FDA pulls authorization for AstraZeneca’s Covid antibody drug Evusheld
The drug, meant to prevent Covid in people with weakened immune systems, does not work against the predominant omicron subvariant XBB.1.5.
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Sewage from planes is a key Covid tracking tool, reports say, as CDC talks to airlines about wastewater testing
Analyzing airplane sewage could help scientists track new Covid variants entering the U.S., or identify novel pathogens.
FDA advisers raise doubts about moving to yearly Covid boosters
The agency this week proposed adopting a yearly approach to Covid vaccinations. Its advisory committee said Thursday there are still too many unknowns.
China says Covid deaths and severe cases have fallen over 70 percent since peak
A prominent government scientist said 80% of China’s 1.4 billion population had already been infected.
North Korea locks down capital city over ‘respiratory illness’
A government notice announcing a five-day lockdown in Pyongyang cited rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness but made no mention of Covid-19.
Updated Covid boosters cut the infection risk from XBB.1.5 subvariant by nearly half, CDC finds
The report provides the first data on how the updated shots fare against the predominant strain in the U.S.
Could getting Covid raise cholesterol?
Two recent studies show a link between Covid and higher cholesterol levels in the following year.
FDA proposes making the Covid vaccine a yearly shot, similar to the flu vaccine
The agency's proposal would allow most people to get the latest booster shot, regardless of whether they had received the primary series of the vaccine.
Chinese hospitals creak under the strain of a huge Covid outbreak
More than 60,000 people have died since “zero-Covid” rules were abruptly lifted in December, official figures show, and many more deaths are feared.
China reports 60,000 Covid-related deaths, says peak has passed
China stopped reporting data on Covid-19 deaths and infections after abruptly lifting anti-virus controls in early December despite a surge in infections that began in October.
David Kessler, top health official for Covid vaccines, to leave Biden administration
Kessler has served as chief science officer in the administration's coronavirus response since January 2021, playing a key role in the rollout of Covid vaccines.
Satellite images hint at Covid outbreak's true toll in China
Social media users have questioned the government’s reporting, pointing to the recent deaths of prominent artists, scientists and academics.
