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WHO ‘Very Likely’ Won’t Approve Medicago’s Covid Vaccine Due To Tobacco Ties
Medicago’s vaccine prevents Covid-19, but the WHO may reject it anyway because the Canadian pharmaceutical company is partially owned by cigarette giant Philip Morris International.
Pfizer Reportedly Set To Request Authorization For Second Covid Booster Shot For Seniors
Pfizer-BioNTech will soon request FDA emergency authorization for a second Covid booster shot for people 65 and older, a group for which the agency has previously been quick to approve new shots, the Washington Post reported.
Coronavirus Rates Jump At Some Wastewater Testing Sites—Even As Case Counts Decline
Positive coronavirus tests have plummeted nationwide for weeks, but some wastewater sampling sites tracked by the CDC are showing an increase in Covid-19 rates.
Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine Effective In Preventing Kids From Catching Omicron, Study Finds
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine reduces the risk of omicron infection by 31% among children age 5-11 and by 59% among children age 12-15, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hawaii Becomes Last State To Drop Mask Mandate As Covid Infections Fall
After nearly two years, Hawaii plans to drop its indoor mask mandate, though Gov. David Ige warned residents that the state was prepared to bring back the mandate in the even of a new Covid surge.
Weight Watchers App Violated Kids’ Privacy, DOJ Says
The Department of Justice alleges that the Kurbo app and website illegally harvested information on kids as young as 8—ranging from names and phone numbers to height and weight.
Arthritis Drug Cuts Covid Deaths 13% Among Severe Cases, Study Finds
The drug baricitinib can treat arthritis inflammation—and reduce the risk of death by Covid, according to a University of Oxford study.
Covid Vaccination Disparity Between Urban And Rural America Has Doubled Since April, CDC Says
Kids in rural communities were less than half as likely to be vaccinated for Covid-19 than kids in urban areas, according to a new CDC report that starkly illustrates the growing partisan divide on vaccines.
CDC Significantly Loosens Mask Guidelines
The CDC wants to “give people a break” from wearing masks when severe Covid-19 infections are low, Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.
CDC Will Reportedly Stop Recommending Masking Indoors In Most Instances
The CDC plans to significantly loosen mask guidelines Friday, as part of a broader recalibration of the metrics it uses to study Covid-19, the Associated Press reported.
