COVID-19 Updates
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Cases drop again, admission rate up slightly
Demand for vaccinations continues to trend downward.
From the Journals
Analysis boosts fluvoxamine for COVID, but what’s the evidence?
“I’m not sure how useful this is given we have several antiviral agents available. Why would we choose this over Paxlovid, remdesivir, or...
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COVID cases rising in about half of states
“If we look more closely at the local level, we find a handful of counties where we are seeing increases in both cases and markers of more severe...
From the Journals
About 19% of COVID-19 headaches become chronic
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA to decide by June on future of COVID vaccines
“We’d love to see an annual vaccination similar to influenza but realize that the evolution of the virus will dictate how we respond in terms of...
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U.S. pulls COVID drug as Omicron subvariant spreads
The FDA’s decision means that one antibody drug is still authorized for use against routine COVID-19 cases.
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White House announces long-COVID action plan
The initiative will gather experts from various federal agencies to expand existing long-COVID clinics and broaden research on symptoms of the...
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New COVID combo-variant XE found in U.K.
A World Health Organization update notes XE’s high transmissibility and says it may have a growth advantage of 10%...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID-19: Decline in new cases may be leveling off
Small uptick in vaccine initiations was the first increase since early February.
From the Journals
First COVID-19 human challenge study provides insights
A small droplet that contains the coronavirus can infect someone with COVID-19, according to recent results from the first COVID-19 human...
From the Journals
Ivermectin doesn’t help treat COVID-19, large study finds
“Now that people can dive into the details and the data, hopefully that will steer the majority of doctors away from ivermectin toward other...