CNN — Updated Covid-19 boosters roughly halve a person’s risk of becoming ill with the coronavirus, even from infections caused by the fast-spreading XBB.1.5 subvariant. New studies, led by researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are among the first looks at how bivalent boosters have continued to work in the real … Read more
CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration wants to simplify the Covid-19 vaccination process to look more like what happens with the flu vaccine, according to documents posted online Monday. This could include streamlining vaccine composition, vaccination schedules and periodic updates of Covid-19 vaccines. The FDA said it plans to evaluate circulating strains of … Read more
CNN — A difficult respiratory virus season in the United States appears to be easing as three major respiratory viruses that have hit the country in recent months are finally all trending down at the same time. A new dataset from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the number of emergency … Read more
CNN — Indonesia warns people against consuming liquid nitrogen after more than 20 children were injured eating a street snack known as ‘dragon’s breath’ which is at the center of a new video trend dangerous virus. Children have suffered burns to their skin, severe stomach pains and food poisoning after consuming the colorful candies, according … Read more
