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The FDA panel unanimously recommends emergency use
A key advisory body to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously endorsed Johnson & Johnson's emergency single-shot coronavirus vaccine on Friday. This is a critical step that paves the way for a third preventive treatment to be…
Teenagers: Ideas for setting curfews
SWELL:
American Academy of Pediatrics: "How to Create a Plan for Using Family Media", "Staying Out Late and Curfew".
Mary Francine, Parent, Suwanee, GA.
National Youth Rights Association:…
The FDA approves J & J’s single-shot Covid vaccine for emergency use
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. This gives the US a third tool to fight the pandemic as highly contagious variants are gaining a foothold across the country.With the…
Rheumatoid arthritis medicine may help struggle extreme COVID
FRIDAY, February 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) - Rheumatoid arthritis drugs may save lives of patients hospitalized with severe cases of COVID-19, according to groundbreaking clinical study.
The results, which were first…
CDC scientists say the US is “nowhere shut” to herd immunity
People await vaccinations against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Willowbrook, Los Angeles, California on February 25, 2021.Lucy NicholsonThe US is "far from" achieving herd immunity to Covid,…
Face safety can reduce COVID unfold in hair salons
FRIDAY, February 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) - Just a conversation in a hair salon can spread the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study.
The same is likely to be true of many health care facilities,…
Based on J&J board member, 20 million Covid vaccine doses shall be disbursed by the tip of…
According to Dr. Johnson & Johnson board member Mark McClellan expects the company to have 20 million doses by the end of March as the US is just one step away from adding a third safe and effective vaccine to its arsenal."There will…
Psychological well being “epidemic” in communities of coloration
By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay reporter
FRIDAY, Feb.26, 2021 (HealthDay News) - Color communities face a growing wave of mental health issues as the COVID-19 pandemic changed the…
In response to J&J, two individuals had extreme allergic reactions after receiving the Covid…
Empty vials containing a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus lie on a table as South Africa resumes its vaccination campaign at Klerksdorp Hospital on February 18, 2021.Phill Magakoe | AFP | Getty…
Mark has a couple of challenges forward of him
This post appears as part of our Healthier 2021 series, following three WebMD team members as they strive to improve their health this year. You can follow their travels here.…