insert_link Health & Wellness FDA to Allow ‘Mix and Match’ COVID Boosters, so before you get your Booster, Which One Should You Choose? If you've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is it OK to switch to a different manufacturer's product for your booster dose? If you ask the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the answer is yes. Under a newly announced "mix-and-match" strategy, people who got a Pfizer Bio N Tech, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson (J&J)/Janssen COVID vaccine may switch to another brand's booster. After reviewing available data, the FDA concluded that […] todayNovember 2, 2021
insert_link Fashion IMG Requires Proof of Vaccine to Attend NYFW: The Shows at Spring Studios WWD reports that if you’re not fully vaccinated, you can’t attend New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Spring Studios this September. IMG sent out a memo Monday to designers, their producers and p.r. teams, as well as its vendors, contractors and sponsors, stating that IMG will require full-course COVID-19 vaccination for all individuals entering the central footprint of NYFW: The Shows, which is Spring Studios. Forthcoming communications to the […] todayAugust 4, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Concerned about new COVID-19 variants? The FDA is developing a plan to Adapt Concerned about new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced late Thursday that it is developing guidance to help vaccine, drug and testing manufacturers adapt. Existing vaccines, treatments and tests still work well, emphasized the FDA's acting commissioner Janet Woodcock. But now is the time to get ready for a future when they may not. "We must prepare for all eventualities," she said […] todayFebruary 11, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Why Does the COVID-19 Vaccine Have to Be Kept So Cold? More than two million doses of the two new vaccines against COVID-19 have been put in people's arms since December 14. But racing the shots to the frontline health care workers hasn't been an easy feat—the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine specifically must be stored at subzero temperatures, creating a logistical puzzle of dry ice and specialized freezers. And while the Moderna vaccine remains stable at slightly balmier temperatures, it too must stay […] todayJanuary 13, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness What Is an EUA? Pfizer and Moderna Seek Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccines The COVID-19 pandemic has basically been a crash course in medical lingo most of us would've never used otherwise: intubation, incubation periods, personal protective equipment (PPE). Now, there's a new one you've likely been hearing more and more recently: emergency use authorization. Also known as an EUA, this specialty designation has been granted to several medications and even types of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic so far. And currently, two major COVID-19 vaccines—the ones […] todayDecember 15, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness The US moves forward on Covid Vaccines On Friday, CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, in a statement said he accepted the interim recommendation from its vaccine advisory panel earlier this week that healthcare workers and nursing home residents should be the first two priority groups for receiving the first vaccine doses. He said he hopes future recommendations, when more vaccine is available, will prioritize people ages 70 and older who live in multigenerational households. "Often our Hispanic, […] todayDecember 7, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Heads To Widespread Testing In U.S. The COVID-19 vaccine candidate made by the U.S. biotech company Moderna and developed in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health starts its final phase of testing this week. This phase is called Phase 3 efficacy testing, and it is designed to see if the vaccine actually prevents disease. Up to 30,000 volunteers will be assigned to one of two groups. One group will receive two injections spaced approximately 28 […] todayJuly 29, 2020
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