Nurse practitioner Deborah Beauplan administers a COVID-19 swab test at a drive-thru testing site set up for Suffolk County, New York. Newsday | Getty Images The U.S. has a long way to go before the pandemic is over and life returns to semblance of normalcy as deaths from Covid-19 remain far higher than seasonal respiratory […]
An antiviral medication could soon be available for treating COVID-19. Molnupiravir, an antiviral medication that is currently in clinical trials, may soon be added to the currently available tools to treat COVID-19. Molnupiravir is an antiviral that is different from the currently used remdesivir because unlike remdesivir, which is given via IV, molnupiravir can be […]
Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, founding director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Boston University, told CNBC, that, medically, she agrees with President Joe Biden‘s assertion that platforms like Facebook are killing people by allowing Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on their services. “I think social media is playing a big role in amplifying misinformation, which is leading […]
