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She’s 14 months old and needs a drug that costs $2.1 million to save her life
For the first few months of her life, Ayah Lundt was the picture of health. Born in January last year at a whopping 8.3 pounds, the bubbly baby girl…
Continue Reading Quality issue at Baltimore vaccine plant delays some of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it had found a quality problem at a Baltimore plant helping manufacture its single-dose coronavirus…
Continue Reading It’s possible to reach herd immunity, then lose it. Repeatedly. Here’s what you can do to help prevent that from happening
If you think herd immunity is the finish line to this pandemic, it’s time for a reality check. Herd immunity with Covid-19 could come and go,…
Continue Reading Covid-19 led to a global increase in stillbirths, maternal mortality, and depression, review finds
The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant and negative impact on pregnant women and their infants, according to a global review of studies. The review,…
Continue Reading Experts predicted the UK variant would become dominant in the US by March. So, is it?
Mounting evidence suggests the more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in the UK, which experts believe is partly driving an uptick of…
Continue Reading Two US counties to become testing grounds for regular at-home Covid-19 tests
Two US counties will receive a surge of free, rapid, at-home Covid-19 tests in an effort to study how people use them and how that impacts Covid-19…
Continue Reading A dangerous coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in parts of Europe. Experts fear US could be next
A dangerous coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in other parts of the world, so the US must stick with safety measures over the next few months to…
Continue Reading Lab leak Covid-19 theory is like something out of a comic book, virologist says
Theories about a laboratory leak being the source of the coronavirus pandemic sound like something out of a comic book, one virologist says. Dr.…
Continue Reading The American Red Cross is in critical need of blood donations right now. Here’s how to donate
Despite the country slowly opening up after a year of Covid-19 restrictions, the amount of blood donations needed has stayed in high demand. American…
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Researchers at ASU discover new COVID variant in Arizona
Arizona State University researchers have found a COVID variant that started in…
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Covid-19 was third leading cause of death last year, CDC confirms in early data
Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States last year, after heart disease and cancer, according to provisional data released…
Continue Reading Dr. Leana Wen: Why I’m glad I took part in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine trial
There are three Covid-19 vaccines authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration, and they all required that each vaccine manufacturer conduct…
Continue Reading Older adults begin to catch up on all that they missed during the pandemic after Covid-19 vaccinations
With a mix of relief and caution, older adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are moving out into the world and resuming activities put on hold…
Continue Reading As Covid-19 numbers rise, the CDC chief says she’s scared about where US is headed. But it’s not too late to change country’s course
New Covid-19 cases have spiked in the US in the last several days, the latest data showed Tuesday — and White House and health officials are…
Continue Reading Coronavirus likely spread to people from an animal — but needs more study, new WHO report says
The novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 probably spread to people through an animal, and probably started spreading among humans no more than a…
Continue Reading Germany will limit AstraZeneca vaccine to people over 60
Germany will only administer AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to people aged 60 and above, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday, following the…
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Impending doom? We can avoid it
Thank God for vaccines. The Biden administration’s mass vaccination campaign comes just as spring brings warmer weather and longer days,…
Continue Reading Biden in no rush to pick new FDA chief
More than two months into his presidency, President Joe Biden has yet to name someone to lead an agency at the forefront of the coronavirus fight:…
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Biden pleads with states to slow openings as new viral surge builds
President Joe Biden is warning states that are rushing ahead with opening businesses, bars and restaurants to slow down as one of his top health…
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