As part of public-health strategies to keep children safe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that K–12 schools with prevention strategies strictly in place be allowed to keep their doors open and to continue in-person instruction. The CDC also encourages parents to vaccinate children aged 12 and […]
Enable ReadCDC Urges Pregnant Women to Get COVID-19 Vaccine as Deaths Hit New Record
Approximately 22,000 women were hospitalized due to complications associated with novel coronavirus infections; among those women, 161 died. In comparison, non-pregnant patients were twice as likely to require admission to the ICU and 70 percent more likely to die than their pregnant counterparts. COVID-19 Pregnancy Risks A study published in […]
Enable ReadMerck Seeks FDA Authorization for First COVID-19 Pill
Merck has requested that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve molnupiravir as the first treatment for developed cases of COVID-19 in adults who are at risk of progressing to severe COVID-19 and hospitalization. The FDA has approved the first pill to treat the serious lung infection COVID-19. The […]
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