insert_link Health & Wellness After the FDA approval, CDC signs off on Pfizer Covid vaccine boosters for kids 12 – 15 NBC News reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Wednesday voted to recommend Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 booster shot for kids ages 12 to 15, a critical step in distributing additional shots to adolescents this week. The panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, voted 13-1 in favor of giving 12- to 15-year-olds the boosters at least five months after their second dose. That's in […] todayJanuary 6, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness How serious is the Johnson & Johnson blood clot risk compared to common medications? A week ago, people across the U.S. woke up to news that the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are recommending a “pause” in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after it was linked to a rare form of blood clots. There have been six reported cases of a condition called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) — a type of blood […] todayApril 19, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness When a COVID-19 Vaccine is finally ready, who will get it and how will it be distributed? While we don't really know when a COVID-19 vaccine will arrive, but we’re starting to know how it will be distributed. USA Today conducted interviews with logistics experts, immunization professionals and pharmaceutical distribution specialists, together with recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planning documents, to get a clearer picture of how coronavirus vaccines will get from manufacturers into the arms of millions of Americans. Here's what they found […] todaySeptember 8, 2020
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