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Eric Church delivered a powerful statement about COVID-19 vaccinations this week with a wink to none other than Elvis Presley. The country singer-songwriter was photographed receiving a COVID-19 vaccine for the cover of Billboard magazine’s April 3 issue. In the accompanying interview, he describes the vaccines as “a godsent miracle” and urges fans from both sides of the political […]
An early, stricter, more consistent approach to mask mandates, social distancing and testing protocols could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives that have been lost to COVID-19, a new research study concludes. The death toll from COVID-19 could have been less than 300,000, estimated Andrew Atkeson, an economics professor at the University of California, […]
After the rain, comes the rainbow; after the night there’s morning; and, after an ending there’s a new beginning – or so we hope. As the world resets from the aftermath of Covid-19, pharmaceutical industry leaders are taking stock in what they have learned, hoping it will lead to major strides forward and we will […]
After more than a year, the end of the COVID-19 pandemic may finally be in sight. Three COVID-19 vaccines are currently authorized for emergency use in the U.S., and millions of American adults are rolling up their sleeves every day to get their shots. In March, President Joe Biden directed states to make all U.S. adults […]
Covid-19 and the ongoing opioid epidemic have combined to form a single crisis that is overwhelming health providers: People who were predisposed to turn to drugs in the hope of alleviating feelings of isolation and despair were pushed further in that direction by stress and social distancing. Although this “twindemic” has posed enormous challenges for […]
It’s understandable if you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. And if you’re contemplating pregnancy, or actively trying to get pregnant, recent social media posts may have caused you to feel concerned about possible side effects. In particular, you may have seen viral social media posts warning women that the COVID-19 vaccines may make you infertile, which […]
EPA People aged 56 to 59 in England are being invited to book their coronavirus vaccine from this week. Letters for people in the age group, offering them the vaccine, started being delivered to homes on Saturday. It comes after eight in 10 people aged 65 to 69 have taken up the offer of a […]
BRASILIA (Reuters) — After two straight days of record COVID-19 deaths in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday told Brazilians to stop “whining” and move on, in his latest remarks attacking distancing measures and downplaying the gravity of the pandemic. Brazil has the world’s second-highest death toll over the past year, after the United States. […]
Coronavirus vaccines tweaked to deal with variants will be fast-tracked without compromising on safety or effectiveness, the UK’s regulator has said. The approach will be similar to the regulatory process for the modified flu vaccine, to deal with new strains each year, with a brand new approval not required. Scientists have previously said a COVID-19 […]
The Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use on Saturday, the third such vaccine available for use in the U.S. and the first to require only a single dose. After a panel of experts met Friday and voted to recommend the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for COVID-19, the FDA […]
As a psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert working in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic with parents of children and adolescents, and often with the children themselves, it has broken my heart to see the pain and emotional suffering that families are currently experiencing. Not only am I busier than I have ever been […]
(Reuters) — Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine appeared safe and effective in trials, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff said in documents published on Wednesday, paving the way for its approval for emergency use. The FDA’s panel of independent experts meets on Friday to decide whether to approve the shot. While it is […]
“I just want to get it over with.” I admit this thought had crossed my mind many times in 2020, ever since first watching the SARS-CoV-2 virus rapidly spreading in China. Before cases were even reported in the United States, I remember telling my husband that people weren’t paying attention. He may have thought I […]
A journalist in England was mistakenly offered the COVID-19 vaccine early after an administrative error listed his height in his medical records as just 6.2 centimeters ― less than 2.5 inches. Liam Thorp is actually the 6-foot-2 political editor of the Liverpool Echo. His Lilliputian height listing wrongly deemed him to have a body mass […]
Getty Images Healthy, young volunteers will be infected with coronavirus to test vaccines and treatments in the world’s first Covid-19 “human challenge” study, which will take place in the UK. The study, which has received ethics approval, will start in the next few weeks and recruit 90 people aged 18-30. They will be exposed to […]