Three-month survival 95.6 percent among patients who underwent lung transplant during August 2020 to September 2021
Booster Shots More Effective During Omicron Emergence Period
And vaccine effectiveness lower during omicron with receipt of two doses, but higher after booster dose
More Than 1 Million U.S. Children Diagnosed With COVID-19 in Single Week
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 10.6 million children have tested positive for COVID-19
Biden Administration Withdraws Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
Supreme Court said mandate went too far in imposing such a sweeping requirement on employers
No Evidence of Malignant, Sustained Arrhythmias Seen After COVID-19
Palpitations common, but corresponded with sinus rhythm or sinus tachycardia
Pfizer Begins Testing COVID-19 Vaccine Targeted to Omicron
New U.S. study will assess the updated, omicron-targeted vaccine for use as a booster or for primary vaccinations
Omicron Shows Signs of Ebbing as U.S. Cases Fall, Hospitalizations Level Off
More states have now reported they have passed their peaks in new cases, and new cases have begun to drop nationally
EU Eases COVID-19 Travel Rules Within the Bloc for Fully Vaccinated
Announcement made a day after the WHO said the spread of the omicron variant could change the pandemic from overwhelming to manageable
Free N95 Masks Begin Arriving in U.S. Pharmacies
Masks already set up for distribution at some Hy-Vee and Meijer grocery stores in the Midwest
FDA Limits Use of Two COVID-19 Antibody Treatments
Treatments made by Regeneron and Eli Lilly performed well against earlier variants, but not against omicron