COVID-19 Updates
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COVID-19 pill 'real game-changer' for preventing COVID death
The medication appears to work so well that Pfizer has stopped enrollment in the trial of the drug, which works by blocking a protease that the...
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Ivermectin–COVID-19 study retracted; authors blame file mix-up
FDA/CDC
CDC endorses Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids
No cases of myocarditis were seen in the studies, but myocarditis is a very rare side effect, and the studies were too small to pick up these...
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COVID-19 vaccines provide 5 times the protection of natural immunity, CDC study says
“We now have additional evidence that reaffirms the importance of COVID-19 vaccines, even if you have had prior infection.”
FDA/CDC
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids
As soon as the CDC’s director signs off on those recommendations, children can get the shots, perhaps as early as Nov. 3.
Conference Coverage
MS and COVID: Docs switched DMTs but maybe didn’t need to
Switching was rampant early on, a survey finds, but a new study suggests specific drugs don’t boost risk.
Livin' on the MDedge
The devil in the (masking) details
Plus hurricane-based marriage counseling, and exciting news: Sleep is good for you.
FDA/CDC
FDA panel votes to approve Pfizer’s vaccine for children
If the FDA follows the recommendation, as it typically does, ...the shots could be available within days.
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Unvaccinated people likely to catch COVID repeatedly
“Reinfection can reasonably happen in three months or less.”
From the Journals
Antithrombotic therapy not warranted in COVID-19 outpatients
In stable patients with COVID-19, use of aspirin or apixaban did not reduce the rate of the composite of all-cause mortality, thromboembolism, MI...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC panel backs COVID-19 boosters for nearly all adults