U.S. Calls for Swift Action on New Ebola Outbreaks Swift action is needed on two new Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Guinea “to avoid catastrophic consequences,” the White House said Tuesday. “While the world is reeling from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola has againContinue Reading
Pfizer Vaccine Cuts COVID-19 Symptoms by 90% in Real-World Study In a ‘real-world’ study, COVID-19 symptoms are reduced by more than 90% in people who receive the Pfizer vaccine. Israeli researchers analyzed data on 1.2 million people, about half of whom received the vaccine, CNN reported. Among those who receivedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As pot gains in acceptance among adults, teenagers appear to be more tempted to try it, a new study out of California finds. After the state legalized marijuana use for adults in 2016, teens’ use of the drug also climbed after years ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The 2018 wildfire that destroyed 239 square miles in Northern California, including the town of Paradise, left a lasting mental health crisis in its wake. Many residents who survived the so-called Camp Fire are now grappling with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) andContinue Reading
COVID-19 Vaccines for U.S. Kids Still Months Away Late summer will be the earliest that children in the United States could receive COVID-19 vaccines, experts say. Pfizer and Moderna are conducting clinical trials of their vaccines in children 12 and older and hope to have findings by the summer, TheContinue Reading
Robert F. Kennedy’s Anti-Vaxxer Instagram Account Taken Down Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Instagram account has been taken down over false information about the new coronavirus and vaccinations, Facebook says. “We removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,” Facebook, which owns Instagram, said in aContinue Reading
Facebook Targets New COVID-19 Vaccine Falsehoods Facebook says it will ban new lies about COVID-19 vaccines that are circulating on the social network, such as falsehoods that the shots are ineffective, toxic, dangerous or cause autism. All such claims have been debunked for both COVID-19 shots and all types ofContinue Reading
Ron Wright First Sitting Member of U.S. Congress to Die of COVID-19 Texas Republican Representative Ron Wright became the first sitting member of the U.S. Congress to die of COVID-19 when he passed away on Sunday. “Congressman Ron Wright passed away peacefully at the age of 67 on February 7,Continue Reading
South Africa Delays AstraZeneca Vaccine Rollout After It Shows Lack of Effectiveness Against COVID Variant Plans to vaccinate frontline health workers with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been delayed by South Africa because there are questions about its effectiveness. Preliminary data from a small clinical trial indicate that the vaccineContinue Reading
J&J Seeks Emergency Approval of Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine The world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, from Johnson & Johnson, has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use approval. Preliminary findings from a large international study suggest the vaccine isn’t quite as strong as the two currentContinue Reading