The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a Public Health Alert advising consumers and retailers to avoid potentially contaminated raw oysters from British Columbia, Canada.
On April 4, 2022, the FDA confirmed that the agency is working with federal, state, and local officials and Canadian public health authorities regarding potential norovirus outbreaks.
Certain Canadian Oysters Contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus
Biden Makes National Push for ‘Long COVID’ Research
Efforts will include speeding up registrations of 40,000 people both with and without long COVID for a study on the condition
Cardiac Complications Up After SARS-CoV-2 Infection Versus Vaccines
Incidence of cardiac outcomes after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination highest in males aged 12 to 17 years, but risk 1.8 to 5.6 times higher after infection
Most COVID-19 Patients Benefit at Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals
Patients treated for COVID-19 discharged with greater improvements in ambulation distance, assistance needs versus reference patients
Vaccination Offers Extra Protection After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Two studies show additional protection against reinfection and COVID-19-linked hospitalization with vaccination
FDA Panel Meets to Craft Future Vaccine Strategy
No official vote is planned, and no specific vaccine products will be discussed
Medicare Now Covers COVID-19 Tests Bought at Drug Stores
Now the 59 million Americans covered by Medicare Part B can get up to eight free, at-home tests each month
CDC Director Walensky Announces Sweeping Review of Agency
Revamp would focus on improving the nation’s public health workforce, data modernization, laboratory capacity, rapid response to outbreaks
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Since Pandemic Began
Nursing home residents continue to be more vulnerable both because of their age and underlying medical conditions
COVID-19 Vaccination Early in Pregnancy Not Linked to Fetal Anomalies
Vaccination within teratogenic window not linked to presence of congenital anomalies identified on ultrasonography