Pfizer’s Paxlovid was granted emergency use authorization to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in December 2021.1 The drug consists of nirmatrelvir tablets — the antiviral component — and ritonavir tablets, which are intended to slow the breakdown of nirmatrelvir.2 What started out as a slow rollout — only 40,000 or fewer prescriptions were written for… Read More »
Loading the player… Just when people were beginning to wrap their heads around the delta variant of COVID-19, this week, Texas’ hospital system has become the first to report a case of the lambda variant. According to ABC News, Monday, Houston Methodist Hospital, which operates eight hospitals in its network, confirmed its first case of the… Read More »
White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said fully vaccinated people might want to consider wearing masks indoors as a precaution against the rapidly spreading delta variant in the U.S. “If you want to go the extra mile of safety even though you’re vaccinated when you’re indoors, particularly in crowded places, you might want… Read More »
How many cases of the Delta variant have been spotted in YOUR town? Interactive tool and maps reveal how mutant strain has spiralled to make up 99% of all infections Public Health England surveillance found 36,800 or 37,256 cases checked were the Indian ‘Delta’ variant The only other mutant strains spotted were the Kent ‘Alpha’… Read More »
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health Canada ‘This virus spreads so fast, and is so contagious that, if 20 per cent of the population is not vaccinated, that will be more then enough to keep this thing going’ Author of the article: Sharon Kirkey Publishing date: Jul 17, 2021 • 7 hours ago • 5 minute read… Read More »
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy told CNBC on Wednesday there is reason to be hopeful that people who received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine may be protected against the virus’ delta variant. Murthy pointed to data that showed the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot is highly effective against hospitalization from the more contagious variant. He… Read More »