Chris Mueller, USA Today, May 25, 2023 A May 22 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a tweet that claims a government agency reported a massive increase in certain illnesses after the COVID-19 vaccines were introduced. “BREAKING: …
FDA advisers support approval of RSV vaccine to protect infants
Scott Hensley and Rob Stein, NPR, May 18, 2023 Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency should approve the first vaccine to protect infants from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. But some of the experts expressed …
A COVID Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraud
Susan Jaffe, KFF Health News, May 18, 2023 Medicare coverage for at-home covid-19 tests ended last week, but the scams spawned by the temporary pandemic benefit could have lingering consequences for seniors. Medicare advocates around the country who track fraud …
The COVID-19 public health emergency has officially ended. What does it mean for Tennessee
Frank Gluck, The Tennessean, May 16, 2023 The COVID-19 public health emergency has officially come to an end more than three years after the pandemic was declared and claimed the lives of about 1.125 million Americans, including 29,542 in Tennessee. Most Tennesseans …
List of Coronavirus-Related Restrictions in Every State
Jenny Rough and Andy Markowitz, AARP, May 16, 2023 Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, governors and health departments across the country issued orders and recommendations on the status of schools, businesses and public services. With the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in late 2020, the …