Anna Kim Constantino, CNBC, October 21, 2022 If you still say “fully vaccinated” for Covid, it’s time to stop. With new boosters on the market and an ever-evolving virus, experts say the term no longer means being the most protected …
Omicron-specific COVID boosters appear to work well, new data says—regardless of the side effects you experience
Annika Constantino, CNBC, October 15, 2022 If you already got your omicron-specific Covid booster, you might have experienced some side effects. Maybe even ones that were more intense than your previous shot. But there’s no need to worry: Experts and …
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize third COVID vaccine shot for children 5 to 11 years old
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, April 26, 2022 Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a third dose of its Covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. KEY POINTS The application comes after Pfizer released data earlier this …
WHO says Covid still a global public health emergency even as deaths fall to lowest level in two years
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, April 13, 2022 The World Health Organization on Wednesday said Covid-19 remains a global public health emergency despite the fact that deaths from the virus have fallen to their lowest level since the early days of the …
Why don’t kids get COVID badly? Scientists are unraveling one of the pandemic’s biggest mysteries
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, March 24, 2022 One of the enduring mysteries of the Covid-19 pandemic, a global health crisis that has led to over 6 million fatalities, is that children have been spared by the virus — for the most …