Month: September 2021

After demonizing nearly every medication with the potential to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) finally recommended monoclonal antibodies earlier this summer. Before the official recommendation, some providers used them under an emergency use authorization (EUA) granted by the FDA in November 2020. The FDA just granted an EUA to allow their use for SARS-CoV-2 post-exposure and ongoing prophylaxis. This approval will increase demand. Recently, the treatment has gotten quite a bit of media coverage. While the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been promoting the treatment on the Combat Covid website since early summer, one man ensured a nationwide media campaign. Once Florida Governor Ron DeSantis decided to p...

The US has likely missed its chance to rid itself of COVID-19, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said. "Success does not equal no cases," Murthy told Politico, as ICUs across the country run low on beds. Vaccination continues to be the best way to keep people alive and out of the hospital, he said. Loading Something is loading. COVID-19 is unlikely to be going a...

State health officials reported another 1,648 COVID-19 cases and five more deaths on Monday as hospitalizations decreased for a fourth consecutive day. All of New Jersey’s 21 counties are still listed as having “high” rates of coronavirus transmission, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is recommending people in all 21 counties wear masks for indoor public settings regardless of vaccination rates. There were 1,015 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 or suspected cases across New Jersey’s 71 hospitals as of late Sunday — 23 fewer than Saturday night. There were 127 patients discharged from hospitals Sunday. Of those hospitalized, 113 were on ventilators, one more than the previous night. Hospitalizations have dropped about 4.8% in the past seven ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Pediatricians and public health officials say a common respiratory disease that most children can easily deal with is spreading earlier than usual in Wisconsin. The disease, called respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is common in kids under age 2 and usually results in mild symptoms. But it can be severe in infants and older adults. The symptoms for RSV are similar to that of COVID-19, so officials say testing for COVID-19 is important so children can stay home if needed. University of Wisconsin Health pediatrician Greg DeMuri told Wisconsin Public Radio that some children are getting both illnesses at once, which can extend recovery time and make it hard to diagnose what is wrong. “We don’t know if that is worse than just COVID alone or just RSV alone. There’s som...