Tag Archives: COVID-19

With the recent surge in Covid cases and hospital admissions across the United States, coupled with the appearance of novel virus variants, there is growing uncertainty regarding the need for a resurgence in mask mandates. It is becoming increasingly evident that individuals who are infected with Covid-19 should unequivocally wear ...

After more than three years since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, the World Health Organization declared on Friday that it is no longer a global public health emergency. During a press conference on Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency with optimism. ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has modified the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent mRNA vaccines, making the vaccination schedule simpler for most people. The revised EUAs authorize the use of the current bivalent vaccines (original and omicron BA.4/BA.5 strains) for all doses given ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared on Tuesday that individuals who are seniors or have compromised immune systems can receive an additional dose of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine during this spring. According to the FDA, individuals who are 65 years and older can receive a booster shot of the ...

New research indicates that individuals who take Pfizer’s Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid shortly after contracting the virus may lower their chances of developing long Covid, regardless of their age, vaccination status, or infection history. The findings, published on Thursday in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal, revealed that those who took ...

Study: COVID-19 has officially joined the United States as the leading cause of death from heart disease and cancer for two years in a row. The virus was the third leading cause of death for the period between the start of the pandemic in March 2020 and October 2021, according ...

Modern Inc. announced on Wednesday that the COVID booster shot developed to fight Omicron has been modified and that its subvariants should be ready for public use by August. The company is making shots of the vaccine, called mRNA-1273.214, before receiving regulatory approval so it can be ready to ship ...

China has been famous for its COVID management, is currently seen helpless in front of the corona virus. Despite the government’s efforts on a war footing to keep it under control, cases of new infections are increasing almost daily. At present, as many new cases are being reported every day, which have ...

Saudi Arabia has ended all restrictions imposed for the prevention of COVID-19 infection. On Saturday, the Interior Ministry told the Saudi Press Agency that all precautionary restrictions imposed to deal with the coronavirus would now be ineffective. With the end of these restrictions, the common citizens of Saudi Arabia as ...

On Friday, Walmart said that fully vaccinated workers will no longer have to wear masks unless state or local regulations require it. The change is effective immediately, the giant retailer said in a memo to its employees.  It further added in its memo that unvaccinated employees should continue to wear ...