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FDA fast-tracks monoclonal antibody to prevent COVID-19 for certain immunocompromised people
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 26, 2024
People who are immunocompromised have a new tool to prevent COVID-19. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Pemgarda, a monoclonal antibody that’s designed to protect immunocompromised...
State ‘confused’ nursing homes with early COVID directives, and also should fund them better, analysis...
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 15, 2024
The state government’s response to the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic left New Jersey nursing homes confused and without adequate supplies, according to a new independent analysis.
Report: 1 in 5 will rebound after Paxlovid, but it still works
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 14, 2023
One in five people who take nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) get COVID-19 again after the drug clears them of it, according to a new study.
COVID-19 antivirals may slightly lower long COVID risk
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 26, 2023
Even though it may be more pricey for some people to get Paxlovid soon, a new study finds that taking it is linked to a small reduction in long COVID. The same is true for Lagevrio, the other oral drug...
Study: Paxlovid lowered COVID hospitalization, death in people more prone to serious disease
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 03, 2023
As news that COVID-19 activity has declined emerged Monday, a new study was released showing that people vulnerable to severe COVID-19 who took nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (Paxlovid) had a lower risk for...
Long COVID not as prevalent in 2022 as previously estimated, CDC says
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 28, 2023
New survey data finds that long COVID was less prevalent in 2022 compared to other estimates previously recorded.
For the first time, vaccines are available for all 3 viruses targeting older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2023
COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus cases are increasing, and the height of influenza season is on the horizon, but older adults and long-term care staff members are entering the first virus season...
COVID-19 death rates surpass that of flu in hospitalized older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 15, 2023
Older adults who are in the hospital with COVID-19 die at double the rate compared to people who are hospitalized for flu complications, a new study published recently in The BMJ shows.
This COVID-19 vaccine linked to lower risk for clotting, blockages
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 04, 2023
A study that put both COVID-19 shots to the test to see which was better for older adults found that the Moderna vaccine was superior.