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NEW: As Trump & RFK Jr. destroy the CDC’s credibility, @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom just announced California is teaming up with Oregon & Washington to launch a new “West Coast Health Alliance” to uphold scientific integrity in public health.
NEW: As Trump & RFK Jr. destroy the CDC’s credibility, @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom just announced California is teaming up with Oregon & Washington to launch a new “West Coast Health Alliance” to uphold scientific integrity in public health.
New antiviral application for COVID-19 preventive drug submitted to FDA
New antiviral application for COVID-19 preventive drug submitted to FDA
Ensitrelvir, known as Xocova, is already approved for use in Japan.
Confusion over who can get updated COVID-19 vaccine
Kennedy’s COVID vaccine restrictions and CDC purge endanger millions amid new pandemic wave
BREAKING: California reports SARS positivity continues to surge, with state levels above 2024, and the Bay Area above 2023-2024 year over year, as of Aug 23. This is a new All Time High for the Bay area as 2020-2022 were lower.
BREAKING: California reports SARS positivity continues to surge, with state levels above 2024, and the Bay Area above 2023-2024 year over year, as of Aug 23. This is a new All Time High for the Bay area as 2020-2022 were lower.
Virus haunts Vuelta peloton: "Performance of several riders affected"
“Virus” haunts peloton
States where you can get a COVID vaccine at CVS following RFK Jr. changes
“States where you can get a COVID vaccine at CVS following RFK Jr. changes”
Where is CVS offering coronavirus vaccines? What to know about getting shots.
“Patients at the pharmacy can self-attest to the underlying medical conditions that may put them at an increased risk of severe disease, such as physical inactivity, cystic fibrosis and asthma, said Brigid Groves, the vice president of professional affairs at the American Pharmacists Association. But whether all pharmacies allow patients to do that is not yet clear, and some may have a stricter policy where they require documentation, such as a prescription or a call from a doctor.”
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Novavax has just released a study showing that a single vaccination in a previously vaccinated person achieved all expected margins for responses against all current variants, including XFG, NB.1.8.1, and LP.8.1.
Texans could soon get ivermectin without a prescription
“House Bill 25, filed by state Rep. Joanne Shofner, R-Nacogdoches, would not put the drug out on pharmacy shelves. But if her bill passes both legislative chambers, ivermectin would be available upon request from behind the pharmacist’s counter as Texans already do for other drugs, like Sudafed.”
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"Durante la pandemia ho avuto paura di morire", lo sfogo di Stash che ha il covid
"Many are asking me not to write Covid and call it a flu. But I had been hospitalized with bilateral Covid pneumonia before, on oxygen. I feared for my life and this isn't seasonal flu"
Italy's singer Stash on testing positive for Covid now
COVID rising fast in California, fueled by new 'Stratus' variant tied to Omicron
Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’
“The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market ‘within months,’ one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closest associates has told the Daily Beast.”
The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market “within months,” one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closest associates has told the Daily Beast.
Covid for Doctors - Dr Nancy Malek
We dont talk much about how the forever #COVID pandemic has turned many disabled employed people into virtual slaves unable to travel & go on holidays. 5 years of work, sleep repeat via MS Teams. Not a squeak about this from the mental health crew who whined about 'lockdowns'
“We dont talk much about how the forever #COVID pandemic has turned many disabled employed people into virtual slaves unable to travel & go on holidays. 5 years of work, sleep repeat via MS Teams. Not a squeak about this from the mental health crew who whined about 'lockdowns'”
Covid cases surge despite summer heatwave
The Significance of Doxylamine, an Antihistamine Compound, in the Context of Its Potential Efficacy against COVID-19: Conformational Analysis, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics Studies
“The Significance of Doxylamine, an Antihistamine Compound, in the Context of Its Potential Efficacy against COVID-19: Conformational Analysis, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics Studies”
The Significance of Doxylamine, an Antihistamine Compound, in the Context of Its Potential Efficacy against COVID-19: Conformational Analysis, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics Studies
AAP recommends children receive COVID-19 vaccine - UPI.com
We're Heading Toward A COVID Surge — Here's When It's Predicted To Peak
“It's hard to predict COVID infections, but rates are high and growing throughout the country. Here’s what you should do to keep you and your loved ones safe.”
It's hard to predict COVID infections, but rates are high and growing throughout the country. Here’s what you should do to keep you and your loved ones safe.
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Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada: CDC reports Covid positivity crosses above 2020-22 levels. This region has the highest positivity rate in the US as of Aug 9.
Another covid summer wave is here, but the future of vaccines is unclear
How human protein ACE2 modulation could stop the entry of coronavirus
We're Heading Toward A COVID Surge — Here's When It's Predicted To Peak
XFG 'Stratus' COVID Variant Now Dominant in US as Cases Surge. Know These Symptoms
The truth about Sweden, Covid is a portal, Lower life expectancy baseline, and more
Synthetic sugar-coated nanoparticle blocks Covid-19 from infecting human cells
Scientists Develop Sugar-Coated Nanoparticle That Blocks COVID-19 Virus From Binding to Human Cells Reduces Infection by ~99% in Lab Experiments
These states have the highest COVID cases right now as "stratus" variant erupts
Lab-made sugar-coated particle reduces COVID-19 infection rates by 98.6% in human cell tests