Health experts urge continued vigilance against the spread of coronavirus variants as some state officials lift mask mandates and ease restrictions.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
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FDA plans to develop guidance to help COVID-19 vaccine, drug and testing manufacturers adapt to emerging variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Only 38% of nursing home workers accepted COVID-19 vaccines, new data shows
The first national-level figures show just 38% of nursing home staff members accepted the vaccine in early weeks, the CDC reported Monday.
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine shown to be nearly 90% effective in UK clinical trial, provided a range of immunity against new variants
The Novavax vaccine candidate also appears to have mixed levels of effectiveness against coronavirus variants.
The first 22M Americans have been vaccinated for COVID-19, and initial safety data shows everything is going well, CDC says
Side effects remain a common result of both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, with 70% of people who self-reported saying they suffered pain.
Nursing home residents, caregivers who want COVID-19 vaccine should have had first shot by Monday, pharmacies say
Every nursing home resident and caregiver in America who wants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should have gotten their first shot by Monday.
Biden administration renewed support for World Health Organization is ‘good news for America and the world,’ scientists say
Health experts say reversing Trump administration withdrawal from the international body is good news for the WHO, America and the world.
Monoclonal antibody treatment by Eli Lilly found to cut risk of serious COVID-19, drugmaker reports
A study of nursing home residents found the monoclonal antibody treatment bamlanivimab cut the risk of COVID-19 by up to 80%, maker Eli Lilly announced.
Moderna needs at least 3,000 adolescent volunteers for its COVID-19 vaccine trial. They’re struggling to find them.
More than 2 million minors were diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020, and many more probably contracted the disease but were never diagnosed.
Millions of Americans with intellectual disabilities, at ‘particularly high risk’ for COVID-19, are still waiting for vaccinations
The vaccine priority level for people who live in group homes varies by state – even though they are more likely to be exposed to and die from COVID.