By Jen Christensen, CNN Pregnant women who develop Covid-19 symptoms risk emergency complications and other problems with their pregnancies, according to two new studies. The disease also puts their children at risk. The first study showed that pregnant women with symptomatic Covid-19 had a higher percentage of emergency complications when compared to those who tested
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By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN The big picture for Covid-19 in the US is looking a little brighter as new infections and hospitalizations decline. “That’s the good news. And hopefully it’s going to continue to go in that trajectory downward,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Continue Reading By John Duffy, CNN On this World Mental Health Day, the second of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is clear that people — most people — are struggling. Across cultures, we were experiencing plenty of mental health issues well before the pandemic, including — but not limited to — undue stress and anxiety, poor self-esteem, eating
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, CNN While the rate of Covid-19 infections nationwide is slowing, health care systems in some parts of the country are struggling with hospital wings still packed with patients. Montana, for instance, is facing new highs this week in coronavirus hospitalizations, with 533 Covid-19 patients in hospitals as of Wednesday, according to the
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By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN The big picture for Covid-19 in the US is looking a little brighter as new infections and hospitalizations decline. “That’s the good news. And hopefully it’s going to continue to go in that trajectory downward,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s what parents around the country have been waiting for: Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday they are asking the US Food and Drug Administration for an emergency use authorization for their Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. It may take some weeks for the data to make its way
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By Maggie Fox, CNN There’s little doubt now — study after study, in real life and in lab dishes, in the US and elsewhere — that people’s immunity starts to wane just months after they finish the two-dose series of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. While getting two doses of vaccine creates a strong immune response that
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By Katia Hetter, CNN The pandemic is making me think about Halloween costumes and candy earlier than ever. I am also wondering what my busy block will be doing. Will the couple at the end of my street have the player piano going as they hand out treats? Or will they go dark, as they
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Amid the growing prospect of more Covid-19 booster shots becoming available, an expert has suggested that some people could receive a dose of a different vaccine from the one they initially received. “I hope that when the FDA and CDC review data around Moderna and Johnson & Johnson that they will
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By Maggie Fox, CNN More than 140,000 US children have lost a parent or grandparent who takes care of them to Covid-19, CDC researchers reported Thursday, which is as many as one in 500 US kids. Children from racial and ethnic minorities were far more likely to lose such a caregiver, the CDC-led team found.
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By Holly Yan, CNN Some people who recently got a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine are noticing swollen lymph nodes. Don’t panic, doctors say. Swollen lymph nodes caused by vaccination are temporary, harmless and a sign that the vaccine is working. But to avoid unnecessary anxiety and uncertainty, women planning to get a mammogram should
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Children are almost as likely as adults to become infected with coronavirus, but they are less likely to have symptoms, according to a new study published Friday. The new study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, found adults and children living in Utah and New York City shared similar risks of
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By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have planned two meetings in the coming weeks to discuss more Covid-19 vaccine boosters, as well as Pfizer’s application for emergency use authorization for its vaccine for children 5-11. “CDC’s independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) plans to meet
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By Casey Barber, CNN Orange pumpkins might be more popular this month, but there’s no better time than now to take advantage of tasting a truly fresh apple. October is peak apple season for many regions of the United States, so why not head out to an orchard near you for a pick-your-own adventure? Even
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Scientists still don’t know a lot about a rare and serious Covid-19 complication that impacts children, but what they do know is that when there is a surge of Covid-19 cases in their area, MIS-C cases will typically follow. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has
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By Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN For nearly six hours on Monday, the world experienced a forced break from Facebook’s social networking tools. We lived to tell the tale. But how did we feel in the process? Although relatively short, the Facebook outage showed “how reliant we are on social media in different ways to distract ourselves,
Continue Reading By Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN For nearly six hours on Monday, the world experienced a forced break from Facebook’s social networking tools. We lived to tell the tale. But how did we feel in the process? Although relatively short, the Facebook outage showed “how reliant we are on social media in different ways to distract ourselves,
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By Aya Elamroussi, Maggie Fox and Mallika Kallingal, CNN With federal health officials set to consider Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 years and older, most Americans are slated to qualify for a shot soon. But a widening gap between vaccination rates could slow the country’s progress in its fight against Covid-19, an expert warned
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By Virginia Langmaid and Naomi Thomas, CNN Mark Warschauer, a professor of education at the University of California, Irvine, was “tremendously excited” about the authorization of Covid-19 vaccines, and happy when he became eligible to get his first doses. And he was at the front of the line to get a booster, too. “We were
Continue Reading By Virginia Langmaid and Naomi Thomas, CNN Mark Warschauer, a professor of education at the University of California, Irvine, was “tremendously excited” about the authorization of Covid-19 vaccines, and happy when he became eligible to get his first doses. And he was at the front of the line to get a booster, too. “We were
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