COVID-19 Updates
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FDA authorizes Pfizer boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds
Early studies suggest that booster doses may be necessary to keep Omicron at bay, at least until new variant-specific vaccines are ready next...
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Risk for severe COVID-19 and death plummets with Pfizer booster
These findings came from two studies completed before the advent of the Omicron variant.
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Vaccine protection drops against Omicron, making boosters crucial
“The strains so far vary by their degree of being neutralized by the antibodies from these vaccines, but they are being neutralized nonetheless...
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AHA challenges diet doctor’s study alleging COVID vax risks
The association attached an ‘expression of concern’ to an abstract with controversial claims about the safety of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines that...
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Louisiana to require the COVID-19 vaccine for students
“I just think it’s really, really important to embrace the science,” said Gov. John Bel Edwards.
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CLL and COVID-19: Outcome trends and lessons learned
Data highlight opportunities for further investigation into optimal management of COVID-19, immune response after infection, and effective...
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Is mindfulness key to helping physicians with mental health?
“When we go into our state of deep rest in the meditation practice, which is two to five times more restful than sleep, it heals those stress...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID-19: 7 million cases and still counting
Over 900,000 children aged 5-11 years completed the vaccine regimen in the last week.
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Is it time to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’?
“As that science evolves, we will look at whether we need to update our definition of ‘fully vaccinated.’”
Opinion
Seven legal risks of promoting unproven COVID-19 treatments
Depending on the facts, a physician or other health care professional could be charged with reckless endangerment, criminal negligence, or...