In a little over two years since the start of the pandemic, almost everyone in the U.S. is now available for the COVID vaccines. Yesterday, Friday, the FDA approved of the vaccines intended for children as young as six months. Authorization of the vaccines was finalized Wednesday as a Committee of vaccine experts voted to …
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Due to supply chain problems, and the closing of a plant in Michigan that produces much of America's stock of infant formula, many parents have been unable to find adequate supplies of formula to feed their infants. Last week president Biden announced the plan known as Operation Flyover to direct the Department of Defense to …
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As with medications, vaccine side effects are rare, and should not deter anyone from receiving it to protect themselves and others around them from a virus that has proven to be more deadly than the flu. Unfortunately, it's not just worry of possible side effects that have prevented many Americans from getting the vaccines. It …
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On ABC's This Week on Sunday, Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla told George Stephanopoulos that booster shots can be provided to older Americans, as well as shots for those who have yet to be vaccinated. "I think it is also not the right thing to try to resolve it with an 'or' when you can resolve …
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The FDA announced Monday that there could be a possible link between the J&J vaccine and the neuro-disorder known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome. So far, prelim reports would seem to indicate that the autoimmune disease GBS, have been detected in at least one hundred recipients of the vaccine. According to the ANA - the American Neurological …
https://uw-media.usatoday.com/embed/video/7426792002?placement=snow-embed According to a Moderna study, following a first dose of it's vaccine, protection against the coronavirus had a 93% effectiveness, compared to a 100% effectiveness fourteen days after a second dose. The study involved approximately 3,700 adolescent participants. Two-thirds received the vaccine, and one-third received a placebo. Participants who had received the vaccine showed …
Pfizer is expected get full authorization from the FDA to begin using the COVID vaccine on children between the ages 02 and 11. The FDA is likewise expected to begin distributing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in teens 12 15 as early as next week. The pediatric safety study to determine the efficacy of the vaccine …
Several states have lifted the pause on the COVID-19 vaccine. Indiana, Virginia, Missouri, Michigan and New York , have resumed distributing doses of the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine on Saturday. Health officials recommended redistribution of the controversial vaccine, which has been reported as being linked to blood clots. Fifteen cases out of approximately 8 million …
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Last week, Pfizer requested to extend the use of its COVID Vaccine to include children ages twelve to fifteen. The request to the FDA is to amend the emergency use authorization, which they granted last year for teenagers sixteen and older. Last week Pfizer-BioNTech reported that its phase three clinical trials were completely safe and …
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