Follow CBS News - Health, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/cbs-news-d-health Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:54:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8Dk_c3BRoq5ylmFkX7M1Jw President Biden’s plan to give booster shots to most Americans was rejected by an FDA advisory panel just days before its rollout. The panel did, however, endorse a Pfizer booster shot for older Americans or those at risk of serious disease. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 03:22:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8Dk_c3BRoq5ylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8Dk_c3BRoq5-T5HJgy6HUf Amid confusion about whether COVID-19 booster shots are necessary, Dr. Jon LaPook explains what the FDA’s decision on the Pfizer booster shot means and who should be getting them.]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 02:51:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8Dk_c3BRoq5-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8Dk_c3BRoq5yejEQ2Mq9rY Prior to the FDA's announcement Friday that a COVID-19 booster shot is only recommended for some Americans, President Biden planned to begin offering booster shots to the general public as soon as next week. Nancy Cordes has more on how Mr. Biden has softened his position.]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 02:51:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8Dk_c3BRoq5yejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8LM0HirWI1EOT5HJgy6HUf Some states fear their need for the potentially lifesaving treatment will outpace allocations from the federal government.]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:01:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8LM0HirWI1EOT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8LM0HirWI1EJVjH6qdYdAk Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tells "Face The Nation" that the CDC wasn't prepared for a crisis like COVID and "should have raised their hand and said, 'We really don't have this.'"]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 23:41:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8LM0HirWI1EJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t9feTPRbWibp8b1naedg1wr Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tells "Face The Nation" that "there's not going to be a delay" in distributing booster shots because the Biden administration took early steps to prepare.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 23:19:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t9feTPRbWibp8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t9feTPRbWibp-T5HJgy6HUf The study compared Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines over recent months and found all provide "substantial protection against COVID-19 hospitalization."]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:54:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t9feTPRbWibp-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t9feTPRbWibp5VjH6qdYdAk A Houston doctor says he was punished for administering expiring vaccine doses and this morning he is ready to strike back. After being fired from his job and after criminal charges were brought and eventually dropped, sources say Dr. Hasan Gokal now plans to sue the county.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:47:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t9feTPRbWibp5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8g6rcTHkJZxXn9ye8UNv30 In August, President Biden announced his plan to get booster shots into arms as early as September 20 to fight back against the coronavirus.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:07:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8g6rcTHkJZxXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8D-3ddxnGTA5s0ohxaO6Yr Their vote isn't binding, but it's a key step toward allowing a third dose of Pfizer's vaccine in the U.S.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:59:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8D-3ddxnGTA5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8D-3ddxnGTAyejEQ2Mq9rY An FDA advisory committee will meet today to discuss the safety and efficacy of Pfizer's booster vaccine. The move comes as debate heats up over who should receive a third dose to protect against the coronavirus, and when. Ed O'Keefe reports.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:32:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8D-3ddxnGTAyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-B5BFtARfLJ5s0ohxaO6Yr Dr. Ashish Jha joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss Pfizer's application to start giving third doses of its COVID-19 vaccine ahead of an FDA advisory committee meeting on the matter.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:51:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-B5BFtARfLJ5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_loKtR0lEGqSlmFkX7M1Jw After rapper Nicki Minaj claimed that her cousin’s friend became impotent from the COVID-19 vaccine, the White House offered to answer her questions about vaccine safety. Nancy Cordes has the details.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:49:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_loKtR0lEGqSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_loKtR0lEGqeT5HJgy6HUf Scientists are debating whether COVID-19 booster shots are necessary for those who are not immunocompromised, with some saying the vaccine is effective enough on its own. An FDA committee will vote Friday whether to approve Pfizer's booster shot. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:12:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_loKtR0lEGqeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_loKtR0lEGqSejEQ2Mq9rY The nation's top infectious disease expert said the rapper should be "thinking twice" before spreading misinformation.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:01:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_loKtR0lEGqSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_xIb--qJY1kV1cWWor9YPv When can kids get vaccinated? Are Delta variant symptoms worse?]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:41:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_xIb--qJY1kV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_xIb--qJY1kaCY3L745TL_ Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo that a number of defense staff have reported "sudden and troubling sensory events."]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:03:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_xIb--qJY1kaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_xIb--qJY1kSlmFkX7M1Jw We've hit a grave new milestone in the fight against COVID-19, one in 500 people in the U.S. has now died from the virus. The news comes as ICU beds around the country continue to fill fast with unvaccinated COVID patients, leaving little room for those with other health emergencies. Manuel Bojorquez reports.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:19:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_xIb--qJY1kSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_xIb--qJY1keT5HJgy6HUf In Florida, at least 50 hospitals are at 100% occupancy in their ICUs.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 14:21:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_xIb--qJY1keT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_xIb--qJY1kSejEQ2Mq9rY The Health Minister of Trinidad and Tobago said they found "absolutely no reported side effect or adverse event of testicular swelling" stemming from the COVID vaccine.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:54:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_xIb--qJY1kSejEQ2Mq9rY