FDA approves updated Pfizer covid shots but limits access for some kids and adults
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators approved updated covid-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children. The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are approved for all seniors. But the Food and Drug Administration narrowed their use...
New covid variant could come with extremely painful symptom
Just when we all thought covid was far behind us, a new variant has emerged to threaten our well-being once again. The new variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made its way to the United States. The variant, which was first discovered in China earlier this year, currently accounts for 10%...
FDA approves Moderna’s new lower-dose covid-19 vaccine
The U.S. approved a new covid-19 vaccine made by Moderna late Friday but with limits on who can use it — not a replacement for the company’s existing shot, but a second option. The new vaccine, mNexspike, is a step toward next-generation coronavirus vaccines. It’s made in a way that...
New covid vaccine guidance pits ‘common sense’ vs. science, data
If pregnant women and healthy children follow new federal guidance, they won’t receive the covid-19 vaccine and will face a greater risk for complications from the disease, three public health experts told TribLive Wednesday. “This particular decision undermines years of medical research,” Dr. Syra Madad said of U.S. Health and...
Covid spurred both public health advances and science skepticism
One of the nation’s most outspoken vaccine experts believes the U.S. is already forgetting a critical lesson reinforced during the covid-19 pandemic: Vaccines save lives. Dr. Peter Hotez said increased vaccine hesitancy, misinformation and politicization are jeopardizing people’s health. As dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor...
Pandemic led to radical, lasting changes in health care industry
When covid-19 struck, Natalya Rodriguez, fresh out of nursing school, watched as a flood of overwhelmed colleagues abandoned the health care field. Nothing had prepared nurses in the U.S. for a pandemic — or the death and fear it brought. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing estimated 100,000...
Pa. hospitals wrestle with nursing shortages as pandemic drags on
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Problems at Brighton Rehab didn’t start with coronavirus, Trib investigation finds
ptr-BrightonIntro Talk. Kenneth Miller has heard a lot of it since March when night and day, people all around him began dying at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. There has been talk of change, talk of state and federal probes into how the aging, 589-bed Beaver County facility that one...
Brighton Rehab residents, families outraged by lax oversight during outbreak
ptr-BrightonOversight `Covid cannot be used as a cover-up`: Brighton Rehab residents, families outraged by lax oversight during outbreak As death became a constant at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in mid-April, so did certain daily rituals, according to some of the more than dozen residents, families and current and former...
Brighton Rehab under scrutiny for hydroxychloroquine use to thwart coronavirus
ptr-BrightonHydro Brighton Rehab under scrutiny for hydroxychloroquine use to thwart coronavirus Evelyn Gilbert, 53, began her five-day dose of hydroxychloroquine while battling covid-19 in a room with three other infected residents at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Kenneth Miller, 66, who had not shown symptoms of the virus, was jolted...
As outbreak spun out of control, Brighton Rehab ownership group remained mum. It still does
ptr-BrightonManagement Veil of silence: As outbreak spun out of control, Brighton Rehab ownership group remained mum. It still does. A knock on the door at two Long Island addresses listed for the owners of Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center did nothing to lift a veil of silence surrounding the company...
After months of uncertainty at the top, Brighton Rehab has manager in place through end of year
ptr-BrightonAllaire After months of uncertainty at the top, Brighton Rehab has manager in place through end of year A state-appointed manager will oversee operations at the troubled Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center at least through the end of the year, signaling some consistency after months of uncertainty about who is...
