EU follows US in adopting one-fifth monkeypox vaccine strategy
LONDON (AP) — A smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Friday, echoing a recommendation made earlier this month by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The EU drug regulator said in a statement that injecting people with just one fifth the regular dose of the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic appeared to produce similar levels of antibodies against monkeypox as a full dose. The approach calls for administering Bavarian Nordic’s vacc
Read MoreLack of ‘high quality’ clinical guidelines for monkeypox may be hurting treatment efforts, researchers say
Story at a glance A team of researchers mainly from the University of Oxford looked at 14 clinical guidelines for monkeypox and found that most of them were “low quality.” Researchers said the guidelines lacked sufficient detail on the virus and contradictory treatment recommendations. The lack of standardization of these clinical gu
Read MoreFive things to know about Weisselberg’s guilty plea
Thursday’s guilty plea from former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg is a major development in New York officials’ multiyear investigation into the company led by former President Trump. Weisselberg pleaded guilty to 15 separate charges including grand larceny and criminal tax fraud in an indictment filed in New York state Supreme Court, admitting to what authorities described as a 15-year tax evasion scheme for skipping out on taxes due on $1.76 million in income that wasn’t reported to the IRS. Weisselberg was promised a sentence of fi
Read MoreWhy we shouldn’t expect a Biden primary challenge or voluntary drop-out
Even with his recent string of successes, Democratic candidates and commentators are piling on the idea that the low polling numbers and concerns about his age will lead to President Joe Biden either not running for reelection or facing a serious primary challenge. This may seem unusual, but discussion of a candidate bowing out or facing a primary is par for the course for any sitting president. But anyone counting on a primary challenge or a voluntary single term will likely be sorely disappointed. Presidential primary challenges are a constant source of discussion but rarely mat
Read MoreButtigieg announces DOT dashboard for delayed, canceled flights
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a letter to CEOs in the airline industry on Thursday the Department of Transportation (DOT) will be launching a dashboard to help customers determine what they are owed if a flight is delayed or canceled. Buttigieg chastised the airlines for “unacceptable” delays and cancellations Americans have experienced this summer, saying customers “deserve clear and transparent information on the services that your airline will provide, to address the expenses and inconveniences resulting from these disruptions.” To help with th
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