As the return to school approaches, some states are prohibiting public schools from requiring Covid-19 vaccinations or proof of vaccination for students ranging from pre-K to university.A CNN analysis has found that at least seven states -- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,…
COVAX has signed agreements with two Chinese pharmaceutical companies to buy more than half a billion of their Covid-19 vaccines by the first half of next year, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) announced Monday.Under the agreements, Chinese vaccine…
Just as health experts predicted, the combination of unvaccinated people and the more contagious Delta strain of coronavirus has led to new Covid-19 surges.In 46 states, the rates of new cases this past week are at least 10% higher than…
The top vaccine official for the state of Tennessee said Monday she was fired after an argument over vaccinating children against coronavirus.Now Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a pediatrician who has served as the state's medical director of the vaccine-preventable diseases and…
Pfizer executives briefed US federal health officials Monday about why they believe a third booster shot of its vaccine will be needed.The meeting was largely seen as a courtesy after the two sides disagreed last week on when a booster…
The US Food and Drug Administration updated the label on Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine Monday to warn of the possible increased risk of a rare neurological complication known as Guillain-Barré syndrome.While the FDA said it had not established the…
If you thought living through the pandemic was a waking nightmare, just imagine what it's been like in dreams.Many of us experienced vivid, frightening nightmares throughout the worst of the pandemic. Depending on our level of trauma -- the loss…
When you compare states with high vaccination rates to states that are lagging, the difference in the number of people getting Covid-19 is staggering.Over the past week, states that have fully vaccinated more than half of their residents have reported…
Defeating this pandemic and the highly contagious Delta variant isn't just about protecting yourself through vaccination -- it's also about having others in the community vaccinated, doctors say."Even if you are vaccinated, if you're living in an area with high…
The US has surpassed 20,000 new Covid-19 cases for the fourth day in a row as the highly contagious Delta variant persists in its track in being the most common form of the coronavirus in the country.The last time the…
Jessamyn Stanley's new book, "Yoke," begins with a spiritual awakening prompted by a typo.A late-night email alerted Stanley to a misspelling printed in her first book, "Every Body Yoga" She'd mistakenly defined the Sanskrit word for yoga as meaning to…
All eyes are on the Delta variant that is now dominant in the United States as new Covid-19 cases rise week-to-week and the variant -- first identified in India and also known as B.1.617.2 -- accounts for a growing share.But…
Even though the biopharmaceutical company Pfizer has announced that it might be time to consider giving a third dose of its coronavirus vaccine to people, many doctors and public health officials argue that it's more beneficial to get shots into…
US Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock on Friday requested an investigation by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General into the controversial approval of the Alzheimer's disease drug Aduhelm.In a letter…
There is nothing quite like an alfresco workout, with its fresh air and changing scenery. But when temperatures soar, beware.Exercising in hot weather stresses your body, especially if the humidity is high. If you do not take proper precautions, it…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its Covid-19 schools guidance to emphasize in-person schooling is a priority in the fall, regardless of whether all mitigation measures can be implemented. As K-12 schools will have a…
The most populous county in the US is seeing "exponential growth" of Covid-19 cases as the Delta variant takes over as the dominant coronavirus strain, health officials in Los Angeles County said."We do continue to see an uptick in cases…
Drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday it is seeing waning immunity from its coronavirus vaccine and says it is picking up its efforts to develop a booster dose that will protect people from variants.Pfizer said it would soon publish data about a…
The Delta variant of coronavirus is now the dominant lineage in the US, parts of Europe and elsewhere.Also known as B.1.617.2, it is clearly more transmissible, but it is unclear if it causes more severe disease.It's taken over from the…
The US Food and Drug Administration has narrowed the group of Alzheimer's disease patients who should receive the controversial drug aducanumab, sold as Aduhelm.The FDA approved changing the drug's label to clarify that the treatment is intended specifically for patients…
