Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’
Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccine for children 6 months+ gets FDA approval
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include use in children down to 6 months of age. CVS has announced it will provide vaccines for children 18 months and older – otherwise parents can access their…
Read MoreStop & Shop pharmacies stocking free COVID anti-virals, with prescription & boosters for 50+
Paxlovid Available by Prescription at all Rhode Island Pharmacies Second COVID-19 Booster Shot Remains Available for Those Aged 50+ and Select Immunocompromised Individuals With COVID cases rising in Rhode Island and across the country, Stop & Shop will now offer the two FDA authorized COVID-19 anti-viral medications, Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, at its 14 Rhode Island…
Read MoreCOVID. I trusted the science and public health and it nearly killed me – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer I trusted the science, and public health and it nearly killed me “Trust the science,” they said. So I got their vaccine. I masked in public. I socially distanced. “Your doctor understands Covid far more than Google,” they said. So I called my doctor when I tested positive with Covid. …
Read MoreThe joy of hating modernism – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Photo: New national library proposed by the late Jan Kaplicky for Prague My favorite writer of all time is William Hazlitt, the British essayist of the early 19th century and contemporary of Charles Lamb and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was considered a “good hater”…
Read MoreCOVID numbers up – masks back for at least 3 local school districts, other cautions urged
CDC Updates COVID-19 Community Levels for Rhode Island Counties – RIDOH continues to promote “7 Tools for Protection Against COVID-19” Masks are back on in Block Island schools as of last Wednesday. Central Falls was Monday. Providence is today. When mask mandates in schools were removed it was with the proviso that if needed, they…
Read More3 small-dose COVID vaccine for children 6 mos-5 yrs from Pfizer/BioNTech
Pfizer and BioNTech today announced topline safety, immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy data from a Phase 2/3 trial evaluating a third 3-µg dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in children 6 months to under 5 years of age. Following a third dose in this age group, the vaccine was found to elicit a strong immune response,…
Read MorePawtucket and BV Community Health Care set school COVID vaccinations, ages 5+
The City of Pawtucket, Pawtucket School Department, and Blackstone Valley Community Health Care are partnering to provide COVID-19 vaccination opportunities at local schools. The goal of the partnership is to continue to provide vaccination opportunities for the school-age population in Pawtucket, however, the clinic will be open to anyone who is eligible for a vaccine. …
Read MoreCOVID again. In Rhode Island. Really. – Michael Fine
by Dr. Michael Fine, contributing writer Copyright © 2022 Michael Fine It’s back. I didn’t think we’d see another surge before the fall, but Covid-19 is back in Rhode Island. Our testing numbers are up; hospitalizations have doubled; some test sites in Central Falls are running 25 percent positive, and some schools in Central Falls have…
Read MoreIn the Arena – with Dr. Anthony Fauci
Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews Dr. Anthony Fauci about COVID 19 as he is in Rhode Island to receive an Honorary degree from Roger Williams University.
Read MoreMoving ahead with COVID vaccines for young children
Moderna (6 mos-5 yrs) and Pfizer (5-11 yrs booster) are next up seeking approval as vaccines. The Moderna will be 2 shots, 4 weeks apart, at 25% strength of an adult shot for children 6 mos to 5 years. Pfizer’s approval request is for a booster for children 5 to 11. After the age of…
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