insert_link Health & Wellness FDA Authorizes Second Covid-19 Booster Shots for People Over 50 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to allow adults 50 and older to get a second booster as early as four months after their first booster dose of any Covid-19 vaccine, as reported by CNN. The move extends the availability of additional boosters to healthy older adults. The FDA had previously allowed additional shots for anyone […] todayMarch 30, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness CDC releases new Guidelines: Indoor Mask use no longer necessary across MOST of the U.S. Most Americans are safe going without a mask in indoor settings, including in schools, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The highly anticipated change to the agency's mask guidance leans less heavily on the number of Covid-19 cases as a key measure, instead giving more weight to hospitalizations and local hospital capacity. The new guidance puts more than half of the nation's counties at low or medium […] todayFebruary 28, 2022
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 FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year olds On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds as schools reopen after the holiday break amid the omicron variant surge. In a release, the FDA also said it has amended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus to also shorten the time between the completion of primary vaccination of the Pfizer vaccine and a booster dose to at least […] todayJanuary 5, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness Pfizer says its new COVID-19 Pill appears effective against Omicron Variant On Tuesday, Pfizer stated that its new experimental pill to treat COVID-19 appears to be effective against the Omicron variant. The company also said full results of its 2,250-person study confirmed the pill's promising early results against the virus: The drug reduced combined hospitalizations and deaths by about 89% among high-risk adults when taken shortly after initial COVID-19 symptoms. Separate laboratory testing shows the drug retains its potency against the […] todayDecember 16, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness CDC says NO Safety Problems seen after nearly 5 million children getting COVID vaccines With nearly 5 million children ages 5 to 11 now vaccinated against Covid-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says real-world monitoring finds vaccines are safe for young children. Crucially, the CDC hasn't identified any concerns with the temporary heart inflammation known as myocarditis, a potential side effect of mRNA vaccines seen in rare circumstances in teenagers and young adults. "We haven't seen anything […] todayDecember 13, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness The FDA and CDC approved the Pfizer Booster Shot. Here’s what you need to know. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the distribution of the third Pfizer shots earlier this week, which means that those eligible can receive a third, booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. But who, exactly, is eligible? Under new federal guidelines, boosters will be available to four groups of people fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine: Those who are 65 […] todaySeptember 27, 2021
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