COVID-19 Updates
FDA/CDC
CDC panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for ages 12-15
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, must still approve the recommendation for it to take effect.
News
Who needs self-driving cars when we’ve got goldfish?
Plus dueling idioms, COVID-19–fighting pachyderms, and Zoom self-consciousness.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC defends new COVID guidance as doctors raise concerns
“The new recommendations on quarantine and isolation are not only confusing, but are risking further spread of the virus.”
Latest News
COVID affects executive functioning in young to middle-age adults: Study
“COVID is not ‘one and done.’ It can have lasting and quite subtle and damaging effects on the human body.”
Commentary
10 reasons why Omicron could cause big destruction
“The most effective way to encourage people to obtain a vaccination is to use communication free of judgment and criticism.”
FDA/CDC
New CDC COVID-19 isolation guidelines still up for debate among experts
Sparking the most debate: Infected people are not told to test before leaving isolation.
Latest News
COVID-19 outbreak hits research station in Antarctica
Two-thirds of the 25 workers have tested positive at the station, despite all of them being fully vaccinated.
FDA/CDC
FDA backs Pfizer booster for 12- to 15-year-olds
The agency also shortened the recommended time between a second dose and the booster to 5 months or more,
Latest News
Travel/school disruptions as COVID-19 cases grow in 2022
Last year’s winter surge in the United States peaked around Jan. 12, which may suggest that the country has a week or so before the current wave...
Commentary
Confusing messages on COVID taking a psychological toll
“I am worried about the impact of these confusing messages on the psyche of our patients.
Feature
Why patients should ditch cloth masks