covid-19

The FDA approved Omicron-specific vaccines recommended for everyone ages 12 and up with a minimum of two doses of the original vaccine. However, with the public’s unfamiliarity with the vaccine, there have been a series of concerns about the effectiveness of these new vaccines. Along with the…

For the first time in 7 months California is loosening COVID-19 mask wearingrecommendations. The state has voided the recommendation that was made in mid-February forall people regardless of vaccination status to stay masked when in indoor public settings. Thiscomes in response to the decrease in…

President Biden has declared the COVID-19 pandemic is over in an interview with Scott Pelleyon 60 Minutes that aired Sunday night. The President said “If you notice, no one’s wearingmasks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing. And I thinkthis is a perfect example…

According to a large new Israeli study Pfizer’s CVOID-19 pills are hardly effective in younger adults ages 40 to 65. The data is clear that for the elderly past the age of 65 the pill reduces risk of hospitalization by 65% but such results were not replicated in younger adults. This new research…

Moderna has seeked approval from the Food and Drug Administration for their new COVID-19 booster vaccines that targets the BA.5 and BA.4 omicron subvariant. Anyone over the age of 18 would be eligible for bivalent vaccine. There are some researchers doubting the extra protection from omicron sub…

The United Kingdom became the first nation to approve the long awaited dual COVID-19 vaccine which targets the original strains of the virus but with a specialized new ability to target the Omicron variant. The U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved the usage of the…

A new large scale study on long COVID-19 has found there to be blood abnormalities associated with the infection. Researchers believe long Covid shares many similarities with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome which has been shown to follow after infections. The study looked at 99…

A new Omicron sub-variant has been on the rise in India called BA.2.75 or nicknamed “Centaurus”. The new sub-variant shows similar levels of contagiousness and the ability to evade immunity caused by vaccines. So far it has not had a substantial effect on India’s hospitalizations and death numbers.…

Wastewater surveillance techniques have been used in the early detection of COVID-19 outbreaks. They are now being used to monitor monkeypox infections in cities with a high propensity for monkeypox cases such as San Fransico and other cities. The use of this technology has been on the rise since…

The European Medicines Agency is recommending that the Novavax COVID-19 has a warning of 2 possible heart inflammations. On Wednesday the EMA made this statement due to a few cases of myocarditis and pericarditis after taking the shot. Novavax claims that there were no issues with heart…

According to a study posted on Tuesday, 1/3rd of people who are infected with COVID-19 will have their symptoms rebound whether they have used the antiviral Paxlovid pill or not. Around 27% of people are expected to have their symptoms rebound after having initial improvements. 12% of people have a…

The White House has decided to offer new COVID-19 booster vaccines by September. The new shots will be geared toward fighting the new extremely contagious omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.4. The Biden administration has purchased millions of the retooled booster vaccines from pharmaceutical…

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has announced that the indoor COVID-19 mask mandate will not be reinstated as there has been a drop in cases in recent weeks. On July 14 the department said a new indoor mask mandate was on the table if the county continued to be placed in the…

Under the guise of improving COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates, LA County made the executive decision of delaying the universal indoor public mask mandate. Despite this, masks are still required in indoor public transit areas, such as taxis, Ubers, airports, nursing homes, and etc. Aside…