WBIR, March 17, 2023 It has been around three years since cases of COVID-19 were first reported in East Tennessee. Since then, the World Health Organization reported that at least 6.8 million people died across the world from COVID-19. The …
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID omicron booster as fourth shot for kids under 5
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, March 14, 2023 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Pfizer’s omicron booster shot for kids under five years old who were previously vaccinated with three doses of the company’s original vaccine. Children six months through four …
The knowns — and known unknowns — of long COVID, explained
Dylan Scott, Vox, March 13, 2023 Three years since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, the syndrome known as “long Covid” remains one of its chief mysteries. Those mysteries include what the syndrome even is. The long-term fatigue and brain fog …
The winter COVID wave that wasn’t: Why the US didn’t see a surge
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, March 13, 2023 When the United States saw COVID-19 cases and deaths rise around this past Christmas and New Year‘s, many Americans feared the country was in for a third winter wave. But as quickly as both metrics went up, they …
FDA to wind down over 40 COVID-19 public health emergency policies
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 …