Parts of the UK are already jabbing over-50s without underlying conditions amid postcode lottery

NHS says over-50s without underlying conditions SHOULDN’T be getting Covid jabs yet and appointments should be cancelled if made in error Health chiefs say only over-65s and adults deemed at risk should be invited for their first coronavirus vaccine ID checks should be used to ensure only eligible residents are getting their jab currently, officials… Read More »

Entresto Granted Expanded Indication in Chronic Heart Failure by FDA

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Feb. 16, 2021 — Novartis today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the following expanded indication for Entresto® (sacubitril/valsartan): to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adult patients with chronic heart failure.1 Benefits are most clearly evident in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) below normal.1 The… Read More »

No Evidence Coronavirus Spreads Through Food or Food Packaging: FDA

THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 — There’s no evidence that the new coronavirus can spread through food or food packaging, U.S. health officials say. Of the more than 100 million cases of COVID-19 worldwide, there hasn’t been any epidemiological evidence of food or food packaging as the source of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) transmission… Read More »