Common Asthma Drug Reduces COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk and Recovery Time – Oxford Study

[ad_1] A commonly used asthma treatment appears to reduce the need for hospitalizations as well as recovery time for COVID-19 patients if given within seven days of symptom onset, researchers from the ‘University of Oxford. The results were obtained from a mid-term study of the steroid budesonide, sold as Pulmicort by AstraZeneca Plc and also … Read more

COVID-19 Vaccination Rate: How Does Your Condition Compare?

[ad_1] According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 32.3 million people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine across the United States. Of these people, about 9.5 million people were fully immunized, after receiving two doses. Current CDC estimates show that around 1.2 million new doses were given … Read more

Asthma drug reduces hospitalization for COVID-19: study

[ad_1] Inhaled budesonide, a commonly used medication for asthma, appears to reduce the need for hospitalization for COVID-19, according to a study from the University of Oxford. The researchers conducted a 28-day study of 148 patients, half of whom took 800 micrograms of inhaled budesonide, sold as AstraZeneca’s Pulmicort, twice a day. The results suggest … Read more

More Americans Say Ready to Receive Covid Vaccine, CDC Report Says

[ad_1] The percentage of adults who say they are ready to receive the Covid-19 vaccine increased from September to December, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Tuesday. However, the report found that a significant percentage of Americans are still hesitant about the vaccine: only about half of … Read more

Common Asthma Drug Reduces COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk and Recovery Time

[ad_1] (Reuters) – A commonly used asthma treatment appears to reduce the need for hospitalizations as well as recovery time for patients with COVID-19 if given within seven days of symptom onset, said Tuesday researchers at the University of Oxford. The results were obtained from a mid-term study of the steroid budesonide, sold as Pulmicort … Read more

Colorado’s COVID-19 metrics continue to improve as experts wait to see impacts from new variants and vaccination efforts

[ad_1] Colorado continues to make progress in reducing new cases and hospitalizations from COVID-19, but whether that progress will depend on what people need to do – and whether more contagious versions of the virus spread. As of Monday afternoon, 535 people were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. That’s just over a quarter of … Read more

NJ hotline tells callers they can’t book COVID vaccine appointment over the phone, residents say

[ad_1] You cannot make an appointment. This is what some callers say they are told when they call the state’s vaccine hotline, even though state officials said on Monday the system was put in place to help them get a niche. Representatives didn’t say appointments weren’t available because they were all booked, frustrated people told … Read more