Sony Salzman, Cheyenne Haslett, and Eric M. Strauss, ABC News, May 23, 2022 In long-awaited data, Pfizer said its three-dose vaccine was 80% effective against symptomatic omicron COVID-19 infection among children 6 months to under 5 years old. The company cautioned that …
Without COVID-19 vaccines, death toll would be much higher: Pfizer analysis
Rebecca Fujimura, ABC News, May 15, 2022 In the wake of the tragic milestone of 1 million official COVID-19 deaths in the United States, a new analysis found that without vaccines, the virus would have likely claimed more than 100,000 additional lives …
COVID-19 infection increases risk of developing diabetes, study finds
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, March 22, 2022 COVID-19 survivors are at increased risk of being newly diagnosed with diabetes up to one year after recovering, a new study suggests. Researchers from VA Saint Louis Health Care System found people who recovered from …
Fauci says COVID-19 cases will likely increase soon, though not necessarily hospitalizations
Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, March 18, 2022 Over the next few weeks, the U.S. should expect an increase in cases from the BA.2 variant, Dr. Anthony Fauci told ABC News, but it may not lead to as severe a surge in …
FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. omicron
Matthew Perrone, ABC News, Jan. 25, 2022 COVID-19 antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly should no longer be used because they don’t work against the omicron variant that now accounts for nearly all U.S. infections, U.S. health regulators said Monday. The …