Courtesy Kimberle Jones (ST. LOUIS) — Erica Thompson, a mother of three in St. Louis County, Missouri, died of COVID-19 on July 4 — a death her mother said could have been prevented. Thompson, 37, was unvaccinated, said her mother, Kimberle Jones. “Had Read More
Grandbrothers/iStock (WASHINGTON) — As pressure grows for the Food and Drug Administration to give full approval for the vaccine, a move that could drive up vaccinations by allowing vaccine mandates in places such as the military and schools, the agency told ABC Read More
Igor Ilnitckii/iStock (WASHINGTON) — New Hampshire residents cannot be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine in order to “access any public facility, any public benefit, or any public service” according to a new bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Chris Read More
MarsBars/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Pfizer and Moderna are expanding the size of their COVID-19 vaccine studies in children ages 5 to 11, according to a new report. The decision, which came after a push from the Food and Drug Administration, according to The New York Times, Read More
Pekic/iStock (NEW YORK) — Although reports of breakthrough COVID-19 cases occurring among fully vaccinated Americans are garnering much attention, as the country experiences a viral resurgence, new data illustrates just how rare these breakthrough infections are Read More
Courtesy Dr. Jeffrey Durmer (NEW YORK) — Olympic teams often have coaches, trainers and physical therapists on their staff. But for the Tokyo Games, the U.S. Weightlifting team has added another role to help its athletes perform at the top of their game – a sleep Read More
Plump (NEW YORK) — As cities around the world start to reopen after COVID-19 lockdowns, the effects of the pandemic are starting to show on people’s faces. Experts in cosmetic medicine say they have begun to notice an uptick in Botox treatments among younger Read More
sshepard/iStock (NEW YORK) — A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel once again warned consumers this week not to use commercial antibody tests to check whether or not they are immune to COVID-19. These tests, the panel said Thursday, are not consistent Read More
iStock/Marsbars (NEW YORK) — Maryland Gov. Hogan announced earlier this month, the launch of the $1 million VaxU scholarship program. The effort is to incentivize those eligible, kids between 12-17 to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the governor said. Anyone Read More
Bill Oxford/iStock (NEW YORK) — During the last year and a half, immunocompromised people have been at extremely high risk for the virus. And for many, the COVID vaccine didn’t change that. That’s why a group of independent Centers for Disease Control Read More
