Category: pharma

CVS, Walgreens Lead Unprecedented Flu Season Prep As Covid-19 Converges

U.S. drugstore chains led by Walgreens and CVS Health are rolling out an unprecedented early push for Americans to get vaccinated at their pharmacies for the seasonal flu before that virus converges with the Covid-19 pandemic

Echoes Of The Past: Can We Apply Lessons Of The Polio Era To The Coronavirus Pandemic?

Is it possible today to recapture the sense of unity that enabled the US to overcome the threat of polio in the 1950s?

New Zealand Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak Now At 69 Cases, Delays General Election

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that the elections will be delayed by four weeks and Auckland will remain under level 3 restrictions until August 26.

Study: Scientists Are Using Too Many Acronyms, Here Are The Top 10

OMG WTH SMH A study just published in eLife showed how the use of acronyms in scientific journals has exploded like TNT over the past 70 years.

FDA Authorizes New Saliva Test For Covid-19 Coronavirus, NBA Tests It

SalivaDirect may sound like a bank that can quickly give you lots of saliva. It’s not. It’s a new Covid-19 approved by the FDA.

How Long Are You Immune After Covid-19 Coronavirus? Here Is What CDC Now Suggests

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has some new guidance about whether you should get tested for SARS-CoV2 or quarantine after recovering from Covid-19.

Can You Get Covid-19 Coronavirus From Food? Frozen Chicken Wings Test Positive

Here’s the latest on frozen foods and Covid-19 coronavirus from China and New Zealand.

Critics Wonder Whether The FDA Is Too Slow To Handle A Pandemic

Reforms made to the FDA over the past four decades may determine how quickly vaccines and drugs to treat COVID-19 are brought to market.

How Kamala Harris Boosts Biden’s ‘Medicare At 60’ Plan

Sen. Kamala Harris’ selection as the Democratic Party’s Vice Presidential nominee should help the Medicare at 60 proposal of Joe Biden.

Worried About The Safety And Effectiveness Of The Covid-19 Vaccine? The SAVE Act Aims To Make Transparency A Priority

The SAVE Act–Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act, represents bipartisan legislation that aims to improve public confidence in a potential Covid-19 vaccine by increasing the transparency of the vaccine approval process.