Michael Gewitz News Today

Shares in Pfizer rise.

President Joe Biden’s administration has said they have enough vaccines for all 28 million kids in the 5 to 11 age group, and they are ready to ship the shots.

The emergency authorization brings the U.S. a step closer to shots being administered at schools, pediatricians’ offices and pharmacies around the country.

American Heart Association Statement Highlights: Good oral hygiene and regular dental care are the most important ways to reduce risk of a heart infection called infective endocarditis caused by bacteria in the mouth. There are four categories of heart patients considered to be at highest risk for adverse outcomes from infective endocarditis, and only these patients are recommended to receive preventive antibiotic treatment prior to invasive dental procedures. American Heart Association guideli...

New York’s New Covid Surge Is Deep, But Less Deadly This Time Bloomberg 12/11/2020 (Bloomberg) -- New York, once the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, sits on the brink of breaking its case record from last spring. The impact of this latest surge, though, is almost unrecognizable from those nightmarish early days. For now, the state is staving off the repercussions of the current spike in cases, with ample hospital capacity and one of the nation’s lowest death rates. Dozens of other st...