Is the Novavax COVID Vaccine Actually ‘Better’?
Lots of people are hearing about Novavax, the fourth COVID vaccine option in the U.S., for the first time, but it’s been authorized for use as a primary vaccine series…
You Can Throw Away Your COVID Vaccine Card Now
When I got my latest COVID booster—the new one with the updated spike proteins, which we should all make sure to get—the pharmacist asked, as I rolled my sleeve back…
Why It’s So Hard to Get the New COVID Booster
There’s a new COVID booster at pharmacies, and the simple thing to say about it is this: It’s good, it’s free, and you should get it. Unfortunately, the process of…
You Might Want a Longer Needle for Your Next Vaccine
Like many other Americans, in 2021, I volunteered at a mass vaccine site. Under a tent, a team of health care professionals loaded up syringes, which were then carried by…
What People are Getting Wrong this Week: COVID Vaccine Conspiracies
You could fill a book with dumb things people believe about COVID-19. Unethical actors taking advantage of public fears about a deadly disease is as predictable as it is depressing,…
How to Boost Your Child’s Immune System This School Year
Back-to-school time means kids will come home with sniffles, sneezes, and coughs. While there isn’t a way to keep them healthy all the time, and no one has a cure…
Why (and When) You Should Get Both a COVID Shot and a Flu Shot This Fall
The COVID shots of 2021—and even the bivalent booster you may have gotten recently—are no longer a great match for the strains of the virus that are going around. Fortunately,…
New Zealand Court Takes Custody Of Sick Baby Whose Parents Refused “Vaccinated Blood” Transfusion
The court ruled the operation was in the child’s “best interest”. (Representative pic)A court in New Zealand has taken temporary custody of a sick baby whose parents stopped the child…
How to Short-Circuit the Link Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
People who consume a lot of news on social media are more likely to be sceptical of COVID-19 vaccines and also more hesitant about getting vaccinated, according to our newly…
These COVID ‘Facts’ Are No Longer True
Photo: Steve Heap (Shutterstock) It’s been a long pandemic, and COVID is still going strong. But along the way, we’ve at least learned a lot of things. Just as we…