On May 5, 2023, the WHO declared an end to the public health emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the virus is still circulating. And it will not stop doing so in the near future. As such, increases in infections such as those being witnessed in Spain and other parts of the world in […]
WASHINGTON — Americans may soon be able to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months of age and older. The agency’s director is expected to sign off on the panel’s recommendation. The vaccines could be available this week. […]
Representational Image (Anil Shinde/BCCL, Mumbai) With the return of monsoon rains in September, experts are closely monitoring its role in reviving seasonal scarcities. On the other hand, the monsoon’s re-intensification across the country has also sparked a surge in dengue infection. Major cities like Delhi, Dehradun, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, in particular, are currently grappling with […]
COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations have increased slightly in northeastern Wisconsin, though they remain much lower than this time last year. As of Sept. 2, the seven-day average of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the northeast region of the state was 10 patients, up from 5 on Aug. 1, according to data from the state Department of Health Services. […]
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 ― The United States yesterday approved Covid vaccines with formulations that more closely target currently circulating variants, as infections are once more on the rise. The new approvals relate to updated vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer that correspond to an Omicron sublineage. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded that the […]
As COVID cases rise again and new variants emerge, Magen David Adom’s national blood bank service is calling on generally healthy people who have been ill with COVID in the last three to four months to donate plasma. The blood component is needed for antibody treatment for patients who contract the virus and become seriously […]
Scientists are meeting on Tuesday to consider data on newly approved shots from Pfizer and Moderna. Scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Tuesday that all Americans 6 months and older receive at least one dose of the latest Covid shots, the last of a trifecta of vaccines intended to […]
Parrish’s Terry Palmer sat calmly as his blood flowed through a tube into a collection bag. Palmer goes to SunCoast Blood Centers every two weeks to donate blood and has donated more than 97 gallons. As Hurricane Idalia approached Florida Aug. 29, Palmer knew how important his donation would be as the blood center prepared […]
PTI New Delhi, September 12 Exposure to lead may have caused 5.5 million adult deaths from cardiovascular disease and the loss of 765 million IQ points in children under the age of five worldwide in 2019, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. Up to 95 per cent of the effects […]
