Category: Coronavirus
FDA Approves at-home Duel COVID and Flu Test
March 8th, 2023The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home test that can be used to determine whether a person has the flu or COVID-19.
Duel COVID and Flu Test
Testing for the flu previously required a visit to a doctor’s office or urgent c… more »
Masks may Help With Allergy Season
April 7th, 2021
Worried that allergy season may drag you down? Masks could help guard against severe spring allergies.
Masks may Reduce Spring Allergy Symptoms
More patients are doing well this allergy season because they are spending more times indoors and… more »
Pfizer Begins Oral COVID-19 Drug Trial
March 31st, 2021
Pfizer announced on March 23, it has begun a U.S. based early-stage study of an oral anti-viral drug to treat COVID-19.
Oral COVID-19 Treatment
The Phase 1 trial involves healthy adults to evaluate safety and tolerability of the drug.
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CDC Releases Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated People
March 24th, 2021
On March 8 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a set of recommendations on activities that fully vaccinated people can resume.
Recommendations
About 26.1 million people have received both doses of the two-dose Moderna… more »
CDC Recommends Double Masking
February 17th, 2021
While a single mask has been the latest health/fashion accessory this past year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are recommending that people add an additional mask to their daily outfit.
Double Masking
Double masking, or… more »