The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Moderna are engaged in a dispute over which scientists developed Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, with the conflict possibly heading to court. Moderna and government scientists collaborated on the development of the shot and the government asked the company to include a trio of scientists on its patent application. But…
NIH Says Moderna Wrongly Left Off Government Scientists From COVID-19 Vaccine Patent
Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Offers Better Protection, Higher Myocarditis Risk Than Pfizer’s: Company
November 11, 2021
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Moderna on Thursday said its COVID-19 vaccine offers better protection against so-called breakthrough cases than its rival Pfizer’s jab, but also said that more cases of heart inflammation have been seen in people who received its shot. “A small increase in cases of myocarditis is seen with mRNA-1273 compared to BNT162b2 in males 12–29 years…
10 States Sue Biden Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
November 11, 2021
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A coalition of 10 states led by Missouri’s attorney general on Wednesday sued President Joe Biden over his administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. A federal court has blocked, for now, the administration’s private employer vaccine mandate, but a stricter one for healthcare workers remains in place. The healthcare worker mandate, which covers over…
900,000 Children 5-11 Have Gotten Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine: White House
The rollout of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young children is going well, with over 1.6 million either getting it already or scheduled to get it, Biden administration officials said in a virtual press briefing on Wednesday. Over 900,000 children between the ages of 5 and 11 will have gotten a shot of the vaccine by the end…
Malpractice Versus Common Misfortune
Thirty years ago, I had a newly pregnant patient come into my office. She was only a week late on her period. We did the routine prenatal labs and all was normal. The following week, the patient moved to Seattle, and I didn’t hear back from her until I got a notice 10 months later…
Regeneron Says Antibodies Show Success in Preventing COVID-19 Infections
Monoclonal antibodies that have already proven successful in preventing hospitalizations in people who contract COVID-19 may also serve as protection against COVID-19 infection, according to new data. Regeneron said its monoclonal antibody treatment reduced the risk of contracting the disease by 81.6 percent among uninfected persons. The data comes from a phase three trial run…
Number of Americans in Hospital With COVID-19 Drops to Lowest Number in Months
The number of hospital patients in the United States with COVID-19 has dropped consistently in recent weeks, reaching a low not seen since early August, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. An average of 41,162 patients with COVID-19 were in hospitals between Oct. 28 and Nov. 3, the data show. That’s…
Effectiveness of 2 of 3 COVID-19 Vaccines Used in US Drops Below 50 Percent: Study
November 7, 2021
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The effectiveness of the three COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States has declined in recent months, with protection against infection falling under 50 percent for two of them, according to a new study. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine dropped from 89.2 percent in March to 58 percent in September, researchers found. During the same period of…
Effectiveness of 2 of 3 COVID-19 Vaccines Used in US Drops Below 50 Percent After 6 Months: Study
November 7, 2021
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The effectiveness of the three COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States has declined in recent months, with protection against infection falling under 50 percent for two of them after six months, according to a new study. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine dropped from 89.2 percent in March to 58 percent in September, researchers found. During the…
ERs Are Swamped With Seriously Ill Patients, Although Many Don’t Have COVID-19
Inside the emergency department at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, staff members were struggling to care for patients who are showing up much sicker than they’ve ever seen. Tiffani Dusang, the emergency room’s (ER) nursing director, practically vibrated with pent-up anxiety, looking at patients lying on a long line of stretchers pushed up against the…
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