COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
The Texas hospital is making house calls to educate people about the vaccines and administers shots.
This presentation helps health care leaders talk with community groups about the vaccine and answer some frequently asked questions.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized administering a single booster dose of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to eligible individuals, and authorized eligible recipients of all three authorized COVID-19 vaccines to receive a different COVID-19 vaccine for their initial…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously to recommend a single COVID-19 vaccine booster dose at least six months after completing an initial mRNA COVID-19 vaccine series, in the same risk groups for whom CDC recommended a Pfizer…
A mix-and-match vaccine regimen is permissible for international travelers entering the U.S., according to updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance.
Treatment with subcutaneous interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir was not superior to treatment with remdesivir alone in a clinical trial that enrolled 969 hospitalized adults with COVID-19 pneumonia in the United States, Japan, Mexico, Singapore and South Korea, the National Institutes of Health…
Two doses of the Pfizer vaccine are 93% effective at preventing COVID-19 hospitalization among children aged 12 to 18, according to a study at 19 pediatric hospitals released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As of early October 2021, the health system reached a 99% vaccination rate among staff and more than 600,000 people were vaccinated throughout the region.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an operational planning guide for pediatric COVID-19 vaccination and preliminary information on the pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Available data support the safety and effectiveness of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization as a booster dose in individuals aged 18 and older at least two months after an initial single dose, the Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological…