care (FLCCC) Alliance responded to the office of New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James and claimed that they had become a victim to the “unscientific and unsupported narratives” perpetuated by the media and regulators about the effectiveness of ivermectin as an early treatment for COVID-19. “Rather…


NCAA Updates Definition of ‘Fully Vaccinated’ to Include Natural Immunity

The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA’s) COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group on Jan. 7 released new guidance for winter sports and updated its definition of “fully vaccinated” to account for vaccinations, boosters, and other natural immunity factors. “For purposes of the winter guidelines, the NCAA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group has developed a definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ that considers both…