COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
Sep 28, 2023
In these video snippets from an AHA Advancing Health podcast series, health care leaders and clinicians from four children's hospitals share how they worked to foster COVID-19 vaccine confidence in their communities.
Sep 25, 2023
Most health insurers must cover the updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna without cost sharing effective Sept. 11, when the Food and Drug Administration authorized or approved the vaccines, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra reminded the payer community Sept. 22, citing…
Sep 14, 2023
AHA today participated in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fall Immunization Kick-off Event for partner organizations, which focused on vaccinating Americans against COVID-19, flu and RSV to prevent against severe outcomes such as hospitalization and death.
Sep 12, 2023
As authorized Sept. 11 by the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today recommended a single dose of the updated Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for Americans aged 12 and older, and one or two doses of the updated vaccines for previously vaccinated…
Sep 11, 2023
Under the Department of Health and Human Services’ recent agreement with Regeneron to develop a new monoclonal antibody to prevent COVID-19, the U.S. list price for a new commercialized product could not exceed the retail price in comparable markets globally, HHS said.
Aug 28, 2023
Parents will do anything to keep their kids healthy, yet many children remain unvaccinated for COVID-19.
Aug 25, 2023
In time for back-to-school health screenings, AHA Aug. 25 released an infographic on strategies that clinicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have employed to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations among children.
Aug 15, 2023
Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings from a federally funded study published in Vaccine.
Aug 14, 2023
Vaccines are powerful weapons against most diseases. Nearly a dozen serious diseases —including polio, smallpox and whooping cough — have been eradicated because of vaccines. That’s important to remember as we observe National Immunization Awareness Month in August.
Jul 28, 2023
In this AHA webinar replay for health care providers, experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and hospitals clarify what COVID-19 vaccines are available and share strategies to help promote vaccination, especially in children under age 5.