Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a first-in-the-nation mandate requiring eligible students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend in- person classes at public or private schools. The requirement will be phased in beginning when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives full authorization for the vaccine’s use on children aged 12 and over, meaning the policy likely won’t take effect until next fall.
(CNN) — The United States has reached another grim milestone in its fight against the devastating Covid-19 pandemic: 1 in 500 Americans have died from coronavirus since the nation’s first reported infection. As of Tuesday night, 663,913 people in the US have died of Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University data. According to the US […]
(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent a health advisory Thursday warning doctors and the public about the “rapid increase” in prescriptions for the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. The CDC also cautions about an increase in reports of severe illness caused by the drug to poison centers. Ivermectin is used to treat parasites such […]
The Food and Drug Administration gave full approval for the Pfizer vaccine on Monday, calling it “a key achievement for public health.” Assistant Director Riverside County of Department of Public Health Michael Osur says this may be a critical step toward getting more people vaccinated, and ultimately slowing down the spread of COVID-19. “(The FDA […]
Fighting a deadly virus is nothing new for Rick Pantelle. He’s been fighting and managing a human immunodeficiency virus for more than 30 years. “You never forget the day that you find out you have H.I.V. And when I found out I had H.I.V.; people were dying every single day”. Pantelle eventually came to terms […]
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that it is authorizing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some people who are immunocompromised, according to a source familiar with the discussions. This would be a third shot of the current two-dose Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. That announcement could slide, […]
