Top news of the week: 01.02.2022.
Coronavirus
FDA Fully Approves Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine; U.S. Infections Fall
The agency’s decision to make the company’s Spikevax shot the second fully approved Covid-19 vaccine came as case counts and hospitalizations in the U.S. continued to decline.
Omicron Deaths in U.S. Exceed Delta’s Peak as Covid-19 Optimism Rises in Europe
More signs emerged that the Omicron wave is taking a less serious human toll in Europe, while U.S. data showed daily average deaths from the disease exceeding the peak reached during the ...
Covid-19 Deaths in the U.S. Top 2,100 a Day, Highest in Nearly a Year
The toll has eclipsed daily averages from the recent Delta-fueled surge as the newer Omicron variant, though milder for some patients, is spreading with record-breaking speed.
Omicron Pushes Health Authorities Toward Learning to Live With Covid-19
Health authorities are offering a glimpse into the future as they abandon restrictive steps designed to contain the virus and focus on hospitalized patients.
U.S. Covid-19 Hospitalizations Retreat, but Deaths Keep Rising
Latest government figures showed the seven-day average of hospital patients with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 was about 8% down from a Jan. 20 peak.
When Should You Test for Covid-19 and Which Test You Should Take
The guidelines for when and how to test for Covid-19 can be confusing. Here’s a simple guide.
Menstruation and covid-19 vaccination
Latest evidence is limited but reassuring Vaccination against covid-19 provides protection against the potentially serious consequences of SARS-CoV2 infection, but as the vaccines were ...
Covid-19 Curbs Eased Further in Europe as New Version of Omicron Spreads in Places
Several European countries cited the milder symptoms being caused by the Omicron variant in vaccinated people as the reason for lifting or relaxing restrictions—even as daily infections ...