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"The recommendation, which passed by a 14-0 vote, now goes to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky for final approval."
https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/02/cdc-advisers-endorse-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-for-kids-5-11/
Kids aged 5 to 11 can get vaccinated against Covid-19, after an expert panel of CDC advisers endorsed Pfizer’s pediatric vaccine.
"COVID-19 vaccines for younger children are one step closer to becoming available after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in children ages 5 to 11."
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/579161-fda-authorizes-pfizer-vaccine-for-children-ages-5-11?userid=356662
COVID-19 vaccines for younger children are one step closer to becoming available after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in children ages 5 to 11.
"Own an iPhone? You can now keep a digital version of your COVID-19 vaccine card right in your phone's Apple Wallet."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/10/26/covid-vaccine-card-iphone-apple-wallet/8555239002/
Apple has released iOS 15.1, an update to its operating system for iPhones, which includes adding the COVID-19 vaccination card to the Apple Wallet.
"A key Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday recommended a lower dose of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, a critical step in getting some 28 million more kids in the U.S. protected against the virus as the delta variant spreads."
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/26/fda-panel-recommends-pfizers-low-dose-covid-vaccine-for-kids-ages-5-to-11.html
The endorsement was a critical step in getting some 28 million more kids in the U.S. protected against the virus as the delta variant spreads.
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-7769bb38ab843ad1661aaf89c39244a5
Millions more Americans just became eligible for COVID-19 boosters, but figuring out who's eligible and when can be confusing. And adding to the challenge is that this time around, people can choose a different brand of vaccine for that extra dose.
"Now every Covid-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. also has a booster. And people who took one company’s shot to get vaccinated could choose to get a booster dose made by a different company."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fda-authorizes-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-from-moderna-j-j-11634763535
U.S. health regulators significantly widened the nation’s Covid-19 booster campaign, clearing use of extra doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines and also saying people can get a shot that is different from what they had previously received.
"We lost the first few rounds, by allowing the virus to spread unchecked, but we still have powerful weapons to bring to the fight. The most notable are highly effective vaccines, developed at record speed."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/health/coronavirus-mutation-variants.html
Viral evolution is a long game. Here’s where scientists think we could be headed.
"The agency's vaccine advisory committee voted unanimously, 19-0, to recommend authorization of a second dose as early as two months after the primary shot for anyone ages 18 and older."
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/576949-fda-panel-recommends-booster-shot-of-johnson-johnson-vaccine
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee voted to recommend authorizing a second dose of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.
"From a policy perspective, Covid’s threat to older people argues for encouraging them to get Covid booster shots, even if it remains unclear how much vaccine immunity is waning. The threat also argues for more workplace vaccine mandates, to reduce the overall spread of the virus."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/briefing/covid-age-risk-infection-vaccine.html
An unvaccinated child is at less risk of serious Covid illness than a vaccinated 70-year-old.
The endorsement is a crucial step before the U.S. can start giving third shots to some of the millions of Americans who originally received Moderna's vaccine.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/10/12/moderna-booster-shot/
A Food and Drug Administration panel this week is evaluating booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots.
"Without that boost, antibodies from an infection will wane, leaving Covid-recovered people vulnerable to reinfection and mild illness with variants — and perhaps liable to spread the virus to others."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/health/if-youve-had-covid-do-you-need-the-vaccine.html
So-called natural immunity varies from patient to patient, scientists say. Immunization is still the best choice after recovering from the disease.
The latest research suggests that vaccinations help reduce the likelihood of developing longer-term symptoms after a Covid-19 infection and may help some people with symptoms feel better.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said you can get your flu and Covid-19 vaccinations at the same time."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-flu-or-covid-19-its-harder-to-tell-the-symptoms-apart-this-year-11633320061
Here’s what doctors want you to know about how to tell the difference between illnesses as we head into flu season.
"The pill cut the risk of hospitalization or death in study subjects with mild to moderate Covid-19 by about 50%, the companies said Friday."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pill-intended-to-be-covid-19s-tamiflu-succeeds-in-key-study-11633082401
The drug from Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics cut the risk of hospitalization or death among subjects by 50% in an early look at the study’s progress.
