By Terry DeMio Be aware: That COVID-19 test kit in your home could contain a toxic substance that may be harmful to your children and you. The substance is sodium azide, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's Drug and Poison...
The next variant: three key questions about what’s after Omicron
The emergence of a new variant is just a matter of time, scientists say. By Heidi Ledford Now what? After the Omicron variant brought a fresh wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections and anxiety at the start of 2022, some nations are starting to record a decline in...
Pfizer Covid vaccine was just 12% effective against omicron in kids 5 to 11, study finds
By Spencer Kimball KEY POINTS New York state officials found the effectiveness of Pfizer’s vaccine against Covid infection plummeted from 68% to 12% for children aged 5 to 11 during the omicron surge.The dramatic drop in vaccine effectiveness was likely due to the...
Nearly half of 500m free Covid tests Biden made available still unclaimed
White House sees program as a more elastic testing infrastructure that will accommodate surges and remain on standby Nearly half of 500m free Covid-19 tests the Biden administration made available to the US public have not been claimed, as cases plummet....
New Research Points to Wuhan Market as Pandemic Origin
By Carl Zimmer and Benjamin Mueller Scientists released a pair of extensive studies on Saturday that point to a market in Wuhan, China, as the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. Analyzing data from a variety of sources, they concluded that the...
A Kennedy’s Crusade Against Covid Vaccines Anguishes Family and Friends
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has risen to become a major figure in the vaccine resistance movement. Those close to him say it’s “heartbreaking.” By Adam Nagourney Kerry Kennedy remembers how much she admired her older brother Robert as they grew up in Hickory Hill, the...
Health Canada Approves Medicago’s Plant-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Covifenz Paired with GlaxoSmithKline’s Adjuvant
Medicago and GlaxoSmithKline announced that Health Canada has granted approval for Covifenz, COVID-19 vaccine, (plant-based virus-like particles [VLP], recombinant, adjuvanted). This vaccine is indicated for active immunization to prevent COVID‑19...
‘Glitch’ in Type I Interfere Signaling Associates with Severe COVID-19 Disease
Could it be that an actual glitch in type 1 interferon (IFN) signaling is associated with people who experienced more severe SARS-CoV-2 disease progression? Put another way, was an individual, case by case abnormal reaction the explanation behind why some people get...
New Study: mRNA Vaccines Alter Human Liver DNA In Vitro?
Pfizer’s BioNTech vaccine causes intracellular reverse transcription of BNT162b2 mRNA into human DNA in vitro, renewing concerns that vaccines may introduce spike protein into the nuclei of cells. The findings emerged Friday in a...
FAMOTIDINE SHOWN TO SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE COVID SYMPTOMS IN 55-PATIENT RANDOMIZED TRIAL
Famotidine, the over-the-counter heartburn drug, pepcid, was shown to significantly decrease COVID symptoms in a 55-patient randomized trial authored by Dr. Tobias Janowitz and published in the BMJ journal Gut February 10, 2022. Famotidine has been...
CDC Peels Off Mask Recommendations for Most U.S. Counties
— New guidance to focus more on risk of severe disease versus cases alone by Molly Walker After much speculation, CDC unveiled its new criteria on Friday for masking throughout communities based on healthcare indicators, where only 30% of the country would currently...
Is Ivermectin a Miracle or a Menace vs COVID?
Is Ivermectin a miracle or a menace against COVID-19? It's a miracle vs. onchocerciasis. COVID? A new study suggests ivermectin is not great. By Joe Graedon Let me be perfectly honest. I love ivermectin. Is ivermectin a miracle? Absolutely! It has saved the...
Got a Covid Booster? You Probably Won’t Need Another for a Long Time
A flurry of new studies suggests that several parts of the immune system can mount a sustained, potent response to any coronavirus variant. By Apoorva Mandavilli As people across the world grapple with the prospect of living with the coronavirus for the foreseeable...
COVID-19 Situation Report
From the February 24, 2022 Newsletter, Editor: Alyson Browett, MPH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY Applications are now open for the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security’s Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) Fellowship Class of 2022. ELBI inspires and...
T-Cell Responses May Help Predict Protection Against SARS–CoV-2 Infection in Individuals With and Without Cancer
T-cell responses directed against the receptor-binding domain of the SARS–CoV-2 spike protein were associated with protection from SARS–CoV-2 infection in vaccinated individuals with or without cancer, with lower T-cell responses observed in patients with blood...