In an effort to address its missteps during Covid, CDC plans an ‘ambitious’ agency overhaul
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency that has had its reputation battered…
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A complicated fall vaccine campaign: Updated Covid boosters, flu shots, and how to time the jabs
For the health officials who steer vaccination campaigns, it’s going to be a complicated fall….
CDC eases Covid-19 quarantine and testing guidelines as it marks a new phase in pandemic
People who are not up to date with their Covid-19 vaccines and who are exposed…
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Watch: The sneaky ways Covid dodges our immune systems
At this point in the Covid-19 pandemic, you’re surely tired of hearing about a “new…
Opinion: PCR testing can help clarify confusion over Covid-19 rebound and isolation
President Biden’s recent case of Covid-19, its rebound, and his extended isolation offers an opportunity…
Covid has settled into a persistent pattern — and remains damaging. It may not change anytime soon
Our tussle with Covid-19 — after a harrowing introduction and then wave upon wave of…
Opinion: Paxlovid rebound happens, though why and to whom are still a mystery
As an emergency department physician in New York, I often field calls about medical issues…
Biden tests positive for Covid-19 again — in a case of ‘Paxlovid rebound’
President Biden tested positive for the coronavirus again Saturday, the White House said, an example…
Drug companies could create new drugs to protect the Covid vulnerable. Why aren’t they?
Twice, Janet Handal thought she would get a reprieve from semi-lockdown life. The first was…
Can we really get better Covid vaccines? There are big hurdles, but some hope
On Tuesday, White House officials gathered scientists, pharmaceutical executives, and experts in public health at…
White House summit sets lofty goals for new Covid vaccines — but largely sidesteps questions of funding
WASHINGTON — Top White House officials spent Tuesday laying out a vision for a Covid…
Senators demand answers about federal prisons’ scant use of Covid therapeutics
WASHINGTON — Fourteen senators are demanding that the federal Bureau of Prisons explain its scant…
STAT+: Despite their anger over high drug prices, Americans are giving pharma credit for helping contain Covid-19
WASHINGTON – Nearly three quarters of Americans give the pharmaceutical industry credit for helping contain…
Encouraged by right-wing doctor groups, desperate patients turn to ivermectin for long Covid
Almost two years have passed since Dean Fritzemeier fell ill with Covid in October 2020….
‘There’s no one long Covid’: Experts struggle to make sense of the continuing mystery
Robert Gallo apologized for still coughing. The day before President Biden tested positive for Covid-19,…
As new variant spreads, a crucial drug to protect the most vulnerable goes vastly underused
Jennifer Padgett has spent 2 1/2 years terrified for her immunocompromised daughter, Hannah. Hannah catches…
President Biden tests positive for Covid-19, but has ‘very mild symptoms’
President Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Thursday — a coronavirus case that reflects both the…
Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine wins backing of CDC advisory panel
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy…
Listen: CRISPR for the heart, biotech’s recovery, & what it means to be a ‘hot girl’
Can CRISPR edit out a heart attack? What happens on #GutTok? And is health care…
FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Novavax, a…
Citing risk from Omicron variant BA.5, White House urges Americans to get Covid-19 boosters
The Biden administration on Tuesday urged the public to strengthen their protections against Covid-19, noting…
Opinion: Community-level risk: an ‘uninformative’ guide for Covid-19 prevention
For the first time since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention introduced its three-level…
Doctors are clamoring for more clarity on Paxlovid prescribing amid Covid-19 rebound concerns
Six months after regulators issued an emergency use authorization for Paxlovid, physicians say they still…
Estimates of long Covid are startlingly high. Here’s how to understand them
Think about the adults you know: Does 1 out of every 5 have long Covid,…
Listen: Medical privacy post-Roe, fixing clinical trials, & the next Covid vaccines
How do you stop a Covid surge? Why are clinical trials so white? And what…
FDA recommends vaccine makers update Covid-19 shots to target Omicron
The Food and Drug Administration is advising vaccine makers to reformulate their Covid-19 shots to…
Opinion: FDA: Don’t rush a move to change the Covid-19 vaccine composition
On Tuesday, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 19-2 to…
Tracking an FDA advisory panel meeting on updating Covid vaccines
Meetings of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines advisory committee are never dull affairs. Drenched…
STAT+: Pharma largely failed to follow human rights principles with its Covid-19 vaccines and drugs
More than two years after the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, a new scorecard finds that 19…
FDA panel to advise on whether — and how — Covid vaccines should be updated
The Food and Drug Administration faces an important decision in coming days — whether to…
Pfizer says its Omicron-containing boosters outperform current vaccine
Pfizer said Saturday that using new versions of its Covid-19 vaccine as boosters led to…
Covid-19 vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in a year, study estimates
Covid-19 vaccines cut the potential global death toll by more than half in the first…
Opinion: Signals from monkeypox: Create an external advisory group to start preparing for the next pandemic
As the U.S. reels from a more than 1 million reported deaths due directly to…
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On Covid messaging, Biden is caught between politics and public health
WASHINGTON — When it comes to Covid-19, President Biden is walking a tightrope. The midterm…
Comparing the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines for young children
You have a child under age 5. You’ve been waiting anxiously to get said child…
CDC advisers endorse Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines for children under 5
A expert panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Saturday to…
FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines for…
U.S. Covid test makers anticipate layoffs after government reallocates funds
Domestic Covid test manufacturers are wrestling with the federal government’s decision to shuttle an already…
Listen: Paul Offit on Covid vaccines for kids, plus: how the Fed affects biotech, & another Alzheimer’s setback
Will biotech stocks ever recover? How well do Covid-19 vaccines work for kids? And can…
Romney accuses White House of ‘patently false’ information about Covid-19 funds
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney, a prominent Republican senator who spearheaded failed Covid-19 response funding negotiations, on…
FDA panel votes unanimously that Pfizer and Moderna shots be authorized for young children
For an archived version of a live blog about Wednesday’s FDA advisory panel hearing, click…
Tracking an FDA advisory panel meeting on Covid vaccines in young children
Parents of America, you’re in the home stretch. In all likelihood, Covid-19 vaccines for children…
FDA panel unanimously backs Moderna’s Covid vaccine for children ages 6 to 17
A panel of experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Tuesday to…
Pfizer’s Paxlovid study fails to answer key questions over benefit for broader populations
Pfizer said Tuesday that a much-watched study of its antiviral Paxlovid in patients who have…
Opinion: IP nationalism: the unexamined issue underlying the controversial WTO vaccine proposal and beyond
Countries that are members of the World Trade Organization are currently considering a watered-down version of…
Newest Omicron Covid-19 lineages gaining ground in United States
We’re still in the Age of Omicron, but the face of it keeps changing. The…
Opinion: The irony — and ignominy — of medical conferences as superspreader events
Emergency physicians like us have seen the worst of Covid-19, from children gasping for breath…
Opinion: Lessons from earlier pandemics: Vaccine panel must discuss imprinting among infants and toddlers
This week, when the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee considers approving the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Canada OKs ALS drug still waiting FDA approval; WTO talks on Covid patent waiver are down to the wire
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Opinion: Understanding long Covid will take the lived experiences of long haulers
I went from training for the Big Sur 21-miler to barely being able to climb…