CNBC (January 17, 2023) – Spencer Kimball@SPENCEKIMBALL KEY POINTS The RSV vaccine was 83.7% effective at preventing lower respiratory tract disease, defined as two or more symptoms, in people ages 60 and older, according to Moderna. RSV infections kill between 6,000 and 10,000 older adults every year and result in 60,000 to 120,000 hospitalizations, according […]
Business Wire (January 18, 2023) UPPER NYACK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) today published a new report finding an increase nationwide in people receiving vaccines at pharmacies compared to physician practices in 2020 and 2021. Data show that across all vaccines for adults (regardless of location, gender, or income), a large majority of the administration took place […]
CNN (January 18, 2023)— Vaccine rates for measles, polio, diphtheria and other diseases are decreasing among US children, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate of immunizations for required vaccines among kindergarten students declined from 95% to approximately 94% during the 2020-21 school year. It dropped further — to […]
PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — According to Pennsylvania Department of Health data checked at 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 5, 2023, there were 15,177 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Pennsylvania from Wednesday, Dec. 28, through Tuesday, Jan. 3. The daily case breakdown from the most recent seven days, according to DOH data, is as follows: Dec. 28 — 3,143 […]
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Jan 5th, 2022) – COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey increased after the winter holidays as the latest variant of the virus becomes more prevalent in the region, data show. A new omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, appears to be more transmissible than earlier forms of COVID and as of the end of […]
Jan 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Thursday launched a virtual program aimed at making antiviral treatments for COVID-19 available at home for those who test positive. Local and state officials from Berks County in Pennsylvania will be the first to pilot the program, known as Home Test to Treat, later this […]
According to MedPage Today (1/10, Frieden), the COVID-19 pandemic has “exacerbated existing trends in food insecurity” among older adults in the U.S. Before the pandemic, “food insecurity – generally defined as a lack of access to a sufficient amount of nutritious foods – was an issue in” this country, “a survey of about 2,000 older […]
USA Today (1/4, Weintraub) reports, “The latest COVID-19 variant to sweep across the country, XBB.1.5, doesn’t appear to cause more serious disease than its predecessors, experts say.” According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “as of Dec. 31, XBB.1.5 accounted for more than 40% of cases in the United States, up […]
Lancaster County Immunization Coalition: Lancaster Child Protect Clinics and Vacunas para Ninos (Vaccines for Kids) have released their 2023 clinic schedule. These clinics are for uninsured kids 0-18 years old or for children who have Medicaid insurance (no CHIP plans accepted). Children must bring their vaccine records with them. See the flyers below for more info: […]
The Washington Post (December 26, 2022) – Anti-vaccine sentiment has increased since the pandemic, driven by politicization around the coronavirus vaccine A rapidly growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio — largely involving unvaccinated children — is fueling concerns among health officials that more parent resistance to routine childhood immunizations will intensify a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. […]