Michigan Hospitalizations Spike; State Hits 70% Vaccine Goal

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. LANSING, Mich. (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalizations in Michigan surpassed 3,000 for the first time in more than six months Monday amid a fourth surge of infections, while state officials celebrated reaching a key vaccination goal. The number of adults hospitalized with confirmed cases was 3,040. That […]

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NYC Officials Push COVID-19 Boosters Amid Rise in Cases

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. NEW YORK (AP) — New York City health officials urged COVID-19 vaccine providers Monday to make booster shots widely available to most adults who want one amid a statewide spike in infections over the past two weeks. U.S. health officials have yet to authorize booster shots […]

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Racial Disparities in Kids’ Vaccinations Are Hard to Track

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The rollout of COVID-19 shots for elementary-age children has exposed another blind spot in the nation’s efforts to address pandemic inequalities: Health systems have released little data on the racial breakdown of youth vaccinations, and community leaders fear that Black and Latino kids are falling behind. […]

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EU Lists Rare Spinal Condition as Side Effect of J&J COVID-19 Shot

(Reuters) – Europe’s drug regulator has recommended adding a rare type of spinal inflammation called transverse myelitis as a side-effect of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. Reports of this serious neurological illness were also at the heart of trial halts in the early stages of development for both AstraZeneca and J&J’s shots, which are based on similar technology. On October […]

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Vienna tightens coronavirus restrictions

Austrian capital Vienna said Thursday it would tighten coronavirus restrictions to only allow those vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 to enter restaurants, go to hairdressers and attend bigger gatherings. The new rules come as the daily surge in cases nationwide hit a record high for 2021, at almost 8,600 infections. “The situation in all of Austria is serious,” Vienna mayor […]

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Moderna Lowers Forecast for 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Moderna is scaling back expectations for the number of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries it expects to make this year and the revenue it will record from them. Longer delivery lead times for exports and a temporary impact from expanding its fill-finish capacity may shift some deliveries to […]

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Ivermectin-COVID-19 Study Retracted; Authors Blame File Mixup

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The authors of a study purportedly showing that ivermectin could treat patients with SARS-CoV-2 have retracted their paper after acknowledging that their data were garbled. The paper, “Effects of a Single Dose of Ivermectin on Viral and Clinical Outcomes in Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infected Subjects: A Pilot […]

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