Competing global and national interests stand in the way of vaccine equity. BY JOSÉ MANUEL BARROSO COVID-19 may be the worst global health crisis in a hundred years, but it is only the second global crisis we have faced this century. The first, of course, was the 2009...
High-quality respirators such as N95s and K95s are now widely available and provide the best protection against COVID, according to experts. Why aren’t more people wearing them? By Tanya Lewis A wealth of evidence has shown that wearing a face mask helps prevent...
Their disagreement centers on whether the U.S. should eventually offer an additional shot to every vaccinated adult. By ERIN BANCO President Joe Biden’s top health advisers are split over the role booster shots should play in the next phase of the pandemic, setting up...
This one is far from over, but the window to prepare for future threats is closing fast. By Ed Yong A year after the United States bombed its pandemic performance in front of the world, the Delta variant opened the stage for a face-saving encore. If the U.S. had...
Letter from Dr. Eric Payne to College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta with commentary by Mark Bricca ND Hello Everyone, This letter came my way today, and I honestly think it may be the most important, cogent, and well put together piece that I have read on...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about the potential risk of injury associated with the use of the Safe-T-Lite UV WAND, manufactured by Max-Lux Corporation Limited. Use of Max-Lux Safe-T-Lite UV WAND may expose the user or any nearby...
By Lisa Schnirring ~ University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Cases, as well as deaths, continue to drop globally, but infections continue at very high levels, with about 3.4 million cases recorded over the past week, the World Health...
By Craig LeMoult Protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon outside the Beacon Hill home of the Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, calling on the company to make the technology behind its COVID-19 vaccine available for production by other companies around the globe. Standing...
As the pace of vaccination decelerates across the country, YouTube undoubtedly feels political pressure from the highest levels of political power. Recently, the media provider announced that the video-sharing service owned by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, would...
Nebraska Medicine, a large health network associated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center, recently shared an article on their website. They claim that vaccine-induced immunity is superior to natural immunity, basing their conclusion on one set of data with...
By David Leonhardt in The New York Times COVID’s partisan pattern is growing more extreme. During the early months of COVID-19 vaccinations, several major demographic groups lagged in receiving shots, including Black Americans, Latino Americans and Republican voters....
With nearly 50 million people, the Indian State of Odisha represents an important location in the eastern part of India. Much like the more populous Uttar Pradesh, Odisha appears to head toward herd immunity. Both states used means other than vaccinations to...
The data also reveals that 72,000 people paid at least $6.7 million for Covid-19 consultations promoted by America’s Frontline Doctors and vaccine conspiracist Simone Gold. By Micah Lee A NETWORK OF health care providers pocketed millions of dollars selling...
Veterinarians, ranchers and farmers say they are struggling with the effects of the surging demand for ivermectin, a deworming drug. By Erin Woo Emerson Animal Hospital was down to its last 10 milliliters of ivermectin. For months, the veterinary center in West Point,...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is leaning toward authorizing half-dose booster shots of the Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The FDA had been seeking...