Category: Covid-19

This is the first time many people are hearing about Novavax , the fourth COVID vaccine in the US, but it has been authorized for […]

When I received my latest COVID booster dose—new with the updated spike proteins we should all be sure to get —the pharmacist asked as I […]

There’s a new COVID booster in drugstores , and all we can say about it is this: it’s good, it’s free, and you should get […]

The Postal Service’s free COVID testing program returns on Monday, September 25, 2023. On that date, you can visit COVIDTests.gov and request a free package […]

On May 11, 2023, the federal government announced the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, and with it the end of the Postal Service […]

You could fill a book with stupid things people are thinking about COVID-19. Unethical actors preying on public fears about a deadly disease are as […]

What started out as a simple recipe for COVID protection—take an injection, come back in three weeks, and take another one—has turned into a Byzantine […]

Hello from 1113 days of lockdown. It’s me, your immune-compromised friend in hell. Most days it seems like the whole world wants you to snap […]

Remember 2021 when people were willing to do anything to find a test for COVID? In response, the government began sending out free tests and […]

If you’re feeling nostalgic for the days when you could order a free pack of four or eight COVID tests from the government , we’ve […]

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not prescribe vaccinations for schoolchildren, a fact anyone who follows vaccination policy knows. Tucker Carlson, […]

COVID vaccine boosters have been updated this fall: Pfizer for children 12 years of age and older, Moderna for children 18 years of age and […]

In a recent study , rinsing the nose twice a day was found to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms. While the study in question […]

Updated COVID booster vaccines are now officially approved and recommended by the FDA and CDC. There is a Pfizer booster for kids aged 12 and […]

If you have been infected with COVID in the past few months, you may still have symptoms. For a subset of people, the infection can […]

With COVID cases on the rise again (are we on the fifth wave? Seventh?), it’s important to know that there is a cure that can […]

You can first request four free rapid tests from the government . You can then request four more . Now there is a third round […]

Chances are, in the past two years, you’ve woken up at least one morning with a scratchy throat and clogged sinuses, and your first thought […]

Even if you are “fully” vaccinated and have received a booster dose of the vaccine, you may need another COVID-19 shot soon. Today, the FDA […]

When the US government announced in January that each family would be able to request four free tests , we noted that four tests were […]

Since we all know that cloth masks are no longer suitable, I hope you have good masks – N95, KF94 or similar. But even the […]

Some governments in other parts of the world have been providing free tests and masks for some time now. Last week, the US joined the […]

The Better Business Bureau issued a warning this week about the spread of COVID testing scams. Fake websites and deceitful personal testing centers are using […]

When the plan to provide free COVID at-home tests was announced in December, it looked rather disappointing – the cost of the tests would be […]

Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, recently said it was “reassuring news” that the majority of people who died from COVID-19 had multiple comorbidities. While […]

Last week it was flurona . This week it’s something called “deltacron”. We’re ready to say “oh shit” when we hear about a new option […]

COVID-19 and the flu are respiratory viruses that can range from annoying to life-threatening, and public health experts are concerned about what could happen if […]

The CDC has announced that teens are now eligible for booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Until now, boosters have only been for adults aged […]

If by this point you have not personally contracted any variant of COVID-19, you may have a ” well, in the end, I’ll get it.” […]

At home, rapid COVID-19 tests recommend that you stir a cotton swab inside each nostril before placing the swab in its small tube or card. […]

The highly contagious variant of Omicron continues to cause a spike in infections across the country. According to the CDC COVID data tracker, the average […]

As the number of Omicron cases in the U.S. continues to rise , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is cutting the recommended isolation […]

When talking about ways to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission among people in your own home, public health experts often mention the importance of […]