COVID-19 meds like Paxlovid will soon have big price tags
Oct 30, 2023
The pills still will be available at no cost until those bought earlier by the federal government run out.
CDC relaxes COVID-19 vaccination rules for foreign travelers
Apr 28, 2023
Another federal agency, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, announced that healthcare workers would be considered “fully vaccinated” with the one bivalent dose.
Paxlovid soon will not be free for Americans
Dec 07, 2022
At this point, about 6 million Americans have taken free Paxlovid doses.
Pfizer plans to charge more than $100 per COVID-19 shot in 2023
Oct 24, 2022
People with Medicare or Medicaid and those with private health insurance likely would get the vaccine for free.
CDC panel: Add COVID-19 shot to routine vaccine schedule
Oct 21, 2022
An advantage to having COVID-19 shots on the vaccine schedule is that insurance providers typically will cover recommended vaccines.
CDC will stop issuing daily updates of COVID-19 cases, deaths
Oct 08, 2022
The move is in line with efforts to wind down other COVID-19-related tools on the CDC website.
Biden administration will stop sending out free COVID-19 tests on Friday
Aug 29, 2022
The move comes as the stockpile of test kits is shrinking and fewer Americans are testing for COVID-19.
Wide variance seen in booster uptake among vaccinated U.S. adults
Aug 29, 2022
Disparities were seen by geographic, sociodemographic and occupational subgroups.
COVID-19 incidence, hospitalization up for persons with disabilities
Jun 16, 2022
Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible because of disability have a higher COVID-19 incidence and hospitalization rates than age-eligible beneficiaries.
Almost 30 percent of COVID-19 patients develop ‘long COVID’
May 02, 2022
Factors independently associated with PASC include hospitalization for COVID-19, having diabetes and higher body mass index.