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WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson is planning to ask federal regulators early this week to authorize a booster shot of its coronavirus vaccine, according to officials familiar with the company’s plans. The firm is the last of the three federally authorized vaccine providers to call for extra injections, amid mounting evidence that at least the elderly and other high-risk groups need more protection.

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Merck’s new Covid-19 pill analysis: Looking at what is known and unknown

Mon, 2021-10-04 12:15 — mike kraft

What we know — and don’t know — about Merck’s new Covid-19 pill STAT looks at the unanswered questions about Merck's new Covid-19 drug, molnupiravir, and about other Covid-fighting pills in development. Matthew Herper STAT

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The Portugal experience: There Is Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate

Mon, 2021-10-04 11:45 — mike kraft

In Portugal, There Is Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate Portugal’s health care system was on the verge of collapse. Hospitals in the capital, Lisbon, were overflowing and authorities were asking people to treat themselves at home. In the last week of January, nearly 2,000 people died as the virus spread. The country’s vaccine program was in a shambles, so the government turned to Vice Adm. Henrique Gouveia e Melo, a former submarine squadron commander, to right the ship.

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COVID's Mysterious 2-Month Cycle --Trying to Understand it

Mon, 2021-10-04 11:20 — mike kraft

Trying to Make Sense of COVID's Mysterious 2-Month Cycle COVID-19 is once again in retreat. The reasons remain somewhat unclear, and there is no guarantee that the decline in caseloads will continue. But the turnaround is now large enough — and been going on long enough — to deserve attention. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times The number of new daily cases in the United States has fallen 35% since Sept. 1. Worldwide, cases have also dropped more than 30% since late August.

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Fauci: Immigrants 'absolutely not' driving coronavirus infections in US

Mon, 2021-10-04 11:07 — mike kraft

Fauci: Immigrants 'absolutely not' driving coronavirus infections in Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease specialist, is swatting down the suggestion that a recent surge of immigrants into the United States is driving coronavirus infection rates Dominick Mastrangelo TheHill

Dr. Anthony Fauici, the nation's leading infectious disease specialist, is swatting down the suggestion that a recent surge of immigrants into the United States is driving coronavirus infection rates nationwide.

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Italian studies show COVID-19 shots less effective in immunocompromised

Mon, 2021-10-04 10:07 — mike kraft

Italian studies show COVID-19 shots less effective in immunocompromised COVID-19 vaccines are less effective on people with weakened immune systems, three small Italian studies show, which the studies' researchers say highlight the need to deploy booster shots for this group of vulnerable people. Emilio Parodi Reuters

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Studies indicate that the Coronavirus May Be Getting Better at Airborne Transmission

Fri, 2021-10-01 19:58 — mike kraft

Newer variants of the coronavirus like Alpha and Delta are highly contagious, infecting far more people than the original virus. Two new studies offer a possible explanation: The virus is evolving to spread more efficiently through air.

The realization that the coronavirus is airborne indoors transformed efforts to contain the pandemic last year, igniting fiery debates about masks, social distancing and ventilation in public spaces.

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