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Covid Can Linger In Body For Months, Study Finds, As Fauci Sounds Alarm On ‘Extraordinarily Contagious’ Omicron Variant

The new findings shed light on so-called long Covid infections as experts warn the omicron variant could lead to a surge in U.S. hospitalizations.

These 13 States Are Facing The Worst Hospital Worker Shortages As Omicron Fuels A New Covid Surge

Nearly half of U.S. states are expected to be facing widespread critical staffing shortages in hospitals by next week.

Moderna Crash Wipes Out Another $24 Billion After Supply Chain Issues Dent Covid Vaccine Sales

Now trading at their lowest level in three months, Moderna shares have struggled as experts question the long-term viability of the firm’s Covid-19 vaccine sales.

Moderna Crash Wipes Out $22 Billion In Value After Merck’s Covid Pill Triggers Vaccine Stock Plunge

Moderna tanked 15% Friday, while Novavax and BioNtech sank as much as 18%.

Pfizer And Moderna Rally After FDA Grants Full Approval To Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine

Pfizer climbed 4%, while its German vaccine partner, BioNTech, soared more than 10%.

Biden Administration Plans To Begin Providing Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Sept. 20

The plan is still subject to formal approval from the FDA and CDC, but officials say they’re preparing for the rollout.

Third Pfizer Vaccine Dose Shown To Be 86% Effective In Preventing Covid Among Elderly

“The triple dose is the solution to curbing the current infection outbreak,” says one doctor of the data from a top Israeli healthcare provider.

Delta Variant Outbreak Likely More Prevalent Than Data Shows—But U.S. Could ‘Turn The Corner’ In Three Weeks, Says Former FDA Head

The CDC predicts new weekly cases could rise to 800,000 by mid-August, but Dr. Gottlieb believes they’re likely to start falling soon.

Declining Vaccine Efficacy—Particularly Among Older Individuals—Prompting Pfizer’s Emergency Booster Request, Former FDA Chief Says

Dr. Scott Gottlieb says the United States “probably missed the window” to provide the follow-up doses before a summer wave of infections.

Unvaccinated 90-Year-Old Woman Died After Contracting Two Covid-19 Variants Simultaneously

It’s the first documented case of its kind.