Vaccination

Unvaccinated should not travel this labor day weekend: CDC

(HealthDay)—Unvaccinated Americans should stay home during the holiday weekend as COVID-19 cases surge due to the highly contagious Delta variant, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

Vaccination

New data shows the power of COVID vaccines

(HealthDay)—The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines is borne out in new government data showing that more than 99.99% of fully vaccinated Americans have not had a breakthrough infection resulting in hospitalization or death.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC revises website info on how COVID-19 spreads

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday changed its website guidance on how COVID-19 spreads, emphasizing that it is mainly transmitted through the air, not on surfaces.

Medications

FDA committee: Makena should be removed from market

Makena, a drug used to reduce the risk for preterm births, should be taken off the U.S. market, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommends. The 9-to-7 vote in favor of withdrawing approval of the drug ...

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