insert_link Health & Wellness COVID-19 vaccine for young children will undergo Rigorous Authorization Process with FDA CNN Reports that about 18 million children under the age of 5 in the United States could soon be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine -- but first, the child-sized shot must go through a rigorous authorization process that's taking a different path than the Covid-19 vaccines that came before. Last week, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had initiated a rolling submission to the US Food and Drug Administration […] todayFebruary 8, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness To block Omicron, you need a Mask that means Business NPR reports that with the especially virulent Omicron COVID-19 variant racing across the U.S., once again health authorities are urging people to mask up indoors. Yes, you've heard it all before. But given how contagious omicron is, experts say, it's seriously time to upgrade to an N95 or similar high-filtration respirator when you're in public indoor spaces. "Cloth masks are not going to cut it with omicron," says Linsey Marr, […] todayDecember 27, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness With the wildly contagious Omicron Variant spreading, How do you Gather Safely for the Holidays? Only weeks ago, many Americans pictured safe, fully vaccinated or boosted holiday gatherings with family and friends. As Yahoo News reports, with the arrival of the Omicron variant, many people may be questioning the safety of gathering even with those who are fully vaccinated against COVID, but haven’t yet received a booster shot. “We’ve seen cases of Omicron among those who are both vaccinated and boosted and we believe these […] todayDecember 21, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Are We going to Need COVID-19 Boosters every 6 Months to keep new Variants at bay? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been advising everyone 18 years and older who have received their COVID-19 vaccination to get a booster. And as of Thursday, anyone over the age of 16 has been cleared to get boosters as well. So, as the original Covid-19 virus continues to mutate, as viruses do, experts are saying that this additional booster shot may become necessary every year. […] todayDecember 10, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness The CDC says the U.S. has the “Tools” to fight the Omicron Variant, but needs Americans to do their Part The big message from the White House COVID-19 response team on Tuesday was that if anyone has been on the fence about whether to get a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot, the new Omicron variant should give more than enough motivation to do it - right away. “We have far more tools to fight the variant today than we had at this time last year,’’ said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director […] todayDecember 1, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Here’s what you need to know about the new Covid-19 Omicron Variant South African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus last week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province. It's unclear where the new variant actually arose, but it was first detected by scientists in South Africa and has now been seen in travelers to Belgium, Botswana, Hong Kong and Israel. Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the variant was […] todayNovember 29, 2021
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