Nursing home Covid infections fell 93% for vaccinated OR unvaccinated residents after more than 80% had had at least one shot, study finds Nursing home data shows decreased infection rate among unvaccinated residents as more people around them received the vaccine Infection rates have plummeted among vaccinated residents as well Study shows real world effects … Read more
The COVID vaccines may not work well for about 90,000 insured American adults under age 65 who take medication that weaken their immune systems. Researchers at Michigan Medicine analyzed data on three million patients with private insurance and found that about three percent took chemotherapy medications, steroids, and other immune-weakening drugs. Immune suppressing drugs are used … Read more
Prince Harry is expected to reveal more details about life inside the British Royal Family in his new mental health series with Oprah Winfrey. Along with Winfrey, the Duke of Sussex is an executive producer of ‘The Me You Can’t See’, which premieres on Apple TV+ on Friday, and features interviews with Prince Harry, Oprah … Read more
Prince Harry is expected to reveal more details about life inside the British Royal Family in his new mental health series with Oprah Winfrey, Page Six has reported. Along with Winfrey, the Duke of Sussex is an executive producer of ‘The Me You Can’t See’, which premieres on Apple TV+ on Friday, and features interviews … Read more
People who have received both doses of the COVID-19 may soon need a third dose in order to remain immune from the virus. Albert Bourla, the CEO of Pfizer, predicts that a third shot of his companies vaccine may be required 8 to 12 months after receiving the second dose Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, … Read more
Covid antibody tests CANNOT prove you are immune to the virus from prior infection OR vaccination, FDA warns The FDA warned Wednesday that relying on antibodies for protection from COVID-19 may leave people vulnerable A vaccine is still needed to confirm immunity from the effects of the virus Positive antibody tests also won’t work as … Read more
Hospitals are OVERCOUNTING children admitted for Covid: Nearly half of kids recorded as needing inpatient treatment for virus were likely there for something else (and just happened to test positive), study suggests Stanford University research analyzed data on 117 kids who had tested positive for COVID-19 as inpatients at its pediatric hospital Only about 55% of … Read more
Weekly COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. could decline by as much as 71 percent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now predicts. CDC’s latest forecasts suggest that between 1,200 and 4,600 people will die of COVID-19 during the week ending in June 12. By then, the agency predicts that the overall death toll … Read more
Covid booster vaccines are to be trialled in the UK as health chiefs gear up to offer all over-50s a third dose by the autumn. Southampton University scientists aim to recruit thousands of double-vaccinated Britons to the study, who will receive one of seven Covid jabs as a top-up. They will record any side-effects, and … Read more
Covid booster vaccines are to be trialled in the UK as health chiefs gear up to offer all over-50s a third dose by the autumn. Southampton University scientists aim to recruit thousands of double-vaccinated Britons to the study, who will receive one of seven Covid jabs as a top-up. They will record any side-effects, and … Read more