FDA expected to authorize Pfizer vaccine for teens this week
Photo Cred: Spencer Davis/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize the Pfizer and BioNTech novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination for adolescents ages 12...
Read MoreCDC issues updated guidance for fully vaccinated people
Photo Cred: Nat Weerawong/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance on Tuesday for individuals fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according...
Read MoreIntegrative Healthcare Symposium announces call for speakers
Photo Cred: Freestocks.org/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The Integrative Healthcare Symposium is accepting proposals to present at the 2022 Integrative Healthcare Symposium, which will be held February 17-19 at the Hilton...
Read MoreStudy highlights racial, sex disparities in COVID-19 rates
Photo Cred: Andrea Davis/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Black women are dying at significantly higher rates from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) than white men, and disparities in mortality rates among women...
Read MoreFederal health agencies recommend pausing Johnson & Johnson vaccine amid clotting reports
Photo Cred: CDC/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are jointly calling for a pause...
Read MoreCDC updates travel guidelines for vaccinated people
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its travel guidelines for individuals fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19),...
Read MorePfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine positive results in adolescents
Photo Cred: Mat Napo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Pfizer and BioNTech’s two-dose novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine showed 100 percent efficacy and robust antibody responses in adolescents ages 12 to 15 years...
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccines 90 percent effective, CDC says
Photo Cred: Joshua Hoehne/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The Pfizer and BioNTech and Moderna novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations are 90 percent effective at reducing infections in fully vaccinated people and 80...
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