Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, February 4, 2023 For the past three years, most Americans have enjoyed access to free COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines regardless of insurance status thanks to unprecedented funding from the federal government. But that’s all about …
Fact check: Post falsely claims that FDA said Pfizer vaccines cause blood clots
Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, December 30, 2022 The claim: The FDA said Pfizer vaccines cause blood clotting The Food and Drug Administration limited the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in early May due to the risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia …
BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are now the dominant COVID variants. Here’s what this means.
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, November 20, 2022 The virus that causes COVID-19 is bringing more variants our way, requiring a few changes to the fight against it. The BA.5 variant of omicron, which has dominated the U.S. since early summer, is fading fast. According to …
FDA authorizes bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children ages 5 to 11
Karen Weintraub, USA Today, October 12, 2022 Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster aimed at both the original virus that causes COVID-19 and the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants. The Food and Drug Administration authorized …
Which COVID-19 bivalent booster should I get, and when? What you need to know.
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, October 3, 2022 Health officials are still urging Americans to get a bivalent booster nearly a month after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the COVID-19 shots targeting the omicron variant. A look at cases and …