covid-19

Modeled around an already existing childhood vaccine statute, COVID-19 vaccines will remain free for those that are uninsured after they become commercialized later in 2023. Expecting to keep coverage for these shots for about 30 million people, this program will work by partnering with…

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a requirement that people enrolled in Medicaid not lose their coverage. Now, this requirement no longer exists, and millions are at risk of losing their health insurance coverage. Coverage was maintained throughout the pandemic due to increased federal…

After questions on the coverage of future COVID-19 vaccines have been widely circulating, the FDA announced that people 65+ and/or immunocompromised will be eligible for a free additional COVID booster this year. The decision to target these populations is evidenced based, as most recent deaths…

A New York insurance agency study reported that 71% of people experiencing long Covid needed to be out of work for six or more months. The CEO of the insurance fund, Gaurav Vasisht, estimates that the number of people experiencing long Covid is higher than this number suggests and that most of…

Like the annual flu shot, the FDA is suggesting that people get a COVID booster each fall. It was also mentioned that it might just be bivalent doses offered in this manner. Many scientists and doctors are hoping that the FDA will provide more data to back up their proposal in a meeting later this…

New studies show that the new bivalent booster shot helps protect against the BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron. These results are promising as starting in September, 2022, most boosters given were this newer version. The data from Moderna comes from antibody production rather than efficacy tests.…

Doctors around the country are noticing that COVID-19 patients are taking a long time to regain consciousness after coming off of ventilators. However, most patients are leaving ventilators with no signs of brain damage. After looking at the phenomenon closer, one neurologist found connections to…