Safety Profiles Of Current Covid-19 Vaccines
As of right now, this is what we know about serious safety concerns raised about these COVID-19 vaccines: the mRNA vaccines, Pfizer© and Moderna©, the Johnson & Johnson©vaccine, and the Oxford/Astrazeneca© vaccine. These are the current vaccines with...
Anti-viral drugs for COVID-19
Much of the new these days focuses around the vaccines that are out on the market due to emergency authorizations for their use due the continued spread and decimation caused by COVID-19. One of the major concerns that have been raised besides safety are also how the...
The latest COVID-19 vaccines on the market
Recently, two more vaccines are being reviewed in the news for their efficacy and usefulness in the fight against COVID-19. The producers are Johnson & Johnson and Novavax. The Johnson & Johnson or J&J has been discussed earlier than the other since it...
The crisis between vaccine supplies and new variants
As we continue to hear news of COVID-19 variants making their landfall and presence in the United States, the mass vaccination campaign continues. Meanwhile as cases continue to surge, hospitals are overflowing, and deaths have reached almost 400,000, vaccinations...
The new variant of COVID-19: B.1.1.7
In the last several weeks we have been hearing news that a new variant, B.I.I.7, of COVID-19, first detected in the United Kingdom is being detected in other countries as well, including the United States. The onset of this new variant is bad timing since the United...
Allergies to vaccines for COVID-19
Recently, the Pfizer© vaccine for COVID-19 has come under scrutiny for components in their vaccine which could lead to severe reactions by recipients of the vaccine and therefore could lead to anaphylaxis. Allergies to these components, especially polyethylene glycol...
Worrying about vaccines against COVID-19
As more and more news come out about vaccines against COVID-19, people are starting to have concern and worry. Naturally, they are asking a lot of questions about receiving the vaccine and when. Most of the news has centered around two vaccines that have already been...
What to keep open and what to close during 2nd wave of pandemic
After most of the United States was enjoying somewhat of a break in COVID-19 surges and closures in the latter part of the summer, COVID-19, which still roams freely, has led into a second resurgence in almost every state in the latter fall and is leading to potential...
Herd immunity and the White House
The White House has been following a contestable strategy related to controlling the coronavirus called the Great Barrington Declaration. In this declaration created by Jay Bhattacharya, Sunetra Gupta, and Martin Kulldorff, who are all academics, they advocate for...
Remdesivir: Useful or not for COVID-19
Recently, the FDA deemed Remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, the first treatment approved as such. Back on May 1, they had granted EUA, emergency use authorization, of Remdesivir for COVID-19 and many hospitals made use of it, especially given that there was very...