A coronavirus strain first detected in Los Angeles, Calif. appears to be spreading across the U.S., though scientists are still studying the variant’s degree of transmissibility and virulence.
California has identified its first cases of a worrisome coronavirus variant that was first discovered in South Africa. The variant, known as B.1.351, was confirmed in the San Francisco Bay Area, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week.
Los Angeles is temporarily shutting down several city vaccination sites in the coming days after it burned through its limited allocation of first doses for Moderna’s vaccine.
AstraZeneca said Thursday it expects to have a new version of its COVID-19 vaccine ready for use by this autumn as drugmakers respond to concerns about emerging variants of the disease that may be more transmissible or resistant to existing vaccines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday said that those who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus and who “meet criteria” will no longer be required to quarantine following exposure to someone with COVID-19.
Given the nation’s vaccination pace, America’s leading expert on COVID-19 predicts that shots will be available to anyone in the general public by April.
Dementia patients are at an increased risk of contracting the novel coronavirus, suggests the findings of a new, large study that also determined those who suffer from the cognitive condition are more likely to be hospitalized due to a COVID-19 infection.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University even in countries where variants threaten to reduce efficacy.
Vaccine hesitancy fell across the U.S. in late 2020, especially among adults older than 65, according to national estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The White House has named 12 members to its newly formed COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force three weeks after President Biden signed an executive order aimed at addressing pandemic-related health and social disparities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its mask guidance on Wednesday to include data from a recent lab experiment that found placing a cloth mask over a surgical mask, as well as using a properly fitted mask, was effective in stopping coronavirus spread.
The debate over how long currently approved vaccines will offer protection against the novel coronavirus is ongoing, but at least one industry giant reportedly believes that for the next several years it may be an annual shot, similar to the flu jab.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued emergency approval to an antibody drug combo treatment from Eli Lilly for high-risk patients recently diagnosed with coronavirus disease.
Two-thirds of Americans are unhappy with the country’s vaccination process to battle the novel coronavirus, according to Gallup poll findings released Wednesday.
