insert_link Health & Wellness FDA clears Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Kids ages 5 to 11 The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds, opening up the shots to a new age group and ending an anxious wait for families of children in that bracket. Children are less likely to have severe symptoms if they contract COVID-19, but they can still catch and spread the disease. NBC News reported that both cases and deaths in children peaked in September, […] todayNovember 1, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness FDA unanimously votes to approve Covid Vaccine Boosters – but ONLY for High-Risk Populations – for now A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee voted unanimously Friday to recommend booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for those over age 65 and those at higher risk of exposure to the virus, including healthcare, frontline and essential workers, under emergency use authorization, but stopped short of recommending boosters for the general population. (Boosters have already been authorized for those with compromised immune systems.) Pfizer-BioNTech had originally requested that […] todaySeptember 20, 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 EU officially launches Digital Vaccine Passport The European Union’s digital COVID-19 certificate officially launched on July 1st. The certificate allows people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, a recent negative test result, or a past COVID-19 infection. The certificate, which includes a QR code and digital signature, can either be displayed on a digital device or printed out. People who have the certificate should not have to get an additional COVID-19 test or quarantine when traveling […] todayJuly 5, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Blood Clots: What You Should Know Heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism—all three medical emergencies happen in different parts of the body, and yet they have something in common: They can all be caused by a blood clot. Blood clots have been in the news lately, after the CDC put a temporary pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine when six women developed a cerebral venous blood clot after receiving the shot. According to the National Blood Clot […] todayJune 1, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine for Kids 12-15 Years Old Children aged 12 to 15 years old will now be eligible to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after the FDA expanded its emergency use authorization on May 10, Monday night. The move wasn't exactly a surprise—it's been rumored for months—and comes as welcome news for parents eager to get their kids a COVID vaccine as schools reopen around the country—and summer camp looms. “The FDA's expansion of the emergency use […] todayMay 12, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness While America waits, Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Kids 12 to 15 The BBC reports that Canada has authorized the use of the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 15. It's the first country to do so for that age group. The country's health ministry made the decision based on data from phase three clinical trials on children that age. "The department determined that this vaccine is safe and effective when used in this younger age group," […] todayMay 6, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Could Covid-19 reactions be linked to “Vaccine Anxiety?” ABC News reports that a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that some COVID-19 vaccine reactions, including fainting, dizziness and nausea, were due to anxiety -- and not the shots themselves. The report, published last week, looked at clusters of events reported to the CDC in dozens of people who received the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine at five mass vaccination sites in early April, before […] todayMay 5, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness There is no tracking device embedded in the Covid-19 Vaccine. “Period.” A leading public health officer in California was forced to confront a baseless conspiracy theory on Tuesday and had to declare publicly that Covid-19 vaccines do not carry tracking devices. The unusual moment unfolded last week when Orange County, California's top public health administrator, Dr. Clayton Chau, answered questions from members of the county Board of Supervisors. “In the vaccine, we heard about the injection of a tracking device. Is […] todayMay 3, 2021
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