COVID 19 Tech

Kansas lawmakers attack medical board for probing ivermectin cases

Enlarge / Ivermectin tablets arranged in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The US Food and Drug Administration warned Americans against taking ivermectin, a drug usually used on animals, as a treatment or prevention for COVID-19. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) The Kansas medical board is facing attacks from state lawmakers for investigating doctors who have prescribed […]

COVID 19 Tech

Pediatricians push for speedy COVID vaccines for kids—but no jumping the gun

Enlarge / PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA – AUGUST 24: A father helps his 4-year-old son with the swab for a rapid COVID-19 test. (credit: Getty | MediaNews Group) After Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine earned full regulatory approval Monday, pressure is mounting to have the vaccine available to children under 12 years old—and so are concerns that […]