Seen in  FDA news As we have with previous emerging COVID-19 variants, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is actively working with our federal partners, international regulators and medical product companies to quickly address any potential impacts of the new omicron variant on the tools to fight the pandemic. The agency is working as quickly as possible to evaluate the …

Found on CBS news More than 100 million Americans have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot. The proof? A 4-by-3-inch paper “vaccination record card” issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a post-pandemic world, that humble card for those who are fully vaccinated could become an important document used for travel, attending events, returning to …

Found on NPR LOS ANGELES — People entering a wide variety of businesses in the city of Los Angeles had to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination starting Monday as one of the country’s strictest measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus took effect. The new rule covers businesses ranging from restaurants to shopping malls and theaters to nail …

Visto en NPR The United States has seen a decline in cases and hospitalizations since the summer’s delta surge — but the decline is declining. COVID-19 is still killing more than 1,000 people in the U.S. every day. New cases still hover around 72,000 per day — and infections are actually trending up in some pockets of the country, including parts of the …

Found on CBS news More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders to international travelers from countries including Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom and much of Europe, restrictions are shifting to focus on vaccine status. Beginning Monday, bans on travel from specific countries are over. The U.S. will allow in …

Seen in Bestlife THE AGENCY IS ASKING PEOPLE TO STOP USING ONE SPECIFIC MASK. Virus experts have gone back and forth about the need for masks over the last few months, with the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant complicating the situation. In July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made a major reversal of its mask guidance, recommending …

Seen in Bloomberg The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have sorted us into three types based on our attitudes toward masking: Call them nervous maskers, never-maskers and uncertain maskers. The first feel guilty or nervous about unmasking, so they tend to default to wearing masks; the second feel angry and resentful about being told to mask, so they often refuse entirely. …

Seen in Desert A look at why the FDA doesn’t want you to use specific N95 masks By Herb Scribner@HerbScribner The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned against using certain types of N95 respirators because of potential safety issues. The FDA said it doesn’t want people using N95 masks developed by Shanghai Dasheng Health Products Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Shanghai Dasheng). The Centers for Disease …