The AP (6/20, Tanner, Wang) reports, “The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week.” The FDA “greenlighted the Moderna and Pfizer kid shots on Friday and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended them Saturday.” The authorization makes […]
FDA (June 17, 2022) – 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. For the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, the FDA amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) to include […]
The Washington Post (June 13, 2022) – More than two years into the coronavirus pandemic, familiar viruses are acting in unfamiliar ways. Respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, typically limits its suffocating assaults to the winter months. Covid is making flu and other common viruses act in unfamiliar ways – The Washington Post
PatientCare (May 24, 2022) – On Friday, May 20, the World Health Organization (WHO) held an emergency meeting to discuss the growing number of monkeypox infections. To date, there are now more than 100 confirmed or suspected cases across Europe. The virus, usually found in western and central Africa, has been reported in Belgium, France, […]
AAFP (June 1, 2022) – In 2020 the AAFP, through a cooperative agreement with the CDC, received funding to support two quality improvement projects designed to improve adult immunization rates: one that focused on minority populations in general, and another on African American adults in particular. Improving Adult Immunization Rates in Minority Communities (aafp.org)
NPR (June 2, 2022) The White House laid out the federal government’s plans to make the first COVID-19 vaccines available for very young children. COVID-19 vaccinations for kids younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday. In a White House briefing on Thursday, Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, said […]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) May 31, 2022 — An important consumer alert regarding strawberries. Food safety regulators are warning they could be linked to an outbreak of hepatitis A. According to the Food and Drug Administration, 17 cases of hepatitis A have a possible link to organic strawberries and 12 people have required hospitalizations. Hep A […]
NBC10 Philadelphia (June 2, 2022) – The first confirmed case of monkeypox, a disease similar to smallpox that is spread by person-to-person contact, was reported Thursday in Philadelphia. It’s also the first confirmed case for Pennsylvania. Monkeypox Case Reported in Philadelphia, 1st Confirmed for PA – NBC10 Philadelphia (nbcphiladelphia.com)
Centre Daily Times (June 7, 2022) All but one Pennsylvania county is in the red zone for community transmission of COVID-19, as the coronavirus continued to blaze across the state this week. On Friday, Juniata County was the only county in the state to remain outside of the “high” category for community transmission of COVID-19, […]
RheumatologyAdvisor (June 3, 2022) – Policy reforms and legislation to enhance the authority of pharmacists to administer vaccines may lead to increased immunization rates among individuals in low-income communities, especially older adults. These findings were published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. The Case for Expanding Pharmacists’ Authority to Administer Vaccines – Rheumatology Advisor
