by Libby Richards, Purdue University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly everyone has experienced the panic and uncertainty…
The Courier conducted an interview via Zoom with Dr. Danny Branstetter, an infectious disease specialist with Wellstar Health System. The focus of the interview was the recent FDA approval for…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has authorized the use of a single booster dose for individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five…
By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] People are understandably worn out, tired of thinking about COVID-19 and wanting to get…
By Victoria Knight December 20, 2021 [This article first appeared in Kaiser Health News — used with permission] Eleven months ago, President Joe Biden assumed office during one of the…
By Jaime Sidani, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences; Beth Hoffman, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences, and Maya Ragavan, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences [This article was originally published in The…
Wellstar Health System opened two pediatric COVID-19 vaccination centers recently, at their health parks in Acworth and East Cobb. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech…
By Rebecca Gaunt The only people possibly cheering louder than Atlanta Braves fans Tuesday night were the parents who have been impatiently waiting for approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for…
The City of Powder Springs will hold its quarterly town hall in what the city’s press release describes as a “drop-in” format. Elected officials will be on hand to answer…
CobbTV, a media service of the Cobb County government, announced in a tweet yesterday that 51 percent of county residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, compared to a 44 percent…