Inside the Tactical Tug of War Over the Controversial Alzheimer鈥檚 Drug
An epic battle is playing out behind the scenes over whether the government should pay for Aduhelm, an FDA-approved Alzheimer鈥檚 drug that scientists say has not been proven to work.
How LA, Calling the Shots on School Vaccine Mandates, Can Lead the Way on Covid Rules
In the middle of a measles outbreak in 1977, the Los Angeles school system required students to be inoculated or stay out of class. Other school systems followed the practice. Will it work again now that the county is insisting that teens have their shots against covid?
Stranded by the Pandemic, He Had Only Travel Insurance. It Left Him With a $38,000 Bill.
Although it鈥檚 possible to buy travel insurance that provides some health coverage, the devil is in the fine print. Obama-era laws that prevent refusal of payment for preexisting conditions don鈥檛 apply to travel insurance.
Ser inmune a covid por haberlo tenido o estar vacunado, 驴es lo mismo?
Hay pruebas de que contraer SARS-CoV-2 genera inmunidad. Pero muchos cient铆ficos creen que no son contundentes.
Covid Immunity Through Infection or Vaccination: Are They Equal?
As scientists argue whether a previous bout of covid offers the same amount of protection as vaccinations, people turn to the courts to decide.
How Fauci and the NIH Got Ahead of the FDA and CDC in Backing Boosters
With real-time data streaming in from highly specialized researchers in the U.S. and abroad, NIH scientists became convinced that boosting the covid-19 vaccine was needed to save lives, prompting the president to announce a plan with a Sept. 20 start date. Scientists at the regulatory agencies weren鈥檛 yet convinced. A meeting Friday will determine what happens next. Here鈥檚 the story from behind the scenes.
Federal Vaccine Program Hasn鈥檛 Helped Those Whose Lives Were Altered by Covid Shot
A national vaccine court has paid out billions to families who could prove their kids were injured by vaccines. But there鈥檚 only a skeletal program for the rare victims of covid vaccination, raising concerns as the pressure for mandated shots grows.
Not All Experts Are Ready to Vaccinate Kids Against Covid
Rare reports of minor heart damage have convinced some scientists that further study is needed before racing to extend covid shots to more children.
Analysis: Mounting Pressure on China About Covid 鈥楲ab Leak鈥 Could Backfire
Where the coronavirus originated remains a mystery and the Chinese are bucking demands to let investigators see more.
La idea de que el virus que causa covid escap贸 de un laboratorio chino, una teor铆a que en su momento se consider贸 conspirativa, est谩 cobrando fuerza. Al mismo tiempo, peligra la reputaci贸n de renombrados cient铆ficos, al igual que su seguridad personal.
Leading virologists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, are demanding a deeper probe into China鈥檚 Wuhan Institute of Virology as they try to identify the source of the deadly coronavirus.
All agree that covid vaccines are urgently needed to stop the pandemic, but simply waiving patents fails to provide technological know-how and address supply chain challenges.
No hay que sufrir efectos secundarios con la vacuna contra covid para estar protegido
Si bien los s铆ntomas muestran que el sistema inmune est谩 respondiendo a la vacuna y que proteger谩 contra la enfermedad, las personas con pocos o ning煤n s铆ntoma tambi茅n estaban protegidas.
You Don鈥檛 Have to Suffer to Benefit From Covid Vaccination 鈥 But Some Prefer It
In the times of smallpox, vaccination was accompanied by blood, sweat, fire and brimstone. Nowadays, a slight fever may make you feel as if you鈥檝e earned the reward of immunity from covid. But you鈥檙e protected even without a nasty reaction to the vaccine.
El caso de la donaci贸n de vacunas contra covid estadounidenses al extranjero
Expertos felicitan las acciones de la administraci贸n Biden con las vacunas de covid, pero creen que en los pr贸ximos meses deber铆a haber un enfoque global para que el mundo est茅 innmunizado.
The Case for Donating US Covid Vaccines Overseas
For now, there鈥檚 not enough vaccine for the U.S., but that could change within a few months. Vaccinating other nations will be key to stopping the pandemic 鈥 and keeping it away from our shores.
To Extract More Doses per Vial, Vaccinators Put Squeeze on FDA to Relax Vaccine Handling Advice
Although vaccine supply is ramping up, the supply gap puts pressure on vaccinating teams to extract every drop they can. Some are asking the FDA to waive guidance against extracting vaccine from two vials with the same needle. It鈥檚 worth a shot.
鈥楨xplained by KHN鈥: Consumer Concerns About the Covid Vaccines
Our newsroom has some of the best and smartest health care and health policy reporters in the business. We鈥檝e created a new video series 鈥 鈥淓xplained by KHN鈥 鈥 in which our correspondents and editors answer common health care and policy questions. In this edition we cover consumer concerns over the covid-19 vaccines.
The Trump and Biden administrations both imposed wartime production requirements. But industry experts say the vast quantities of raw materials and specialty equipment needed for billions of newfangled vaccines have required herculean logistical efforts.
No importa cu谩l te toque. Cuando tengas oportunidad, vac煤nate contra covid
Expertos afirman que debes ponerte la primera vacuna autorizada que te ofrezcan. ya que es la forma de comenzar a generar inmunidad colectiva.
