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CDC vaccine advisers vote 13-1 to recommend updated Covid-19 boosters

Thu, 2022-09-01 18:54 — mike kraft

CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend updated Covid-19 boosters The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's independent vaccine advisers voted 13-1 Thursday to recommend updated Covid-19 vaccine boosters from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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School Kids, Tests and Long COVID Reassurance--Scientific American Podcast transcript

Thu, 2022-09-01 10:48 — mike kraft

Back-to-School Special: Kids, Tests and Long COVID Reassurance This is our back-to-school special episode. We’ll talk about why COVID testing is about to become a school problem—and about whether or not kids have risk for long COVID. Tanya Lewis,Josh Fischman,Tulika Bose Scientific American

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COVID cases jump in U.S. Colleges, Chicago public schools, as classes resume

Thu, 2022-09-01 10:33 — mike kraft

Covid Cases Jump by a Third as College Students Return to Classes, Study Finds College campus re-openings in the US led to local increases in Covid-19 cases of more than a third, according to a study that highlights the importance of vaccination as fall classes approach. Sri Taylor Bloomberg.com

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Coronavirus Antigen Levels Line up with COVID-19 Severity

Wed, 2022-08-31 12:34 — mike kraft

Coronavirus Antigen Levels Associated with COVID-19 Severity The levels of SARS-CoV-2 antigen in the blood of hospitalized COVID-19 patients appear to line up with how severe the illness is and other clinical outcomes, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. WebMD

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U.S. COVID vaccines, treatments to be moved from governement to commercial markets in 2023

Wed, 2022-08-31 12:15 — mike kraft

U.S. plans to move COVID vaccines, treatments to private markets in 2023 The U.S. government expects its supply of COVID-19 vaccines and antiviral treatments to run out over the next year and is preparing for them to be sold via the commercial market, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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U.S. suspends program allowing Americans to order on line free Covid tests

Mon, 2022-08-29 17:28 — mike kraft

Biden administration to pause free COVID tests program Americans have until Sep. 2 to order their 16 free tests, if they haven't already. YahooNews

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U.S. Government website to suspend orders for free COVID tests due to limited supply

Fri, 2022-08-26 17:09 — mike kraft

First to USA TODAY: Government website to suspend orders for free COVID tests due to limited supply The Biden administration says it has to suspend distribution of free at-home COVID-19 tests because Congress hasn't provided the additional funds requested. YahooNews

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Is COVID spreading on airplanes? Little data is being collected.

Fri, 2022-08-26 10:44 — mike kraft

Is COVID spreading on airplanes? Hello, science? Anyone? Two and a half years later we still don't have good data to answer the question of whether transmission is actually happening on planes or not. Why? Sam Kemmis MarketWatch

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OPINION: Florida still needs Congressional fundng for Covid testing

Thu, 2022-08-25 18:52 — mike kraft

COVID isn’t over. Congressional funding for testing in Florida shouldn’t be either | Opinion Funding for free COVID testing for low-income and uninsured Floridians through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has officially lapsed. For many communities in our state, a lack of access to free testing means they are at risk. Miami Herald

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COVID testing is necessary in the continued fight against the virus and was key to ensuring Florida’s economy could remain open. Access to testing allowed local governments to track the virus, and effectively and efficiently treat patients....

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Lessons Learned from COVID-19 about Self-Tests for Infectious Diseases- -study

Wed, 2022-08-24 19:35 — mike kraft

Rapid Expert Consultation on Self-Tests for Infectious Diseases: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Download a PDF of "Rapid Expert Consultation on Self-Tests for Infectious Diseases" by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for free. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine The National Academies Press

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