The following is an excerpt from Becker’s Healthcare Hospital Review. Immunology experts have not concluded that more COVID-19 boosters are necessary despite Pfizer and Moderna’s efforts to promote the shots, Kaiser Health News reported March 21. On March 13, Pfizer CEO Albert […]
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The following is an excerpt from MedPage. Moderna’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine regimen for the youngest children was safe and met its primary immunogenicity endpoint, the manufacturer announced on Wednesday. An interim analysis of the phase II/III KidCOVE study found that two
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A federal district court has issued a preliminary injunction, effectively putting a temporary halt to the District of Columbia’s controversial Minor Consent for Vaccinations Act of 2020. This act allowed children 11 years of age and older to consent to
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The following is an excerpt from Becker’s Healthcare – Hospital CFO Report. “Right now, we don’t have enough money for fourth doses, if they’re called for,” Jeff Zients, White House Covid-19 response coordinator, said on a forthcoming episode of the
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New Hampshire’s Republican-controlled House has passed a bill that would allow pharmacists to dispense the malaria and anti-Covid medicine Ivermectin as a standard order, meaning over-the-counter without a doctor’s prescription. Similar bills are also working their way through state legislatures in Oklahoma,
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The biggest new hope for a blockbuster drug to cure Alzheimer’s has been mired in controversy ever since it went to market. Critics say it’s a sign of declining standards and conflicts of interest at the FDA. And now, the
FDA Adviser Dr. Caleb Alexander of John’s Hopkins talks about Aducanumab/Aduhelm: a groundbreaking Alzheimer’s treatment sent to market in one of the most controversial FDA approvals ever.
Pilots from ten commercial airlines representing six states are suing to block a fourth extension of mandatory masking on flights, citing personal health concerns and aviation safety issues. The pilots’ lawsuit against the Centers for Disease & Control (CDC) is
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