Perspective | How to calculate risk in the era of long covid
If it weren’t for long covid, the arguments for a “return to normal” approach to covid-19 would be quite persuasive....
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Orange County COVID-19 hospitalizations flare up as Fourth of July weekend nears
As Orange County residents look forward to celebrating the upcoming Fourth of July weekend with a host of in-person gatherings,...
This Fall Will Be a Vaccination Reboot
In one sense, this is how it was always supposed to go: When viruses evolve, vaccines should follow, and sometimes...
FDA Panel Meeting for Discussion If Next Generation Vaccines Should Target Omicron
© Caroline Brehman/EPA, via Shutterstock A healthcare worker prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus booster shot in Los Angeles earlier this year....
Novavax COVID-19 Data Presented at FDA VRBPAC Meeting Demonstrates Broad Antibody Responses to Both Prototype and Omicron-Specific Variants
Novavax prototype vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) demonstrates broad immune responses including against Omicron and other circulating variantsPre-clinical data demonstrated that boosting with...
COVID in California: Over 10 million Californians infected since pandemic started
Fewer than 34% of eligible Americans have received life-saving booster shots Just over a third, 33.6%, of eligible Americans have...
Fall COVID vaccine should target omicron variant, FDA panel advises
A federal advisory panel voted 19-2 Tuesday to reformulate COVID-19 booster shots for the fall to more directly target the omicron...
FDA panel recommends redesigned Covid booster shots for the fall
The next round of Covid booster shots should be modified to target the supercontagious omicron variant, a Food and Drug...
California coronavirus updates: Pfizer says tweaked vaccine offers better protection against omicron
Find an updated count of COVID-19 cases in California and by county on our tracker here. Latest Updates Pfizer says...
Florida’s preventable deaths rose during the pandemic. It wasn’t just COVID.
Florida has recorded 17,000 unexpected or excess deaths from preventable health issues other than COVID-19 since the start of the...