Last updated April 28, 2022 This Practice Advisory was developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Immunization, Infectious Disease, and Public Health Preparedness Expert Work Group in collaboration […]
Pfizer’s Covid-19 Pill Failed Study Testing Its Preventive Use
Paxlovid, authorized to treat high-risk people early in infection, didn’t meaningfully reduce illness in exposed adults Authors: Jared S. Hopkins Apr. 29, 2022 The Wall Street Journal The Covid-19 pill […]
Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows
Authors: Fenit Nirappil and Dan Keating, The Washington PostApril 29, 2022 Unvaccinated people accounted for the overwhelming majority of deaths in the United States throughout much of the coronavirus pandemic. But […]
New Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 Sublineages May Evade Vaccines, Natural Immunity. What Experts Say
Authors: Mint Newsletters April 29, 2022 The BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages appear to be more infectious than the earlier BA.2 lineage The sub-lineages have been detected in seven of South […]
Change in reported COVID-19 cases per 100k people in the last two weeks
Authors: Kavya Beheraj N.Y. Times; Cartogram: /AxiosApril 13-26, 2022 COVID cases are on the rise in all but six states and Washington, D.C., as the Omicron subvariant continues to spread across […]
Another rare virus puzzle: They got sick, got treated, got covid again
Authors: Carolyn Y. Johnson April 27, 2022 The Washington Post Shortly after he served on a jury in March, Gregg Crumley developed a sore throat and congestion. The retired molecular […]
At least 58% of U.S. population has natural antibodies from previous Covid infection, CDC says
Authors: Spencer Kimball PUBLISHED TUE, APR 26 2022 CNBC KEY POINTS Three out of every 5 people in the U.S. now have antibodies from a previous Covid-19 infection, according to […]
Vaccinated Up to 15X MORE LIKELY Than Unvaxxed to Develop Heart Inflammation Requiring Hospitalization: Peer Reviewed Study
Authors: Julian Conradson Published April 25, 2022 at 4:14pm A new study out of Europe has revealed that cases of heart inflammation that required hospitalization were much more common among vaccinated individuals […]
Treating COVID-19 with antibiotics leading to the creation of more superbugs
Authors: Chris Melore Study Finds April 25, 2022 Antibiotics that are helping to treat patients with COVID-19 may actually be fueling a concerning rise in the number of superbugs infecting […]
COVID-19 cases are rising sharply again — should we worry?
Authors: John Woolfolk, Bay Area News Group Apr 24, 2022 COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising once again across the country, driven by more contagious subvariants of the virus and leaving […]