FDA Authorizes Pfizer Pill To Treat COVID-19
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first of two different COVID-19 treatment pills Wednesday. The pill is called Paxlovid, and is made by Pfizer.
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The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first of two different COVID-19 treatment pills Wednesday. The pill is called Paxlovid, and is made by Pfizer.
The mayor says a record-breaking more than 130,000 tests are being administered daily at city sites -- double the number of tests done three weeks ago.
It was another day and another round of closings on Broadway.
But as CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reported Tuesday, the pills will not replace vaccines as the best weapon against the virus.
Crowds packed Madison Square Garden on Monday night for a concert, just as Broadway announced more COVID-19-related shutdowns.
As holiday gatherings draw near, New York City is pushing to stop the spread of COVID as record case numbers are reported and lines at testing centers are long.
Omicron makes up the highest share of new cases in the South, Central Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and the New York area.
The NYPD is tightening its mask policy for all employees.
Long Island currently has the highest seven-day average of new positive COVID-19 cases in the state.
This year, a surge in COVID-19 cases is coinciding with a very busy travel season.
COVID cases in New York hit another record for a third day in a row Sunday, likely fueled by the Omicron variant.
The company's laboratory tests show the currently authorized half-dose booster increases antibody levels by at least 37-fold.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is warning a swift wave of Omicron variant cases is taking hold in New York City.
In separate statements Sunday, the Democrats said they had been fully vaccinated with two doses and a booster and their symptoms were mild.
New York's positivity rate is slowly, but steadily climbing. Health officials say the biggest spike is likely to come after New Year's.
Statewide, 21,908 people tested positive, beating out the previous day's total of 21,027 positives.
With COVID-19 concerns, the city's mayor has issued executive action to keep Saturday's bar crawl as safe as possible.
Performances of "The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes" have been canceled for the rest of the season due to breakthrough cases.
Former New York Giants Center Shaun O'Hara will be among the former players doing their part to encourage people to get vaccinated.
The bar crawl, skipped last year because of COVID, is back with the new mandate that all revelers show proof of full vaccination dating back at least two weeks.
This year's must-have gift is a clean bill of health.
Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest surge in case, one of the city's top doctors said Thursday, "We've never seen this before."
The latest surge in COVID-19 cases is adding momentum to the push to vaccinate all New Yorkers over the age of 5.
With COVID-19 numbers going up again, many industries are worried about remaining opening, especially restaurants and Broadway shows.
Both officers were stripped of their guns and badges on Tuesday.
