Unraveling the Interplay of Omicron, Reinfections, and Long Covid
Long covid “is a parallel pandemic that most people aren’t even thinking about,” said Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunobiology ...
Tag: Vaccines
Los Angeles Health Officials to Feds: Where’s the Rest of Our Monkeypox Vaccine?
Los Angeles County health officials found out Tuesday that the federal government slashed the county’s requested and expected monkeypox vaccine ...
‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care
Some screenings and preventative tests are free under the Affordable Care Act. But this popular provision comes with challenges and ...
Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their Covid Booster?
Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say ...
Why Black and Hispanic Seniors Are Left With a Less Powerful Flu Vaccine
Efforts to combat racial disparity in health health care are exploring why some ethnicities have fewer options for high-dose flu ...
Families Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits
As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun requiring visitors to present proof that they’re ...
Nursing Home Residents Overlooked in Scramble for Covid Antibody Treatments
Across the country, medical directors of skilled nursing and long-term care sites say they’ve been scrambling to obtain doses of ...
California Vaccine Mandate Extends to Aides for People With Disabilities
Workers in adult and senior care facilities and in-home aides have been added to the list of California health workers ...
‘Wisdom and Fear’ Lead 90% of U.S. Seniors to Covid Vaccines
Political leanings that have skewed vaccination rates across the country have had much less of an impact on older adults.