COVID-19 Updates
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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...
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.
From the Journals
What turns wandering thoughts into something worse?
The more negative someone’s thoughts became, the more likely that their next idea would be related to their previous one, researchers found.
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.
News from the FDA/CDC
Anxiety, depression symptoms rose and fell with new COVID cases
Despite decreasing this spring, symptom frequency remained elevated over estimates from 2019.
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Merck seeks FDA authorization for antiviral COVID-19 pill
If the FDA grants authorization, the drug would be the first oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19.
From the Journals
Depression rates up threefold since start of COVID-19
Clinicians, public health officials and policy makers need to be aware of the impact COVID-19 has had on mental health, said Dr. Sandro Galea.
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Merck’s new COVID-19 pill: ‘Game changer’ or just one more tool?
“It’s not exactly a home run, like penicillin for strep throat ... but it is encouraging.”
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New York’s largest health care provider fires 1,400 unvaccinated employees
A few thousand Northwell employees got vaccinated as the deadline approached.
News from the FDA/CDC
Johnson & Johnson requests FDA approval for vaccine booster doses
The FDA’s independent vaccine advisory committee meets next week to review data on booster shots from both Johnson & Johnson and Moderna.
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Vaccine holdouts embrace COVID antibody treatment, mystifying doctors
“I think it’s irrational, quite frankly, if you have to boil it down to one word.”