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Hospitals refused to give patients ivermectin. Lockdowns and political pressure followed.
“My patient was struggling to breathe, but the family refused to allow me to provide care. A call to the police was the only solution.”
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No serious CV risks for elderly after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
A French study adds to other evidence that the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine does not increase the risk for serious cardiovascular adverse events...
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COVID-19 antibody drug likely works against Omicron, companies say
The preliminary findings haven’t yet been peer-reviewed.
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Ten changes that could keep clinicians in the workforce in a pandemic
Doctors make checklist of low-cost action items to start addressing a wave of providers leaving medicine.
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Second U.S. COVID-19 case caused by Omicron found
“This news is concerning, but it is not a surprise.”
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First Omicron variant case identified in U.S.
“All close contacts have been contacted and have tested negative.”
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Moderna warns of material drop in vaccine efficacy against Omicron
“There is no world, I think, where [the effectiveness] is the same level … we had with Delta.”
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Fauci: Omicron ‘very different from other variants’
“Although partial immune escape may occur, vaccines, particularly boosters, give a level of antibodies that even with variants like Delta give you...
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FDA panel backs first pill for COVID-19 by a small margin
If authorized by the agency, molnupiravir would be first antiviral agent available as a pill to treat COVID-19.
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Merck’s COVID-19 pill may be less effective than first hoped
The new results seem to put molnupiravir far below the effectiveness of existing treatments.
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Fueling an ‘already raging fire’: Fifth COVID surge approaches
“A significant rise in cases just before Thanksgiving is not what we want to be seeing.”