WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Booster doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine set recipients up to effectively withstand the ravages of both the Delta and Omicron variants, a group of new studies suggest. Boosted folks are 90% less likely to die from a Delta infection than people relying solelyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer/BioNTech said Wednesday that while two doses of their coronavirus vaccine may not offer good protection against the Omicron variant, adding a booster shot does the trick. According to a statement from the companies, blood tests from people who had only two dosesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The best available treatment for COVID-19 infection just got a lot easier to administer to more people, potentially saving more lives in the process, a new study claims. Monoclonal antibodies have been shown to dramatically reduce risk of hospitalization and death if givenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Yet another study shows that a combination of vaccination and previous infection may provide better protection against new COVID-19 variants than either one alone. That’s because the antibodies a person develops after either just vaccination or previous infection may not be able toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 235,000 pounds of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products were recalled by Michigan-based Alexander & Hornung on Sunday due to possible listeria contamination. There are no confirmed reports of illness associated with the products that were sold across the United States, accordingContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Omicron variant appears to spread at twice the rate as the Delta variant does, due mostly to a combination of contagiousness and an ability to dodge the body’s immune defenses, scientists report. The degree to which each factor contributes to the spreadContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Dec. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a patient with a weakened immune system, roll up your sleeves to stay safe over the holidays and winter months. “Immunocompromised patients absolutely should get a flu shot as well as an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose,” said Dr. Marwa Kaisey, aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Five cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York state, one in Minnesota and one in Hawaii, officials in those states announced Thursday. That brings the known total in the United States to nine, with California and Colorado previouslyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Lab studies show that the mutations found in COVID-19’s Delta variant make the virus more resistant to existing vaccines, a potentially ominous development as the new Omicron variant starts to wend its way around the world. Full vaccination with the Pfizer or AstraZenecaContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you’re getting together with others outdoors, a windy day might be best, researchers say. The investigators found that when people socialize outside, the risk of coronavirus infection is as much as 45% greater when there’s hardly any breeze than when there areContinue Reading