Boosted by the COVID vaccine, Moderna’s valuation has now leapfrogged that of well-established Big Pharma giants like Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi. Can it last? Read More
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Courts continue to uphold precendent allowing mask, vaccine mandates
Enlarge / Early in the pandemic, Indiana University sent its students home to protect them from infection. (credit: SOPA Images/Getty Images) On Monday, the Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled against students who were seeking an injunction that would block the Indiana University from implementing a vaccine mandate ahead of the start of […]
WHO calls for global moratorium on COVID boosters until end of September
Enlarge / WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for a global moratorium on countries offering third doses—booster shots—of COVID-19 vaccines to their general populations until at least the end of September. The call comes in light of the vast inequity in vaccine distribution worldwide, with high-income countries gobbling up […]
After a sacrifice of fowl. |Leaving the|A|Using} COVID-free year, delta arrives in Wuhan, China
Enlarge / Residents line up for nucleic acid testing of COVID-19 on August 3, 2021, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. (credit: Getty ) After going a full year without any locally spread cases of COVID-19, the city where the coronavirus pandemic first began has now detected its first instances involving the delta variant. Officials in […]
This 900-person delta cluster in Mass. has CDC freaked out—74% are vaccinated
Enlarge / Foot traffic along Commercial Street in Provincetown, Mass., on July 20, 2021. Provincetown officials have issued a new mask-wearing advisory for indoors, regardless of vaccination status, on the latest data showing that Provincetown COVID cases are increasing. (credit: Getty | Boston Globe ) An analysis of a COVID-19 cluster of around 900 people […]
Offices, employees, and customers: The COVID mask conundrum
Employees and corporate offices could see a divide with customers with the CDC’s new indoor masking recommendation. Read More
Missouri AG wages war on masks as state blazes with delta cases
Enlarge / Eric Schmitt, Missouri Attorney General. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) Missouri has been one of the hardest-hit states so far in these early days of a delta-fueled COVID-19 surge. Cases increased nearly 500 percent since the start of July, while vaccinations stalled. Right now, with just 41 percent of the state fully vaccinated, 112 of […]
CDC mask reversal: Vaccinated should wear masks in many settings amid surge
Enlarge / Self-sewn protective face masks in a fabric store on April 3, 2020, in Jena, Germany. (credit: Getty | Jens Schlueter) Fully vaccinated Americans should go back to masking up in schools and areas of high or substantial COVID-19 transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. The CDC says its stark […]
Does the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine affect breastmilk?
Medical News Bulletin – Daily Medical News, Health News, Clinical Trials And Clinical Research, Medical Technology, Fitness And Nutrition News–In One Place New research investigates whether the mRNA from the COVID-19 vaccines can be passed on to infants through breastmilk. The development and administration of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is helping to reduce transmission of COVID-19, and […]
Should you skip your second dose of COVID-19 vaccine?
Medical News Bulletin – Daily Medical Information, Health News, Clinical Trials And Clinical Research, Medical Technology, Fitness And Nutrition News–In One Place Vaccine uptake has varied worldwide, with some countries still experiencing higher rates of first COVID-19 vaccine dose compared with a second dosage, suggesting some people may be skipping their second dose associated with […]