THURSDAY, Aug. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Antibodies generated by COVID-19 vaccines are effective against the Delta variant and other coronavirus variants of concern, new research shows. The findings may help explain why most vaccinated people have avoided the surge of Delta variant cases sweeping across the United States. “InContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Like it or not, Broward County, Fla., has become a flashpoint for the national debate over reopening public schools in the middle of a COVID-19 surge driven by the highly infectious Delta variant. Coronavirus infections claimed the lives of three Broward educators withinContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — All U.S. nursing home staff must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or their employers will risk losing Medicare and Medicaid funding, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday. “If you visit, live or work in a nursing home, you should not be at a high riskContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The former president and co-chairman of Purdue Pharma said Wednesday that his family and the company bear no responsibility for the opioid crisis in the United States. Dr. Richard Sackler made his comments in testimony delivered by video during a federal bankruptcy courtContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Almost 90% of U.S. parents plan to send their kids back to the classroom this fall, but fewer than 60% plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine for those who are old enough, a new poll reveals. Anxiety is also high among many parents,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — After concluding that a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine is needed to fight off waning immunity in the fully vaccinated, the Biden administration said Wednesday it will begin offering booster shots to all Americans starting Sept. 20. The plan, which only involvesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19 but has not experienced any symptoms, his office announced Tuesday. Abbott, who is fully vaccinated, is being treated with Regeneron’s monoclonal antibodies in an effort to shorten the duration of the infection, his communicationsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Preliminary data from seven U.S. states show that the arrival of the Delta variant in July may be fueling a rise in breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated. At least 1 in every 5 new COVID-19 cases in six of these states haveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Amid a surge in coronavirus cases fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, a mask mandate for travelers and employees on U.S. airline flights and public transportation will be extended until Jan. 18, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Tuesday. Airline industryContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration plans to recommend that most Americans get a booster shot eight months after they received their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, as the highly infectious Delta variant marches across the country. Officials could announce theContinue Reading