Daily Covid Briefing Sept. 4, 2021Updated Sept. 4, 2021, 4:14 p.m. ET Sept. 4, 2021, 4:14 p.m. ETHighly concentrated veterinary ivermectin has been flying off the shelves of U.S. supply stores, despite its dangers to humans.Credit…Denis Farrell/Associated Press A doctor in rural Oklahoma says hospitals are backed up with patients who have overdosed on veterinary … Read more
Does a vaccine need to be fully approved by the FDA for an employer or business to mandate vaccination? Work/life schools/education vaccine myths & misinformation If I’ve already had Covid-19, should I still get vaccinated? What if I got monoclonal antibody treatment? “Yes, you should be vaccinated regardless of whether you already had COVID-19,” the … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine full approval, making it the first vaccine to achieve this status. The mRNA-based vaccine has been available through an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) since the end of last year and will continue to be offered under this designation to people aged 12 to … Read more
Twitter introduced a new testing feature on Tuesday that allows users to report any misinformation they encounter on the platform and report it to the company as “misleading”. The test will roll out to most users in the United States, Australia, and South Korea starting today. In the new test, Twitter users can expand the … Read more
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, lambda infections have emerged in the United States, including Texas, where the Houston Methodist Hospital reported its first case last month. There’s still a lot to learn about Lambda, but here’s what we know so far: So far it is rare in the US: The variant is nowhere near as … Read more
After Amazon previously announced it would return to the office on September 7 this year, Amazon has announced another delay until January 3, 2022, Reuters reported. The plan change comes amid a surge in the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant in the United States. “As we continue to closely monitor local conditions related to COVID-19, … Read more
Some who are reluctant to get vaccinated point out that the vaccines are under emergency approval rather than full approval. It is important for Democratic and Republican leaders to state clearly and repeatedly that the FDA holds these vaccines to such high standards that the only real difference is having full approval steps like analysis … Read more
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Boston on June 17, 2021. Adam Glanzman / Bloomberg / Getty Images At the current vaccination rate, according to a CNN analysis of data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it will take until mid-February for all eligible Americans to … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Checking ticket holders’ temperatures outside the Duchess Theater in London on Saturday.Credit…Jeremie Souteyrat for The New York Times LONDON — Most remaining coronavirus restrictions in England will be lifted starting July 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, a long-awaited milestone some critics have called reckless, meaning nightclubs … Read more
Daily Covid Briefing July 11, 2021Updated July 11, 2021, 3:46 p.m. ET July 11, 2021, 3:46 p.m. ETDr. Anthony S. Fauci said on Sunday that federal agencies were still gathering data and studying whether booster shots for Covid would be necessary.Credit…Pool photo by Jim Lo Scalzo Dr. Anthony S. Fauci made the rounds of the … Read more