Posts Tagged ‘CDC’
BREAKING: FDA approves Pfizer boosters for 65+ and high risk. Once CDC confirms, could start immediately.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to allow for use of a single booster dose, to be administered at least six months after completion of the primary series in: individuals 65 years of age and older; individuals 18 through 64 years of age at…
Read MoreBooster shots for you, and you – but not you, not yet…
The FDA’s action on boosters came yesterday and proved to be another confusing set of recommendations, all set to change sooner rather than later. A scientific advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended booster shots for recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine who are 65 or older or are at high…
Read MoreRI Governor, Health, Education leaders: “required masking” in schools for students, staff, faculty – regardless of vaccination status
Governor Dan McKee, Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and Director of the Department of Health Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH today released an updated PreK-12 Health and Safety Guidance for the 2021-2022 School Year, which aligns with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent update to recommend universal mask use within school settings and issued…
Read MoreVaccinating children, as young as 6 months, may be focus by the fall
Moderna’s CEO said at a professional conference yesterday that he predicted that its COVID-19 vaccine will likely be available for children as young as five by the early fall. “I think it’s going to be early fall, just because we have to go down in age very slowly and carefully,” the Cambridge-based company’s CEO Stéphane…
Read More6 cases out of 6 million causes a pause for J&J vaccine
6 women out of 7 million people who have received the Johnson & Johnson 1-shot vaccine have developed serious blood clots that need to be treated in a special way. One woman has passed away, and one is in serious condition in a hospital in Nebraska. All six cases occurred among women between the ages…
Read MoreCDC issues guidelines for fully vaccinated people
Monday morning, the CDC took to a video conference call to review interim guidelines for post-vaccinated people; guidelines that have been expected for over a week. Key Points This is the first set of public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people. This guidance will be updated and expanded based on the level of community spread…
Read More#1 way to fight COVID-19: Improve your Mask(s) – NOW
On a conference call today we heard what is coming our way – a variant – more than one variants – our vaccines can fight them – but the ability of COVID-19 to spread is increasing dramatically. We will see this impact us from now to the end of March. The only way to fight…
Read MoreSafe Super Bowl – YES! Superspreader – NO!
The CDC felt they should add a special section to their “Small Gatherings” as the Super Bowl approaches for this weekend so you could learn more about how to reduce your risk of spreading and being exposed to COVID-19 – Here you go! Then check out some other fun suggestions (other than football – we’ll…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 21, 2020
Photo: Good idea gone very wrong. Pop-Up sites seemed like a good idea, but resulted in traffic jams, sites late in opening and closing early – and this very disturbing scene at the Warwick Mall – where hundreds of people lined up indoors for tests, walking around the mall for 15 minutes, then returning for…
Read MoreWho is next for the vaccine? CDC announces priorities
Next in line for the vaccines? Those over 75 and frontline essential workers. This comes as the Moderna vaccine rolled out of its Mississippi. Those groups follow frontline health care workers and nursing home residents, who have already begun receiving the limited supplies of vaccines available. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Sunday…
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