Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to authorize bivalent formulations of the vaccines for use as a single booster dose at least two months following primary or booster […]
Month: August 2022
Immunosuppressive therapies for COVID-19 treatment – News
By Bhavana KunkalikarAug 31 2022Reviewed by Aimee Molineux In a recent study published in the PLoS ONE journal, researchers assessed the impact of baricitinib, netakimab, and tocilizumab against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Tocilizumab, netakimab, and baricitinib in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19: An observational study. […]
France has fulfilled and gone beyond its commitment to donate COVID-19 vaccine doses
France was the 1st country worldwide to donate vaccines via the COVAX Facility in April 2021. It is now the 3rd donor country, behind the United States and Germany. The choice of the multilateral channel that is the COVAX Facility, which brings together Gavi, the […]
Precautionary measures parents can take to protect their kids against COVID-19
ROANOKE, Va. – COVID-19 cases in our area continue to be at high levels with more than 700 new cases in the last week. With school back in session, the Health Department is reminding parents to take precautionary measures to keep their kids safe. Some […]
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare gets $2M for COVID-19 linked data project
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is receiving A$2.9 million ($2 million) from the federal government for its COVID-19 linked data project. The agency is one of the 14 research groups being funded a total of A$31.5 million ($22 million) by the government’s Medical […]
After Covid-19 Closure, Quad Bikes to Reopen in Fall Following Student-Led Effort | News
Harvard undergraduates are set to reopen Quad Bikes, a bicycle repair shop nested in the basement of Cabot House, after a roughly two-year closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Quad Bikes, a non-profit founded in 2003 by two Cabot undergraduates, offered refurbished bicycles, affordable repair […]
COVID-19 cases continue to decline in South Arkansas
Active COVID-19 cases dropped in Columbia and surrounding counties on Tuesday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. There were no new virus-related deaths in the area. COVID-19 Metrics for Columbia County Total Cumulative Cases: 6,077 Total Active Cases: 54, down two since Monday Total […]
California finally regains jobs lost in COVID-19 recession
In summary The latest employment data reveal that after 28 months, California has finally recovered the millions of private sector jobs it lost during the COVID=19 recession. SIGN UP TO A WEEKLY ROUND-UP OF DAN’S COLUMN EVERY FRIDAY For months, Gov. Gavin Newsom habitually crowed […]
What have governments learned from Covid-19 diagnostics?
When biochemist Kary Mullis invented the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test almost 40 years ago, little did he imagine his invention would be a life-saver during the most catastrophic pandemic of the contemporary era. When Covid-19 first started spreading in early 2020, PCR tests became […]
India logs 7,231 Covid-19 infections today, active cases below 65k | Mint
The daily positivity rate stands at 2.05%, while the weekly positivity rate is 2.55%. The country’s active caseload accounts for 0.15% of India’s cumulative cases since the onset of global pandemic. Premium Multibagger stock to issue bonus shares in 1:2 ratio. D … Premium Why […]