American Hospital Association, March 13, 2023 The Food and Drug Administration will end 22 COVID-19-related policies when the public health emergency ends May 11 and allow 22 to continue for 180 days, including temporary policies for outsourcing facilities compounding certain …
What people with ‘super immunity’ can teach us about COVID and other viruses
Erika Edwards, NBC News, March 11, 2023 Three years into the pandemic, a select group of people have achieved something some once thought impossible: They have never tested positive for Covid. Scientists around the world are searching for the genetic reasons …
Moderna Eyes Testing Mpox, Bird Flu Vaccines in Humans This Year
Angelica Peebles, Bloomberg, March 6, 2023 Moderna Inc. is eyeing possible human testing of shots to fight mpox and bird flu this year, as the Covid-19 vaccine maker expands into more public-health immunizations. The company is exploring messenger RNA vaccines …
CDC: XBB.1.5 Responsible for 90% of New Coronavirus Infections
Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder, US News, March 3, 2023 The highly transmissible omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is well on its way to being responsible for virtually all COVID-19 infections in the U.S. According to updated estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, XBB.1.5 caused nearly …
FDA authorizes first at-home test for both COVID and the flu
Megan Cerullo, CBS News, March 2, 2023 Sick and wondering if you may have either COVID-19 or the flu? A new test cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration promises to tell you just that. The Lucira COVID-19 …