MEDICAL
What is the new XBB strain of Covid – and what are the symptoms?
By now, we all know the coronavirus has a tendency to morph as it spreads, creating different strains and variants along the way - with differing symptoms and varying infection rates. We've had the dreaded Omicron XE, the Centaurus and now, experts are weighing in on...
Pfizer expects to hike U.S. COVID vaccine price to $110-130 per dose
NEW YORK — Pfizer expects to roughly quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to about $110 to $130 per dose after the United States government’s current purchase program expires, Pfizer executive Angela Lukin said on Thursday. Lukin said she expects the vaccine –...
New Covid symptom identified amid fears of fresh wave this winter
Experts have warned of a fresh Covid wave this winter and issued an update on the main new symptom to watch out for. They have said the government's guidelines around symptoms are "wrong". They also warned that the new wave will be worse due to a lack of testing and...
Moderna seeks emergency authorization for omicron COVID booster for children
Moderna announced Friday that it has requested emergency use authorization for its omicron COVID-19 booster shots for children aged 6-17 years old. Driving the news: The application for the bivalent vaccine for children ages 6 months to under 6 years old is expected...