COVID: Bivalent booster shots were ‘tremendous’ in lowering hospitalization rates, doctor says
As the holiday season approaches, COVID cases are on the rise once again around the world.
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Pfizer CEO on COVID booster uptake: ‘Complacency will get in the way’
COVID vaccine uptake has plateaued in many parts of the world, including in the U.S., where 68.1% of the population is fully vaccinated.
'Can’t work at a desk': What it's like to be out of work with Long COVID
Two-and-a-half years into the pandemic, millions of Americans are still suffering from long-term effects of COVID-19, otherwise known as Long COVID.
Dropped mask mandate on airlines: 'Everyone really doesn’t know what to do,' flight attendant union boss says
Earlier this week, a ruling by a federal judge that overturned the federal mask mandate on public transit shocked people around the country.
COVID-19: 'There is an absolute dire need' to get more vaccine shots in arms, professor urges
Though the number of COVID cases has dramatically decreased since the beginning of the year, there are still a significant number of people around the world who remain unvaccinated or undervaccinated.
COVID-19: Doctor 'cautiously optimistic' that pandemic moving toward 'endemic phase'
The decline in daily COVID cases and hospitalizations is good news for the U.S., though health experts are warning to practice caution.
COVID-19: We need to vaccinate more young people and kids, doctor urges
Only about 20% of children between the ages of 5-11 in the U.S. are fully vaccinated despite COVID-19 vaccines being approved for this age group three months ago.
Long COVID: 'Numbers are all over the map,' doctor says, and that's an issue
There’s still a lot to be learned about the long-term effects of the coronavirus — otherwise known as long COVID.
Former Biden health policy advisor blames 'all sorts of lies' for U.S. vaccine drive sputtering
Vaccine misinformation has played a huge role in the disappointing U.S. turnout for coronavirus shots, according to a former White House health policy adviser.
'We have critical nursing shortages across the country,' doctor warns
The U.S. nursing industry, already strained by the ongoing pandemic, is struggling with staffing as the country continues to deal with a wave of hospitalizations and deaths caused by the Omicron version of the coronavirus.
Vaccine misinformation is still 'killing people,’ doctor warns
Inaccurate information about COVID-19 vaccines is one of the reasons why more than 36% of the U.S. population still isn't fully vaccinated despite a much higher likelihood of hospitalization and death for those who are not inoculated.
3 reasons why the U.S. vaccine booster drive is sputtering
Only about 40.3% of eligible Americans have received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, according to CDC data, despite public health officials agreeing that the extra dose is the best defense against severe outcomes as the highly-transmissible Omicron version of the coronavirus circulates.
Omicron: 'We will get to the point' where COVID is like 'the flu,' doctor explains
Though Omicron cases are rising in several parts of the country, some health experts are optimistic that the world will eventually learn to live with COVID.
Omicron: Any COVID-19 variant 'is severe' for unvaccinated populations, doctor explains
The Omicron variant has pushed the U.S. to exceed 65 million total cases of coronavirus.
Omicron wave challenging since 'we have less staff,' emergency medicine doctor explains
Much like the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals across the U.S. are becoming increasingly inundated with COVID patients as a result of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
Omicron: Rise in U.S. hospitalizations 'quite frightening,' doctor says
COVID-related hospitalizations in the U.S. reached new highs over the past two weeks as the Omicron variant continues sweeping through the nation.
Omicron: Natural immunity idea ‘not really panning out,’ doctor explains
The Omicron strain of the coronavirus is fueling a rapid surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases — including among vaccinated and even boosted Americans — and a new rise in hospitalizations among unvaccinated Americans is further weakening the notion that natural immunity alone provides adequate protection amid the evolving pandemic.
Omicron: 'There is some very, very good news,' Northwell Health CEO says
The number of positive COVID cases in the U.S. has reached new heights thanks to the spread of the Omicron variant, which has caused a staggering increase in cases over the past two weeks.
'We don’t really know what Omicron is going to do in terms of long-COVID,' doctor explains
There are a lot of unknowns surrounding long COVID — the various long-term side effects experienced by a subset of people who who were infected by COVID-19 — and the spike in cases amid the Omicron version of coronavirus adds new questions as the pandemic nears its third year.
Omicron: U.S. testing failures are 'morally scandalous,' doctor says
Testing has become a core focus as the U.S. tries to contain the spread of the Omicron variant, which now accounts for an estimated 58.6% of all COVID-19 cases in the country.
Doctor on COVID-19 testing lags: 'It's not useful if it's taking that long'
The COVID testing infrastructure in the U.S. is drawing heavy scrutiny once again amid the surge in cases resulting from the Omicron variant.
Omicron: What we know and don't know so far
Knowledge of Omicron first emerged in late November 2021, and the World Health Organization (WHO) quickly classified the strain of coronavirus as a "Variant of Concern."
Omicron: The pandemic 'has never been as complicated as' right now, doctor explains
The arrival of the omicron variant has led to a sharp rise of coronavirus cases in various parts of the U.S. and around the world.
Omicron: 'The good news is that we have the tools,' doctor says
Confirmed coronavirus cases recently surpassed 50 million in the U.S., and the omicron variant is adding complexity to the pandemic's second winter.
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