Covid-19 News: Live Updates on Variants, Vaccines and Booster Shots

Covid-19 News: Live Updates on Variants, Vaccines and Booster Shots

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

Booster shots for Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines planned for September

Booster shots for Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines planned for September

Alle Amerikaner, die die Pfizer- oder Moderna-Impfstoffe erhalten haben, benötigen unabhängig vom Alter acht Monate nach der zweiten Impfung COVID-19-Auffrischimpfung, teilte das US-Gesundheitsministerium am Mittwoch mit. Beamte sagen, dass sie bereit sind, bereits am 20. September Auffrischungsspritzen anzubieten, bis die FDA-Zulassung vorliegt. Laut einer HHS-Erklärung werden wahrscheinlich auch Booster für Menschen benötigt, die den Johnson … Read more

CDC reconsiders mask guidance; mixing AstraZeneca, Pfizer shots study

CDC reconsiders mask guidance; mixing AstraZeneca, Pfizer shots study

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering revising their COVID-19 guidelines to recommend that even fully vaccinated individuals wear masks in public. Fauci, the nation’s senior government infectious disease official, told CNN’s State of the Union that he had participated in talks about changing the policy, which he … Read more

Blue Origin’s space shots give tiny Texas town a boost

Blue Origin’s space shots give tiny Texas town a boost

A mural painted on an abandoned building in Van Horn, Texas shows Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark, who will ride the Blue Origin suborbital spacecraft on Tuesday. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) VAN HORN, Texas – The last time I visited this West Texas city in 2006, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Space Venture planned … Read more

Vaccination pace may be slowing; paid time off for shots

Vaccination pace may be slowing; paid time off for shots

The pace of vaccination in the United States could slow as vaccine hesitation increases. About 1.8 million vaccine stings were reported on Tuesday, the lowest number in two weeks. Part of the decline could be due to availability caused by a break in Johnson & Johnson cans. However, demand has declined at some vaccination sites … Read more