White House officials on Wednesday unveiled an updated National COVID Preparedness Plan, which includes increased access to treatment, enhanced surveillance, keeping schools open, and vaccinating the world. White House COVID Response Coordinator Jeff Zients emphasized that this was a “new moment” in the fight against the virus, with a new …
Read More »New CDC Guidance Relaxes Indoor Masking In Majority Of U.S. Counties
Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent February 25, 2022 WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday unveiled updated guidance for masking indoors in public places, a move that means 70% of Americans likely will be able to ditch their masks. The new guidance will divvy counties into low, …
Read More »CDC Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Periods
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is shortening the recommended time period for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others. The change is motivated by science demonstrating that the majority of …
Read More »CDC Expands COVID-19 Booster Recommendations To 16, 17-Year-Olds
16 and 17-year-olds can receive a booster shot for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the additional dose Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization for 16- and 17-year-olds to receive a third dose of the Pfizer …
Read More »CDC Recommends COVID Booster For All Adults Amid Omicron Concerns
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its COVID-19 vaccine booster recommendations on Monday to include all adults, regardless of health status or occupation, as uncertainty surrounding the newly detected omicron variant swells. “The recent emergence of the omicron variant (B.1.1.529) further emphasizes the importance of vaccination, boosters …
Read More »All Adults In U.S. Now Eligible For COVID Booster Shots
COVID-19 booster shots are now available to all adults in the United States, after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky signed off on the recommendations of an agency advisory panel on Friday. “After critical scientific evaluation, today’s unanimous decision carefully considered the current state of the pandemic, the …
Read More »CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 Years
On Tuesday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine. The move clears the way for shots to be administered as soon as tomorrow, though it may be a few days before the vaccine is widely …
Read More »FDA panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11
On Tuesday, the vaccines advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration voted to recommend that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine be approved for children between 5 and 11 years old. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee convened Tuesday morning to hear presentations for several hours before it held the …
Read More »CDC Endorses COVID-19 Booster Shots Of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy voted unanimously last week to recommend booster shots for people who were vaccinated with the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines. People who were vaccinated with the Moderna product who meet eligibility criteria can …
Read More »NYC board of health passes resolution calling racism a ‘public health crisis’
New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene passed a resolution Monday declaring racism “a public health crisis.” The resolution was passed by an 11-member board of health, made up of appointees who were largely chosen by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, according to the New York …
Read More »CDC Urging Pregnant Women to Get Covid-19 Vaccine
The CDC has issued an urgent health advisory recommending women who are pregnant, those who were recently pregnant, who are trying to become pregnant now, or who might become pregnant in the future, get the COVID-19 vaccine. The new emergency guidance is meant to build on and strengthen guidance the agency …
Read More »CDC Authorizes COVID-19 Booster Shots For Millions Of Americans
Yesterday, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and also recommended a booster dose for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings. “I believe we can best serve the nation’s public …
Read More »CDC Suggests Third Dose Of Vaccine For Immunocompromised
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is endorsing a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised individuals. All eleven members of the agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in favor of additional shots of the vaccine. “At a time when the Delta variant is surging, an …
Read More »CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine For Pregnant Women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people 12 years and older, including people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future,” the new guidance reads. …
Read More »The Unvaccinated Have Higher Chance Of Being Reinfected With COVID
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report on Friday which reveals that unvaccinated individuals are more likely to get reinfected with COVID-19. The CDC studied 246 Kentucky residents who were reinfected this year after contracting the virus in 2020. Researchers found that those who were not vaccinated …
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