Medscape (July 11, 2022) – For years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stressed the importance of seasonal flu shots for adults aged 65 and older. Now, the CDC recommends certain stronger flu vaccines for seniors, the CDC reports. The CDC director has approved a new guideline that indicates that adults aged 65 and older should preferentially receive […]
NPR (July 15, 2022) – The BA.5 omicron subvariant, which is now the most prevalent coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study. The strain, which is considered “hypercontagious,” according to the Mayo Clinic, is more defiant against messenger RNA vaccines, which include Pfizer and […]
The Washington Post (July 10, 2022) – America has decided the pandemic is over. The coronavirus has other ideas. The latest omicron offshoot, BA.5, has quickly become dominant in the United States, and thanks to its elusiveness when encountering the human immune system, is driving a wave of cases across the country. The size of that wave is […]
Rheumatology Advisor (July 12, 2022) – Results of a longitudinal study confirmed that anti-receptor binding domain (RBD) antibodies conferred by COVID-19 mRNA vaccination decrease over time. In addition, women were more likely to produce antibodies at months 1 and 9 following COVID-19 vaccination compared with men. These findings were published in the International Journal of Infectious […]
Healio (7/12) reports, “More than half of surveyed parents said they were likely to follow the advice of their child’s primary care physician when it came to COVID-19 vaccination, according to results published in Academic Pediatrics.” This survey “found that 58% of all parents stated they would follow their health care provider’s recommendations on the […]
CBS News (7/14) reports, “More than half of Americans now live in communities where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges indoor masking and other measures to curb a surge in COVID-19, according to figures published Thursday by the agency.” The percentage of people living in areas with “high” COVID-19 community levels is “up […]
Politico (7/14) reports, “States where parents have hesitated to inoculate their children against Covid-19 are now ordering fewer doses of the vaccines for children under 5 than others,” and while “experts broadly agree states shouldn’t order more doses than they think they’ll use,” they also “worry the low demand in states such as Alabama and […]
The New York Times (7/14) reports about 25 million “children around the world, most of them in the poorest countries, missed some or all of their childhood vaccinations over the past two years because of a combination of conflicts, climate emergencies, misinformation campaigns, pandemic lockdowns and Covid vaccination efforts that diverted resources,” a new UNICEF […]
The New York Times (7/12) reports the Biden Administration “warned Americans on Tuesday that they must do more to protect themselves against COVID-19, as the highly transmissible Omicron subvariant known as BA.5 fuels a new wave of infections, re-infections and hospitalizations across the country.” The Administration recommended: “Get vaccinated or boosted even if you have […]
Whyy PBS (July 4, 2022) – Some Philadelphia-area parents say getting immediate appointments for their children hasn’t been easy. There aren’t many mass clinics for this age group, partly because demand isn’t high, and pharmacies in most states, including Pennsylvania, are only permitted to vaccinate kids over age 3. Some Philly parents still waiting for vaccine […]