Author's posts
CDC Director Walensky Announces Major Agency Changes After Covid Missteps
The agency’s response to Covid-19 did “not reliably meet expectations,” director Rochelle Walensky said.
Many Infected With Omicron Covid Infections Don’t Know, Study Suggests
Some 56% of about 200 people studied who had a Covid-19 infection during the omicron surge reported they were not aware they had Covid-19, according to a new Journal of American Medical Association paper.
Monkeypox: Doctors May Struggle With Incomplete Treatment Guidance, Study Suggests
Existing guidance on monkeypox treatment and care is contradictory and is missing key information, according to a new study published in British Medical Journal Global Health.
Biden Signs Sweeping Climate And Health Care Package, Marking Major Victory
The bill includes $369 billion in spending on climate and energy projects to help the country cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030.
Poliovirus Identified In New York City Sewage, Health Officials Say
The news comes a month after an unvaccinated man developed paralysis from the first case of vaccine-derived polio in almost a decade in New York state.
Covid mRNA Vaccines Safe For Pregnant People, New Study Reinforces
Pregnant women actually experienced fewer health problems after getting vaccinated compared to non-pregnant women of the same age, a new study published in the Lancet found.
London Officials Launch Polio Booster Campaign For Children After Virus Detected In Sewage
Poliovirus has also been detected in wastewater in two New York counties.
Biden Administration Authorizes New Monkeypox Vaccine Dose Strategy To Stretch Supplies
The Biden Administration’s emergency order allows healthcare workers to extract five doses from a one-dose vial of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine.
Monkeypox Vaccines: Here’s How Many Have Been Shipped And Where As White House Declares Public Health Emergency
The federal government said it expects to have almost 7 million doses of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine by mid 2023, but many of those doses could take months to arrive.
Covid Patients Should Take An Antiviral Even If They Don’t Have Severe Symptoms, Study Finds
The research comes two weeks after the Food and Drug Administration authorized pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer’s Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid in certain cases.
