COVID-19

2024-02-13 18:22:37
by Dan McCue
CDC Said to Be Poised to Revise COVID-19 Isolation Recommendation

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ready to toss its recommendation that individuals isolate themselves for... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ready to toss its recommendation that individuals isolate themselves for five days following a positive test for the coronavirus. The pending change, which appears slated for an April announcement, was... Read More

Holiday Gatherings and a New Variant Have Driven Up COVID Cases Globally, the UN Health Agency Says

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most... Read More

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported... Read More

As Pandemic Unfolded, Deaths of Older Adults in Pennsylvania Rose Steeply in Abuse or Neglect Cases

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania recorded a steep increase in the deaths of older adults following an abuse or neglect... Read More

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania recorded a steep increase in the deaths of older adults following an abuse or neglect complaint the last few years, as COVID-19 ravaged the nation, complaints grew and agencies struggled to keep caseworkers on staff.... Read More

States Trashing Troves of Masks and Pandemic Gear as Costly Stockpiles Linger and Expire

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., many states like Ohio scrambled for masks and other protective... Read More

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., many states like Ohio scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Supplies were so limited in 2020 that the state bought millions of medical gowns from a marketing and printing company and... Read More

Anthony Fauci to Testify Before Congress on COVID Origins and US Pandemic Response

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, is expected to testify before Congress early next year... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicans' yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the disease. Fauci, who... Read More

FDA Advisers Consider Changing COVID Vaccine to Target Latest Omicron Strain

The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus... Read More

The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic — even though that was long ago supplanted by mutated versions as the... Read More

2023-04-28 15:14:17
by Dan McCue
End of COVID Emergency Brings Changes for Health Care Providers, Patients

WASHINGTON — Three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health emergency declared to combat it will... Read More

WASHINGTON — Three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health emergency declared to combat it will come to an end on Thursday, May 11. Though public health officials say SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, remains... Read More

2023-04-18 17:11:39
by Dan McCue
FDA Simplifies COVID Vaccine Recommendation

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday simplified its recommended COVID-19 vaccination schedule, announcing that a single dose... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday simplified its recommended COVID-19 vaccination schedule, announcing that a single dose of the bivalent vaccine specific to the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the omicron variant is enough to protect most... Read More

Court Blocks COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for US Gov't Workers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals... Read More

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, in a decision Thursday, rejected arguments that Biden, as... Read More

US Pregnancy Deaths Dropped in 2022, After COVID Spike

NEW YORK (AP) — Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests. More than 1,200 U.S. women died in 2021 during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth,... Read More

US Proposes Once-a-Year COVID Shots for Most Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a... Read More

2022-11-30 17:16:42
by Dan McCue
Initiative Makes $350M Available to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is making $350 million available to increase COVID-19 vaccinations at Health Resources and Services Administration-supported... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is making $350 million available to increase COVID-19 vaccinations at Health Resources and Services Administration-supported health facilities. The funding will support health centers administering updated COVID-19 vaccines through mobile, drive-up, walk-up or community-based vaccination events,... Read More

FDA Clears Updated COVID Boosters for Kids as Young as 5

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of... Read More

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, doses modified to target today’s most common... Read More

Pfizer Seeks to Expand Omicron Booster to 5- to 11-Year-Olds

(AP) -- Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to... Read More

(AP) -- Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Elementary school-aged children already received kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s original vaccine, a third of the dose given to everyone... Read More

2022-08-19 14:19:36
by Eden Metzger
Kids Throw on Their Backpacks and Get the Vaccine

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Children aged 6 months and up are able to receive a vaccine just in time for the... Read More

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Children aged 6 months and up are able to receive a vaccine just in time for the first day of school. "We strongly encourage everyone to make sure their child is up to date with their COVID-19... Read More

British Regulator First to OK Moderna's Updated COVID Booster

LONDON (AP) — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna's... Read More

LONDON (AP) — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against the omicron variant, which the government said would be offered to people aged 50... Read More

Biden Scraps Announcing Crime Plan After Positive COVID Test

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden abruptly canceled a trip to Pennsylvania, where he had planned to propose a steep funding increase... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden abruptly canceled a trip to Pennsylvania, where he had planned to propose a steep funding increase for police on Thursday, after testing positive for COVID-19. The Democratic president was set to ask Congress to spend roughly $37... Read More

2022-07-13 16:19:44
by Alexa Hornbeck
CDC Finds Threat of Antimicrobial Resistant Infections Worsened During Pandemic

ATLANTA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Tuesday which examines how COVID-19 impacted... Read More

