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Enlarge / Pfizer headquarters in Manhattan on November 19, 2020. (credit: Getty | Anadolu Agency ) An antiviral pill developed by Pfizer reduced COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths by about 89 percent in a trial involving 774 newly infected people at risk of developing severe disease. That’s according to a press release posted Friday by the […]
Medicare’s lack of negotiating power is largely blamed for the sky-high drug prices that many Americans can’t afford. That could soon change, however, if Democrats’ new proposal for decreased drug pricing passes as part of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act. Read More
The world surpassed 5 million COVID deaths this week. Read More
The world surpassed 5 million COVID deaths this week. Read More
Enlarge / Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2020. (credit: Getty | Jim Watson) Though the state of Alaska currently has the highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the country, Governor Mike Dunleavy is focusing on fighting federal vaccine mandates. Dunleavy signed an administrative order […]
Enlarge / A 13-year-old celebrates getting the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 13, 2021. (credit: Getty | JOSEPH PREZIOSO ) A committee of medical experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously (14 to 0) in favor of recommending a low dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children […]
Enlarge / A man walks through “In America: Remember,” a public art installation commemorating all the Americans who have died due to COVID-19, on the National Mall September 21, 2021, in Washington, DC. The concept of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, the installation includes more than 660,000 small plastic flags, some with personal messages to those […]
Children around the world are suffering through an unprecedented mental health crisis, largely because they haven’t been able to attend school during the pandemic. Vaccines for children could be a pivotal first step to addressing the growing emergency. Read More
Enlarge / Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks during a press conference at Neo City Academy in Kissimmee, Florida. (credit: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Florida’s top health official was tossed from a meeting last week after refusing to wear a mask in the presence of a state senator with cancer. In a […]
Enlarge (credit: iStock / Getty Images) On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control’s expert advisory committee on vaccines met to vote on new guidelines for the use of boosters to sustain the immunity provided by the COVID-19 vaccines in use in the US. The day prior, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use […]