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
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
Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca PLC, and the University of Oxford are doing early stage research into whether potential modifications to their coronavirus vaccines could reduce or eliminate the risk of rare but serious blood clots, the Wall Street Journal reported. Quoting sources described as being close to the process, the journal said that outside scientists … 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
Icosavax creates virus-like particles using technology licensed from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design. (Icosavax photo) Seattle-based Icosavax filed for an IPO just four years after it started at the University of Washington. The company, a spin-out of the UW’s Institute for Protein Design, develops vaccines that resemble naturally occurring viruses. Icosavax initiated … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Doses of molnupiravir.Credit…Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The U.S. government will invest $3.2 billion to develop antiviral pills for Covid-19, the Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday. Such a treatment could keep people out of the hospital and potentially save many lives in the years to … Read more
(Image via Governor Jay Inslee) YOU get an Xbox! YOU get an echo! YOU get a switch! … But did you get a shot? Stand aside, Oprah. Washington Governor Jay Inslee is playing the giveaway as part of a plan to encourage people in the state to get their COVID-19 vaccination. Awards from some of … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Prisoners received Covid-19 vaccine shots in April at the Bolivar County Correctional Facility in Cleveland, Miss.Credit…Spencer Platt/Getty Images Vaccinations in many American prisons, jails and detention centers are lagging far behind the United States as a whole, prompting public health officials to worry that these settings will remain fertile … Read more