ATLANTA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Tuesday which examines how COVID-19 impacted the progress of combating antimicrobial resistance, which occurs when changes in bacteria cause drug treatments to become less effective.  ... Read More

US Failed to Stop Fraud in COVID Loan Program, Clyburn Says

The U.S. government failed to take basic steps at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic to prevent fraud in a federal aid... Read More

The U.S. government failed to take basic steps at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic to prevent fraud in a federal aid program intended to help small businesses, depleting the funds and making Americans more vulnerable to identity theft, the head of... Read More

Biden Co-Hosts 2nd Global COVID Summit as US Nears 1M Deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a second virtual summit on the pandemic and marks “a tragic milestone" as the U.S. approaches 1 million deaths. “As a nation, we... Read More

Majority of Americans Want Masks for Travelers: AP-NORC Poll

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and... Read More

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation, a new poll finds. A ruling by a federal judge has put the government’s transportation mask mandate on hold. The... Read More

Cheers and Fears as US Ends Mask Mandates for Travel

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge's decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers... Read More

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge's decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it's really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of... Read More

2022-03-09 23:50:12
by Alexa Hornbeck
Senate Votes to Repeal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

The Senate recently approved a resolution to repeal the COVID-19 health care worker vaccine mandate that a Supreme Court ruling on Jan.... Read More

The Senate recently approved a resolution to repeal the COVID-19 health care worker vaccine mandate that a Supreme Court ruling on Jan. 13 allowed to proceed. The White House issued a statement that the decision by the Senate would put unvaccinated health care workers... Read More

2022-03-09 23:48:00
by Alexa Hornbeck
Contact Tracing Programs Around the Country End Operations Based on CDC Guidance 

The CDC updated COVID-19 guidance on Feb. 28 to no longer require universal case investigation and contact tracing, except in high-risk settings... Read More

The CDC updated COVID-19 guidance on Feb. 28 to no longer require universal case investigation and contact tracing, except in high-risk settings like long-term care facilities and jails. Now, many states have announced their contact tracing programs will soon end.  Changes to... Read More

WHO Says COVID Boosters Needed, Reversing Previous Call

GENEVA (AP) — An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad... Read More

GENEVA (AP) — An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses, in a reversal of the U.N. agency’s previous insistence that boosters weren’t necessary and contributed to... Read More

2022-03-03 13:51:49
by Alexa Hornbeck
New Research Shows That the Body Can Store Multiple COVID Variants 

New findings from researchers at the University of Bristol show that those infected with COVID could have different variants hidden... Read More

New findings from researchers at the University of Bristol show that those infected with COVID could have different variants hidden in different parts of the body, as if the virus is playing an ultimate game of ‘hide and seek’ with... Read More

2022-03-03 13:27:02
by Alexa Hornbeck
Preprint Study Shows Pfizer Vaccine Less Effective in Preventing Infection and Hospitalizations of Kids

A new preprint study from New York State Department of Health shows that the Pfizer vaccine did not prevent infection... Read More

A new preprint study from New York State Department of Health shows that the Pfizer vaccine did not prevent infection and hospitalizations in kids up to age 11 as effectively as it did for older age ranges, including those aged... Read More

2022-03-03 12:56:05
by Alexa Hornbeck
Second Round of Free COVID Tests Can Be Ordered Starting Week of March 7

Earlier this year, the Biden administration stepped up prevention efforts by promising to provide 500 million COVID-19 tests to Americans,... Read More

Earlier this year, the Biden administration stepped up prevention efforts by promising to provide 500 million COVID-19 tests to Americans, with up to four free tests per household.  Data collected through the start of this month shows that more than... Read More

Pandemic Fears are Fading Along With Omicron: AP-NORC Poll

Omicron is fading away, and so are Americans' worries about COVID-19. As coronavirus pandemic case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths continue to plummet,... Read More

Omicron is fading away, and so are Americans' worries about COVID-19. As coronavirus pandemic case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths continue to plummet, fewer people now than in January say they are concerned that they will be infected after the rise and fall... Read More

2022-02-24 01:16:12
by Alexa Hornbeck
Study Shows Ivermectin Not Recommended for Treatment of COVID-19

A new study released this week in JAMA Internal Medicine finds ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, has failed to treat individuals with COVID-19.  ... Read More

A new study released this week in JAMA Internal Medicine finds ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, has failed to treat individuals with COVID-19.   To conduct the open-label study, researchers enrolled high-risk patients with COVID-19 from 20 public hospitals and COVID-19 quarantine centers in... Read More

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