The New York Times (3/7, Belluck) reports a large study suggests that patients with COVID-19 “were significantly more likely to experience gastrointestinal problems a year after infection than people who were not infected.” The study “compared medical records of 154,068” patients with COVID-19 “in the Veterans Health Administration system with about 5.6 million patients of […]
USA Today (2/25, Snider) reported the FDA “has authorized the first over-the-counter at-home test that can detect and differentiate between a test result for flu and a test result for COVID-19.” The “Lucira COVID-19 and Flu Home Test is a single-use test,” in which “a nasal swab is used as with an at-home COVID test; […]
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Updated 2:04 PM ET, Thu February 9, 2023 (CNN) Covid-19 shots are included in new schedules of routinely recommended vaccines released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. The immunization schedules summarize current vaccine recommendations for children, adolescents and adults, but do not set vaccine requirements for schools or […]
Article by Emily Kimber 22nd February 2023 PM Live Pfizer’s US application for its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) maternal vaccine candidate to help protect against the complications of the disease in infants has been accepted for priority review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The single-dose vaccine is administered in the late second […]
FEB 22, 2023 Sara Berg, MS Senior News Writer AMA For nearly three years now, there has been nonstop discussion and emphasis on the importance of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. With many people developing COVID-19 booster fatigue, physicians must find ways to break through without adding further burden on their patients. Much like pandemic fatigue, this […]
PA Homepage by: Sydney Kostus Posted: Feb 2, 2023 / 09:59 PM EST Updated: Feb 2, 2023 / 09:59 PM EST EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Beginning Friday, Lehigh Valley Health Network will close five of their COVID vaccine clinics in several counties including Luzerne, Monroe, and Schuylkill. LVHN says part of the reason is a lower number of patients […]
Updated: 1:36 PM EST Feb 9, 2023 WGAL8 This article is regularly updated with new numbers from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. It tracks COVID-19 cases and vaccinations across the state. Scroll to the bottom for information on how to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Read full article.
The Philadelphia Inquirer by Jason Laughlin Updated Jan 31, 2023 President Joe Biden on Monday announced the public and national health emergencies for COVID-19 will end May 11, nearly three years after the pandemic began. The public health emergency dates back to January 2020 and has been renewed by the Department of Health and Human Services a […]
Bethel AME Church in Ardmore is offering vaccinations Tuesday and on Feb. 22. See details of the vaccine clinics here. Max Bennett, Patch Staff Posted Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 12:14 pm ET ARDMORE, PA — Community members in the Ardmore area can get vaccinated at two upcoming events. Bethel AME Church in Ardmore is hosting […]
AMA (Feb 2, 2023) – While it may be a new year, the same problem remains: COVID-19. This time, though, it is a subvariant of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, known as XBB.1.5, that is the dominant strain in parts of the United States. The rise of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is the product of a […]