COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
Moderna said it will submit its data to the Food and Drug Administration in early June as part of a requested expansion of its emergency use authorization to include teens and adolescents.
Kimberly Avila Edwards, M.D., director of advocacy and external affairs at Austin, Texas-based Dell Children's Medical Center, and Jaeson Fournier, CEO at CommUnityCare Health Centers, discuss their successful mass vaccination campaign targeting the Latino community.
In this podcast, Rochelle Archuleta, director of post acute care policy for the AHA, is joined by Dr. Kimberly Avila Edwards, Director of Advocacy and External Affairs, and Jaeson Fournier, chief executive officer at Community Care, about their collaboration to develop a successful mass vaccination…
University Health in San Antonio shared suggestions for talking with family and friends who choose to wait or not receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will host a May 25 webinar on funding available through its Public Assistance Program to help private nonprofit medical facilities and state and local governments promote and increase public confidence in COVID-19 vaccination.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized storing thawed, undiluted vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at refrigerator temperatures (35°F to 46°F) for up to 30 days after the company submitted data showing the vials can remain stable that long, up from the previously authorized five days.
Baystate Health in Springfield, Mass., created “My Vaccine Story” videos of employees sharing their personal reasons for getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
The PeaceHealth clinic in Bellingham, Washington, worked to convince the rural communities it serves throughout Whatcom County to get vaccinated.
COVID-19 vaccination coverage was about 7 percentage points lower in rural counties than in urban counties as of April 10, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasized that its new masking recommendations for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not apply to health care settings.