Brenda Goodman, CNN, July 5, 2022 Repeatedly catching Covid-19 appears to increase the chances that a person will face new and sometimes lasting health problems after their infection, according to the first study on the health risks of reinfection. Read …
COVID vaccine saves lives regardless of body weight
Amy Norton, US News and World Report, July 5, 2022 COVID vaccination is highly protective against severe disease in people of all body weights, new British research finds. The study of over 9 million adults found that those who’d received two …
COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations continue rising in Tennessee and Davidson County
Frank Gluck, The Tennessean, June 29, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic remains far from over in Tennessee as the number of confirmed infections rose strongly for yet another week, according to the state’s Department of Health. Read the full article on …
Pfizer says its tweaked COVID-19 shots boost protection against the omicron variant
Staff Writer, NPR, June 25, 2022 Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works — just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall. Read …
COVID-19 vaccines saved nearly 20 million lives in a year, study says
Staff Writer, CBS News, June 24, 2022 Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had been reached, researchers reported Thursday. Read the …