CDC Issues ‘Urgent’ Alert Due to Low Vaccination Rates for Flu, COVID
Health
CDC Issues ‘Urgent’ Alert Due to Low Vaccination Rates for Flu, COVID
2023-12-15 21:05:04
by Dan McCue

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an “urgent” alert to health care providers to notify them of the current low rate of vaccinations against the flu, COVID-19 and the respiratory syncytial virus, also known as... Read More

Philadelphia Issues Recall for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Health
Philadelphia Issues Recall for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
2023-09-11 15:36:51
by Dan McCue

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia area residents who have received Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Tests from the city health department are being asked to check the lot numbers on those tests, and to discard any marked with lot numbers COV2110012. Officials with... Read More

COVID Cases Up, but Nowhere Near Pandemic Numbers
Health
COVID Cases Up, but Nowhere Near Pandemic Numbers
2023-08-10 18:57:10
by Dan McCue

ATLANTA — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have risen 12.5% across the country in the past week, but the latest data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that what some are calling a “surge” in cases is... Read More

Walensky Leaving CDC as COVID ‘Emergency’ Winds Down
Health
Walensky Leaving CDC as COVID ‘Emergency’ Winds Down
2023-05-05 17:22:19
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who helped guide the nation’s response during the coronavirus pandemic, is stepping down from her position as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Walensky’s departure was confirmed on Friday in a statement... Read More

Still No Word on Whether Biden Will Sign COVID Intelligence Bill
Health
Still No Word on Whether Biden Will Sign COVID Intelligence Bill
2023-03-17 20:33:22
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday ignored shouted questions from reporters about whether he’ll sign legislation that unanimously passed Congress last week calling for declassification of information on the origins of COVID-19. On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karine... Read More

FDA Authorizes COVID Bivalent Booster for More Young Children
Health
FDA Authorizes COVID Bivalent Booster for More Young Children
2023-03-15 20:05:49
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has amended its emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Bivalent vaccine, authorizing its use as a single booster dose for children 6 months through 4 years who’ve completed their primary vaccinations with... Read More

US Supports COVID Accord, but Won’t Compromise National Security
Diplomacy
US Supports COVID Accord, but Won’t Compromise National Security
2023-03-08 21:45:52
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The United States supports an international effort to reach an accord based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, but will resist an agreement that in any way undermines U.S. sovereignty or national security, the State Department said... Read More

Congress Wants Accountability Over Growing COVID Suspicions
Congress
Congress Wants Accountability Over Growing COVID Suspicions
2023-03-08 21:02:47
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Suspicions shifted sharply Wednesday at a congressional hearing toward a lab leak as the source of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bigger question confronted by the House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee was what can be done to stop the... Read More

VA to Relax Masking Rule at Its Medical Facilities
Veterans
VA to Relax Masking Rule at Its Medical Facilities
2023-03-03 19:35:46
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Dept. of Veterans Affairs is relaxing COVID-era masking rules at its medical facilities in an attempt, it says, to better accommodate individual preferences. Moving forward, the department said it will base its masking guidelines on the Veterans... Read More

Over 7,000 Nurses Walk Off Job in NYC
Health
Over 7,000 Nurses Walk Off Job in NYC
2023-01-09 14:54:02
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK — More than 7,000 nurses at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center walked off the job this morning after talks to avert a strike fell apart overnight. The nurses are seeking better wages and working conditions.... Read More

USDA Developing Tools to Identify COVID in Wild and Domestic Animals
Agriculture
USDA Developing Tools to Identify COVID in Wild and Domestic Animals
2022-12-21 15:42:36
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Inspection Service is developing new tests and tools to identify and track the coronavirus and its variants in wild and domestic animals. The initiative, part of a $300 million provision in the... Read More

COVID-19 Associated With Higher Risk of Endocarditis
Health
COVID-19 Associated With Higher Risk of Endocarditis
2022-12-14 21:31:36
by TWN Staff

The incidence rate of infective endocarditis — a rare but often fatal inflammation of the heart valves — among patients with cocaine use disorder or opioid use disorder increased from 2011 to 2022, with the steepest increase occurring from 2021... Read More

FDA Approves Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Children as Young as 6 Months
Health
FDA Approves Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Children as Young as 6 Months
2022-12-08 15:37:13
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday amended its emergency use authorizations for the updated (bivalent) Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, saying the shots are safe to administer to children as young as 6 months old. “More children... Read More

Proactive Approach Needed to Mitigate COVID Suicide Concerns
Mental Health
Proactive Approach Needed to Mitigate COVID Suicide Concerns
2021-03-15 13:37:14
by Daniel Mollenkamp

WASHINGTON - When an 11-year-old girl recently went to an emergency room in Connecticut, she was asked if she had been thinking about killing herself as part of a suicide screening. To her mother's shock, since they were there about... Read More

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