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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization from for their Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. If authorized, this would be the first Covid-19 vaccine for younger children. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is approved for people age 16 and older and
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN As soon as the US Food and Drug Administration authorizes the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 in the United States, pediatricians’ offices, local pharmacies and even some schools will be ready to help get those first doses into young arms. Vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech announced on
Continue ReadingBy Matt Volz, Kaiser Health News My unvaccinated 7-year-old son began hacking and sneezing in late September as the hospitals in our home state of Montana started buckling under the latest Covid-19 surge. I took him to get tested when his symptoms wouldn’t go away. The cotton swab went up his nostrils and Thomas bucked
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN For everyone who hates setting their alarm an hour earlier to hit the gym, scientists may have some good news. Afternoon workouts lead to better outcomes for some people, according to a study published this year. The study, which looked at men who are at risk for or diagnosed with Type
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Mallika Kallingal, CNN The US is making headway in its battle against Covid-19 — with infection and hospitalization rates on the decline after a surge fueled by the highly transmissible Delta variant. But, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday, human behavior will ultimately determine how
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN Two real-world studies published Wednesday confirm that the immune protection offered by two doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine drops off after two months or so, although protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death remains strong. The studies, from Israel and from Qatar and published in the New England Journal of Medicine,
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN In what it called a “historic” move, the World Health Organization said Wednesday it has recommended widespread use of the world’s first and only malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions where there are moderate to high levels of malaria transmission. The recommendation was based
Continue ReadingBy Christine Koh, CNN I’ve never felt as anxious or cried as much as I have during the pandemic, and I know I am not the only one. Anxiety is at the forefront of my social feeds, emails and video meetings. Hearing people say “My anxiety was triggered by…” or “I woke up feeling anxious”
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent With vaccination rates only inching forward slowly, the federal government is trying a new marketing tactic: fear. In a set of emotional advertisements releasing Wednesday morning, three unvaccinated Covid-19 survivors and an intensive care unit nurse speak about the toll the virus has taken. It’s a sharp
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent With vaccination rates only inching forward slowly, the federal government is trying a new marketing tactic: fear. In a set of emotional advertisements releasing Wednesday morning, three unvaccinated Covid-19 survivors and an intensive care unit nurse speak about the toll the virus has taken. It’s a sharp turn
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Stella Chan, CNN The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to require patrons at indoor spaces such as restaurants, gyms and movie theaters to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination — starting November 4. The ordinance will also apply to personal care establishments such as spas and hair salons, as well
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States has just recorded its highest increase in rates of homicide in modern history, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provisional data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, released early Wednesday, suggest the homicide rate for the United States rose 30% between 2019
Continue ReadingKING, HARVEY FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, FACEBOOK, KING CO. PUBLIC HEALTH, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, CNN By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN A King County, Washington, woman has died from a rare blood clotting syndrome after receiving the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, according to a statement posted online by Public Health — Seattle & King County. The woman,
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN A King County, Washington, woman has died from a rare blood clotting syndrome after receiving the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, according to a statement posted online by Public Health — Seattle & King County. The woman, who was in her late 30s, was vaccinated on August 26 and died on
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Before vaccines, the San Francisco Department of Public Health needed three whiteboards to capture all the names of senior facilities that had Covid-19 outbreaks. “We had been dealing with outbreaks the whole time. Everywhere, at a ton of facilities, big, small, rich, poor, it didn’t matter,” said Dr. Louise Aronson,a professor
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN Before vaccines, the San Francisco Department of Public Health needed three whiteboards to capture all the names of senior facilities that had Covid-19 outbreaks. “We had been dealing with outbreaks the whole time. Everywhere, at a ton of facilities, big, small, rich, poor, it didn’t matter,” said Dr. Louise Aronson,a
Continue ReadingCNN By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent I have bad news for you: We’re stuck with this novel coronavirus in our environment perhaps indefinitely. And there might be another, more deadly and contagious pathogen right behind it that’s poised to dart around the world and stir yet another pandemic. But here’s the good
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent I have bad news for you: We’re stuck with this novel coronavirus in our environment perhaps indefinitely. And there might be another, more deadly and contagious pathogen right behind it that’s poised to dart around the world and stir yet another pandemic. But here’s the good news:
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster shots for its coronavirus vaccine, but has left it up to the FDA and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to decide just who should get their boosters and when. “We’re describing
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN Since trust is fundamental to relationships, trying to restore the feeling once it’s lost might seem impossible. But if you’re the offender in a breakdown of trust, know that all hope might not be lost. Trust is “often defined, sort of abstractly, as a willingness to be vulnerable to another or
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