The Long Covid Handbook review: Examining a debilitating condition
This deep dive into what we know about long covid from Gez Medinger and Danny Altmann is welcome – but leans a little too heavily on anecdotal information Health 12…
This Indigenous Scientist Helped Save Lives as COVID Devastated the Navajo Nation
“How do you tell a community in the United States that has no running water or electricity to wash their hands?” Crystal Lee drives hours through dust on Route 66…
FDA clears updated COVID boosters for younger kids
U.S. health officials have given the green light for elementary school-age kids to get updated booster doses from both Pfizer and Moderna. (Oct. 12)
Long COVID is a ‘very serious’ crisis, says head of WHO as he urges world leaders to act now
The head of the World Health Organization made his strongest comments yet about the devastation being caused by long COVID and urged world leaders to launch immediate and “sustained” efforts…
Moderna Receives FDA Authorization for Emergency Use of Omicron-Targeting Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Vaccine for Children and Adolescents 6 to 17 Years of Age – Stocks News Feed
mRNA-1273.222 Targets the BA.4/BA.5 Strains of Omicron Variant Authorization Is Based Upon Clinical and Pre-Clinical Data for Moderna’s Bivalent Vaccine Candidates CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 12, 2022 /…
The ‘Age of P.C.R. Prosperity’? China’s Covid-Testing Strategy Comes Under Strain
Bills are piling up and infections are spreading, yet there are no signs that Beijing plans to rethink a cornerstone of its pandemic policy.
How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy, and New Drugs on the Horizon: COVID, Quickly, Episode 40
In this episode of the podcast, we talk about why we’ve had years shaved off our average collective lives since 2020. And also, we talk about “mabs” and why you might…
COVID-19 pandemic aid more than $300 billion short for dealing with student learning loss, study shows
Despite the federal government giving states and school districts billions of dollars to combat student learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, student achievement is on the decline across the nation, and the money to…
This Indigenous Scientist Helped Save Lives as Covid Devastated the Navajo Nation
“How do you tell a community in the United States that has no running water or electricity to wash their hands?” Crystal Lee drives hours through dust on Route 66…
Boston health officials worried about levels of COVID in wastewater, and cases are falling again in New York and New Jersey
Boston health officials are concerned about elevated levels of the coronavirus in the city’s wastewater, after the concentration climbed 3.1% over the past week and by nearly 100% in the past…