By Alan Lyndon In a significant policy update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that adults receive the respiratory syncytial virus ...
Read More »Supreme Court Considers Biden’s Covid Vaccine Requirements for Employees
The Supreme Court on Friday took up one of the most contentious issues of the covid-19 pandemic, hearing a series of cases challenging the Biden administration’s authority to require workers to get a covid vaccine or be tested for the virus regularly.
Read More »Covid Poses Short- and Long-Term Risks to Babies, Especially Boys
Babies of covid-infected moms are 60% more likely to be born very prematurely, which increases the danger of infant mortality and long-term disabilities such as cerebral palsy, asthma and hearing loss, as well as a child’s risk of adult disease, including depression, anxiety, heart disease and kidney disease.
Read More »What Do We Really Know About Covid Vaccine Effectiveness?
The politicization of covid vaccines has led to confusion, if not utter fatigue. If you don’t read any further, know this: No vaccine is 100% effective against any disease.
Read More »Demand for COVID Vaccines Expected to Get Heated
With two promising vaccines primed for release, likely within weeks, experts in ethics and immunization behavior say they expect attitudes to shift quickly from widespread hesitancy to urgent, even heated demand.
Read More »AAP: Wear Masks During Youth Sports Practices and Most Games
In updated recommendations on youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) encourages players of most sports to wear cloth face coverings at all times for group training, competition, and on the sidelines.
Read More »Thousands of Doctors’ Offices Shut Down Under Financial Stress of COVID
An estimated 8% of all physician practices nationally — around 16,000 — have closed under the stress of the pandemic. And another 7% of primary care practices were unsure they could stay open past December without financial assistance.
Read More »‘Breakthrough Finding’ Reveals Why COVID Kills Certain Patients But Not Others
“Why does one 40-year-old get really sick and another one not even need to be admitted?” In some cases, provocative new research shows, some people — men in particular — succumb because their immune systems are hit by friendly fire.
Read More »College Dorm Resident Assistants Adjust to a New Role: COVID Cop
Breaking up parties, confiscating booze and answering noise complaints — being a resident adviser has always required a willingness to be the “bad guy” and uphold university policy. Now there’s a new element to the job description: COVID cop.
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