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Pfizer 2 + 1 booster “neutralizes” Omicron variant
Photo: Pfizer Pfizer today announced results from an initial laboratory study demonstrating that serum antibodies induced by the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2) neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant after three doses. Sera obtained from vaccinees one month after receiving the booster vaccination (third dose of BNT162b2 vaccine) neutralized the Omicron variant to levels that are comparable…
Read MorePivoting from vaccine to treatment – pandemic-changers from Pfizer, Merck, add to growing protocols
Pfizer COVID pill, Paxlovid, reduces risk of hospitalization/death by 89% in studies which were stopped so the data could be immediately submitted to the FDA to seek emergency approval in the US and EU. Merck and Ridgeback’s Molnupiravir, a COVID-19 Antiviral pill, has received the first authorization in the world as a treatment. With so…
Read More2-dose, child-sized Pfizer vaccine authorized by FDA for 28 million children, 5 to 11. Vaccinations could begin next week.
The CDC will formalize the FDA’s Emergency Use recommendation of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 this coming week. 28 million children (20% of population) will be eligible to receive the vaccine. The dose would be at a one-third strength and delivered in two shots, three weeks apart. Here is the statement…
Read MoreNEW: CDC recommends immunocompromised get additional vaccine 28 days after 2nd vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People What You Need to Know People with moderately to severely compromised immune systems are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, and may not build the same level of immunity to 2-dose vaccine series compared to people who are not immunocompromised. CDC recommends that people with moderately to severely compromised…
Read MoreBoosters begin at nursing homes. Brown Univ. gets $4.9M from CDC to study how immunity fades with age.
Photo: Brown University Boosters begin at RI nursing homes. Brown University research showed the CDC how immunity fades with age, over time. It’s been approximately 8 or 9 months since most nursing home/long term care/congregate care residents received their second vaccination. Most having received their first and second shots from outside pharmacy/medical partners – a…
Read MorePfizer Vaccine Boosters NOW available for 65+, High Risk others – what you need to know
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Available for 65+, High-Risk Individuals At Least Six Months After Second Vaccination Note: After some initial lag in sites being ready for scheduling, both the state and the CVS sites are up and ready to take your appointment requests. Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced…
Read MoreBREAKING: 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 MorePfizer-BioNTech announce positive results of COVID vaccine with children, 5-11. Seeking emergency approval.
In an early morning press release by Pfizer, positive results of the COVID vaccine on children, ages 5 to 11 were reported – emergency approval will be sought by the FDA. Vaccinations could proceed by the end of September, to the end of October. Results are the first from a pivotal trial of any COVID-19…
Read MoreIt’s time. Staff vaccinations required for nursing homes as 10 RI facilities see new COVID cases – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues With the COVID-19 Delta variant spiking across the country especially among the unvaccinated, last Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced at an afternoon address at the White House that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will require nursing homes to require all workers to be fully…
Read MoreFDA Fully Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine – Pfizer, now known as Comirnaty
Note: Approx. 30% of those not vaccinated said they would become vaccinated as soon as the vaccine became approved. That just happened. Further approval should be given for Moderna soon. Booster shot approval should also be approved in the near future. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine…
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