
Pfizer's Covid Drug Paxlovid May Reduce the Risk of Developing Long Covid, Study Says
People who took Pfizer’s antiviral treatment Paxlovid shortly after infection saw a 26% lower risk of long Covid compared with those who didn’t, the study said.
People who took Pfizer’s antiviral treatment Paxlovid shortly after infection saw a 26% lower risk of long Covid compared with those who didn’t, the study said.
The study, led by Stanford University researchers, challenges prior studies that suggest a Covid infection enhances a vaccinated individual’s immune response.
Biden signed legislation requiring the declassification of information on any possible links between a lab in China and the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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FDA staff said Pfizer’s clinical trial results on its Covid antiviral pill Paxlovid support its use in adults at high risk of progressing to severe disease.
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President Joe Biden’s administration is asking Congress to agree to pay more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus pandemic relief programs.
FBI Director Chris Wray said the FBI believes Covid probably originated from a “potential lab incident” in Wuhan.
The intelligence community is still in disagreement about the origins of Covid.
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease.
A growing online conspiracy theory is using the tagline “died suddenly” to baselessly claim that COVID-19 vaccines are killing people.
Under the Affordable Care Act, most Americans would still get their Covid shots for free once the vaccine program goes commercial.