Pfizer’s antiviral pill Paxlovid turns into pandemic enigma
Paxlovid, once hailed as a "game-changer" for its ability to treat COVID-19 infections at home, is becoming one of the...
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$1 billion in federal economic grants headed coast to coast
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will send $1 billion worth of federal grants for manufacturing, clean energy, farming, biotech and...
EXPLAINER: Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?
John Wherry will wait until later in the fall to consider getting an updated COVID-19 booster. The University of Pennsylvania...
Here’s how to get the new COVID-19 booster in the Bay Area
This August 2022 photo provided by Pfizer shows vials of the company’s updated COVID-19 vaccine during production in Kalamazoo, Mich....
Biden seeks $47B for Ukraine, COVID-19, monkeypox, disasters
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $47 billion in emergency dollars that would...
Booster coverage is lowest among Black and Hispanic Americans: CDC
Fewer Black and Hispanic Americans have gotten a first or second COVID-19 vaccine booster compared to people of other races...
White House asks Congress for $47 billion for COVID, Ukraine, monkeypox, natural disasters
The White House is seeking $47 billion from Congress to secure COVID and monkeypox vaccines, to bolster Ukraine’s defenses and...
Prediction markets and the future of Covid-19
Forecasters have used all sorts of tools to gauge where the U.S. and the world are headed with Covid-19, ranging...
Relapse of COVID-19 symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 viral load following nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment
In a recent study posted to Research Square*, researchers reported rapid relapse of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms following the...
Biden administration is preparing for the end of free COVID-19 vaccines as funds run dry
Formal preparations are underway for the end of the federal COVID-19 vaccination and treatment effort, health officials say, with money...