COVID-19 Updates
Livin' on the MDedge
The compass that points toward food
Plus COVID-19 resisters, the power of parasites, and pandemic memes.
FDA/CDC
FDA authorizes boosters for Moderna, J&J, allows mix-and-match
The move gives the vaccine experts on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices latitude to...
Conference Coverage
ECTRIMS/EAN statement on COVID-19 vaccination in patients with MS
The statement concludes that the COVID-19 vaccines that are currently available are safe for patients with MS.
Managing Your Practice
COVID-19: Can doctors refuse to see unvaccinated patients?
In the end, every private practitioner will have to make his or her own decision on this question.
FDA/CDC
FDA panel backs second dose for Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients
It will be up to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel to make more specific recommendations for who might need another shot....
Conference Coverage
Pandemic survey: Forty-six percent of pediatric headache patients got worse
But some fared better when they were stuck at home instead of at school.
FDA/CDC
FDA advisors vote to recommend Moderna boosters
The panel voted to authorize a 50 milligram dose — half the dose used in the primary series of shots — to boost immunity against COVID-19 at least...
Conference Coverage
COVID-19 vaccination in MS: Lower response on certain medications
Currently approved COVID-19 vaccines appear safe in patients with MS and are effective in most patients.
Latest News
New safety data regarding COVID vaccines
The pharmacovigilance report “raises no safety warnings for pregnant or nursing women with any of the COVID-19 vaccines.”
From the Journals
‘Fascinating’ link between Alzheimer’s and COVID-19
Study findings could lead to new treatment targets to slow progression and severity of both diseases.
Conference Coverage
Omega-3s tame inflammation in elderly COVID-19 patients
Those who received an intravenous infusion had significant decreases from baseline to end of treatment in the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.