Opinion: Keeping families out of ICUs no longer makes sense as the pandemic eases
On, December 9, 2020, my mom, brother, and I waited in a cold, wintery drizzle…
Category: coronavirus
FDA’s vaccines chief sees possibility of more Covid boosters — sooner than he’d like
Peter Marks, who leads the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines operation, is still losing sleep…
BU’s Covid tinkering, FDA on trial, & why it’s hard to take drugs off the market
What happens when approved drugs turn out not to work? Is it OK to make…
Opinion: To learn lessons from pandemics, don’t listen to big pharma
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the leaders of wealthy countries pledged to respond with “global…
FDA authorizes booster shot for Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it has authorized a booster shot for…
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Could monkeypox infections have long-term consequences?
Since the world began confronting a global outbreak of monkeypox in the spring, the scientific…
BU lab wasn’t required to clear potentially controversial study with NIH, director says
The director of a Boston University laboratory that conducted potentially controversial research on the viruses…
In new White House plan, Biden administration outlines ambitious strategy to prevent and prepare for pandemics
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a new national biodefense strategy, aiming to adapt lessons…
Biden officials scramble for a backup as Covid variants threaten a key therapy for immunocompromised people
WASHINGTON — Biden health officials are bracing for the prospect that the country’s sole preventive…
Boston University researchers’ testing of lab-made version of Covid virus draws government scrutiny
Research at Boston University that involved testing a lab-made hybrid version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus…
STAT+: Flush with cash from Covid-19 vaccine, BioNTech founders have outsized ambitions
BOSTON — BioNTech CEO Uğur Şahin had been in marathon meetings since he arrived in…
FDA authorizes updated Covid-19 boosters for kids as young as 5
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 boosters for kids as young…
A doctor’s humbling journey treating long Covid: ‘The second we think we know what we are doing, we fall flat on our face’
I first met Wes Ely in 2016, when I wrote about ICU delirium and Ely’s…
To boost rural vaccination rates, health officials head for NASCAR
WASHINGTON — The federal government, which has long struggled to increase Covid-19 vaccinations in rural…
STAT+: Merck’s Covid-19 pill was no better than placebo in lowering the risk of hospitalization
A Merck pill used to combat Covid-19 failed to demonstrate it can lower the risk…
From BQ.1.1 to XBB and beyond: How the splintering of Omicron variants could shape Covid’s next phase
The United States is in a (relative) Covid-19 lull, with cases and hospitalizations falling as…
Opinion: Doctors who knowingly spread Covid-19 lies should be held accountable
The California State Legislature has sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom that strengthens discipline…
Listen: Biden’s Covid declaration, twilight of the SPAC, & genome editing 2.0
When is a pandemic “over?” Did biotech over-SPAC? And what can’t be CRISPR’d? We cover…
STAT+: Catalent is scolded by FDA for quality control issues at a plant that helps make Covid-19 vaccines
Catalent, one of the largest contract manufacturers in the pharmaceutical industry, was cited by the…
Is the Covid-19 pandemic over? The answer is more art than science
Is the Covid-19 pandemic over? President Biden told Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes” it was….
‘I’m deeply concerned’: Francis Collins on trust in science, how Covid communications failed, and his current obsession
Former NIH director and current White House science adviser Francis Collins told a group of…
STAT+: Have researchers hit a wall in the hunt for severe Covid drugs?
It seemed interminably slow then, what with all the haze and fear of fresh plague,…
Opinion: Congress needs to preserve seniors’ access to pharmacist care
Covid-19 demonstrated how quickly the United States can mobilize to produce and distribute new tests,…
Complexity of Covid vaccine program leads to concerns about potential for error
The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination program has reached new heights of complexity with the…
Don’t let shrill debates keep you from getting a Covid booster
Even before the new Covid booster shots arrived, the arguments about them got shrill. There’s…
Push to double up on Covid booster and flu shot may have a downside, experts caution
“I really believe this is why God gave us two arms — one for the…
Stress and depression are better long Covid indicators than physical comorbidities, new study says
Studies have repeatedly suggested that physical conditions like immunosuppression and hypertension can increase a person’s…
As masks are shed, a routine visit to a medical office can pose Covid risks for some patients
In May, Sarah Fama had to get blood work done before refilling a prescription for…
White House signals most people will only need annual Covid booster
As part of its push to encourage vaccine-weary Americans to get the updated Covid shot,…
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Pfizer isn’t sharing Covid vaccines with researchers for next-gen studies
WASHINGTON — Researchers studying next-generation vaccines to fight an evolving Covid-19 threat are running into problems…
New Covid vaccines are hitting pharmacy shelves. What happens to the original shots?
WASHINGTON — Senior Biden officials are in discussions about what to do with millions of…
Opinion: Prediction markets and the future of Covid-19
Forecasters have used all sorts of tools to gauge where the U.S. and the world…
Your questions on the new Covid vaccine boosters answered
Sometime this weekend or early next week, pharmacies and doctors’ offices are going to start…
CDC advisory panel backs updated Covid-19 boosters
An expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy…
A Q&A with WHO’s Maria Van Kerkhove on Covid — and fatigue over the pandemic
Maria Van Kerkhove gets it. Truly, she knows you’re over Covid. The World Health Organization’s…
A third Covid autumn is upon us. Here’s a look at where we stand
As the country heads for its third autumn and winter with Covid-19, the forecasts are…
The Biden administration is pushing another round of Covid boosters. Who’s listening?
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are starting to push new, variant-targeting vaccines that they say…
FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna Covid boosters targeted against Omicron strains
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized new Covid booster shots from Moderna and…
STAT+: Moderna’s suing Pfizer? Wow! OK, now take a deep breath.
It’s the stuff that headline writers’ dreams are made of: Moderna is suing Pfizer and…
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine
Moderna on Friday sued Pfizer and BioNTech, its main rivals in the mRNA Covid vaccine…
Fauci’s non-retirement, grading biotech VCs, & a bellwether IPO
Are we getting Covid-19 boosters wrong? Which venture capitalists are missing their marks? And what’s…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: House report shows Trump sought to pressure FDA on Covid response; Pfizer Covid pill provides little benefit to younger adults
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Or will it be…
What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against Covid
There was a time when Anthony Fauci thought he would retire when the Covid-19 pandemic…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: AstraZeneca may exit the vaccine business; Bavarian Nordic looks at expired monkeypox vax doses to boost supplies
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden plan to stretch monkeypox vax supplies hits problems; Pfizer and BioNTech ask FDA to clear Covid shot for variants
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. After a much-needed…
Scientists are racing to develop home tests that measure protection against Covid-19
As the world continues to learn how to live with Covid-19 in the long run,…
Pfizer seeks authorization for updated Covid vaccine, without fresh clinical trial data
Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday that they have asked the Food and Drug Administration to…
STAT+: Hospitals wrangle billions in FEMA funding to offset Covid costs
More hospitals are tapping into billions of dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to…
Opinion: Biden’s long Covid plan is a good start. But it needs to go further
Two-and-a-half years into the Covid-19 pandemic, the Biden administration released its national action plan to…
Risk of ‘brain fog’ and other conditions persists up to two years after Covid infection
Among the many worrying consequences of Covid-19, neuropsychiatric conditions rank high. A year ago researchers…