In an attempt to ensure the effectiveness of their COVID-19 vaccines against new variants of the novel coronavirus, both Pfizer and Moderna are testing a third booster shot of their respective two-dose vaccines. On February 25, Pfizer announced that it is studying a...
COVID-19 can be thought of as a game of chicken, except instead of driving head-on towards each other and betting the other person will swerve at the last minute, we’re going out when we should be staying home and foregoing social distancing, masks and hygiene...
As the state waits for more doses of COVID-19 vaccine to get in the pipeline, new threats of a surge in cases of the disease loom due to the emergence of worrisome variants. More than 50 cases of a variant first detected in the U.K. have been found here, according to...
In June 2020, Michelle Chason tested positive for COVID-19. Even after she felt better and had a negative test, she still experienced lingering symptoms, including brain fog, short-term memory loss, intensified acid reflux and tingling and numbness on the left side of...
Millions of older Americans, chronically ill and trapped at home, pose a big challenge to inoculation efforts. Doctors are on it. At least two million Americans are homebound, a population all but invisible. Most suffer from multiple chronic conditions, but cannot get...
