AZD1222 US Phase III Trial
The AstraZeneca’s AZD1222 US Phase III Trial demonstrated statistically significant vaccine efficacy of 79% at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% efficacy at preventing severe disease…
Coronavirus
Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Vaccination Increased
On March 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is increasing the Medicare payment amount for administering the COVID-19 vaccine. “This new and…
$2.25 Billion to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on March 17, announced a plan to invest $2.25 billion over two years to address Coronavirus Disease…
FDA Permits Marketing of First SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Test
On March 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing authorization of the BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1 (RP2.1), the first SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test…
CVS Health MinuteClinic COVID-19 Antibody Test
CVS Health, on March 16, announced the availability of COVID-19 antibody testing in all MinuteClinic locations in Massachusetts, there are nearly 60 MinuteClinic locations in…
Most People Prefer Local Health Care Provider For A Vaccination
Recently the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) released a new survey, according to which, Americans shows a strong preference to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from…
Ivermectin Against COVID-19?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently writes an article about a growing interest in a drug called ivermectin to treat humans with COVID-19….
CVS Health COVID-19 Vaccines in 29 States
Recently CVS Health announced that they have nearly doubled the number of states where select CVS Pharmacy locations are offering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible populations…
Lilly’s Bamlanivimab and Etesevimab
On March 10, Eli Lilly and Company announced new data from the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled BLAZE-1 Phase 3 study, demonstrating bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) 700 mg and…
How Fully Vaccinated People Can Visit Safely With Others
On March 8, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its first set of recommendations on activities that people who are fully vaccinated…