Brett Molina, USA TODAY, Jan. 12, 2022 The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to stop using a specific brand of COVID-19 tests, claiming there is a high chance they will produce false results. In a statement, the agency …
How is the omicron variant of COVID-19 affecting children compared to delta?
Shelia O’Connor, FOX 13, Jan. 11, 2022 For an eighth straight day, Shelby County broke the record for active pediatric COVID-19 cases with 6,364. The record-breaking numbers could be equated to the highly transmissible omicron variant because child cases continue …
$10.7 million CDC grant boosts Vanderbilt COVID-19 vaccine research
Caitlyn Shelton, WZTV, Jan. 10, 2022 A $10.7 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will help vaccine researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center continue their work. The research award marks the third renewal for the …
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Shortens Interval for Booster Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to Five Months
Staff, FDA, Jan. 7, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to shorten the time between the completion of a primary series of the vaccine and a booster …
What you need to know about the free at-home COVID tests promised by the Biden administration
Staff, PBS News Hour, Jan. 2, 2022 President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free to people to use at home. But despite high public …