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 As New Covid-19 cases surge in the U.S., Pfizer asks regulators to give Vaccine to Youth 12 and over Pfizer, the first vaccine maker to become authorized in the U.S., on Friday asked federal regulators to authorize its vaccine for kids as young as 12, insisting that recent clinical trials showed it’s both safe and effective. The good news came as health officials warned that youth sports were now driving new COVID cases in states like Michigan and Minnesota. While younger people are less likely to get sick from […] todayApril 13, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness CDC and Mayo Clinic find that COVID-19 vaccines cause Mostly Mild, if any, Side Effects More than 57 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed in the U.S., with 16 million people fully vaccinated. While polls show that one-third of Americans are still hesitant about getting vaccinated, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, released Friday, is providing more reason to feel confident. In a press conference, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told reporters that roughly 50 percent of […] todayFebruary 23, 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 lead COVID vaccines – even with Lower Efficacy – are a Success Across the Board Last week, Johnson & Johnson submitted its COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. If greenlit by the Food and Drug Administration, it could be the nation’s third COVID vaccine producer, joining Pfizer and Moderna. Between the three manufacturers, there could be enough COVID vaccines to inoculate the whole adult U.S. population by summer, according to Johnson & Johnson board member Mark McClellan, MD. Last week, Johnson & […] todayFebruary 8, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? An Immunologist Weighs In. Immunologist William Petri, Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia recently published an article in The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing information from academic experts, answering this question, and others, regarding whether or not it is safe for pregnant women to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Here’s what he said: "I am a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Virginia, where I care for patients […] todayDecember 29, 2020
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