"In an urgent plea, federal health officials are asking that any American who is pregnant, planning to become pregnant or currently breastfeeding get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as possible."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/health/cdc-pregnancy-covid-vaccine.html
Pregnancy is among the health conditions that the agency says increase the risk of severe Covid.
"The drugmaker and its partner, Germany’s BioNTech, say they expect to request emergency use authorization of their vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 'in the coming weeks.' The companies also plan to submit data to the European Medicines Agency and other regulators."
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/pfizer-vaccine-kids-november-80289286
Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but the shots may not be available until November
The CDC’s backing extra shots for some people, but not all, has left many with more questions than answers.
"A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday recommended booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for people at least 65 years old, paving the way for boosters in a large swatch of the American population."
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/573707-cdc-panel-authorizes-covid-19-vaccine-boosters
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday recommended booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for people at least 65 years old, paving the way for boosters in a l
"F.D.A. Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shots for Older and At-Risk Americans"
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/22/us/politics/pfizer-boosters-fda-authorize.html
Regulators said that people over 65 or at high risk of severe Covid-19 were eligible for an extra shot, setting up a staggered national booster campaign.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/20/health/pfizer-child-vaccine-data/index.html
A Phase 2/3 trial of Pfizer/BioNTech's two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 showed it is safe and generated a "robust" antibody response.
"The research, spanning more than 600,000 people in 13 jurisdictions, also determined that unvaccinated populations were over 10 times more likely to be hospitalized — figures that underscore COVID-19 vaccines protect recipients from deaths and hospitalizations."
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/571706-cdc-covid-vaccines-remain-highly-effective?rnd=1631294709
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced results from a study Friday that found unvaccinated individuals were 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people.
"Worried About Breakthrough Infections? Here’s How to Navigate This Phase of the Pandemic." https://www.nytimes.com/article/breakthrough-infections-covid-19-coronavirus.html
If you’re vaccinated, you should think about a number of variables, including your overall health, where you live and the risks you take.
"And so, overall, you'll be less sick than if you weren't vaccinated and be much less likely to end up in the hospital"
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/08/30/1032520934/immunity-to-covid-19-could-last-longer-than-youd-think
New studies look at how the mRNA vaccines affect the cells in your body in the short run and the long run. The findings are a counterpoint to concerns about waning immunity.
"The question of what 'infection' means is just one of the riddles posed by the late-stage pandemic."
https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/have-you-already-had-a-breakthrough-covid-infection
The question of what “infection” means is just one of the riddles posed by the late-stage pandemic.
A good overview of who is getting boosters. Important to note the difference between what the administration has recommended and what is approved by the FDA. The FDA has only approved certain populations for boosters.
https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2021/covid-vaccine-boosters.html
Experts are seeing a decline in effectiveness of mRNA vaccinations over time. Officials have released a plan for third shots in September.
"Federal regulators Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine — a milestone that could help increase inoculation rates and spark a wave of vaccine mandates by employers and universities amid a surge of new cases and hospitalizations fueled by the ferocious delta variant."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/23/pfizer-vaccine-full-approval/
The Food and Drug Administration action marks the first licensing of a vaccine for the coronavirus, which that has swept the United States in repeated waves since early 2020.
"With vaccination rates low among pregnant women, the new guidance officially moves the CDC off its previous neutral stance on whether immunization is safe for them."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/11/pregnant-covid-vaccine/
Just 23 percent of pregnant women have received at least one shot of vaccine. The CDC advice applies to all three vaccines, though the one-shot Johnson & Johnson version has not been studied as much as the versions produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
"Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is 93% effective six months after a second dose, the Cambridge-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company suggested in a release on Thursday."
https://www.masslive.com/coronavirus/2021/08/moderna-covid-vaccine-is-93-effective-six-months-after-second-dose-study-says.html
Moderna is also working on developing an annual booster shot and a vaccine for children and teens.
"U.S. health officials have not yet announced that booster shots are needed, but they are leaving open that possibility, particularly for vulnerable groups like the immunocompromised or the elderly."
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/566466-moderna-says-booster-likely-needed-before-winter
Moderna said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine maintained 93 percent efficacy six months after the second dose but said that a booster shot will likely still be needed before the winter.
"Two leading organizations that represent obstetricians and gynecologists recommended Friday that anyone who is pregnant should be vaccinated against Covid-19."
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/health/pregnant-covid-vaccine-recommendation-wellness/index.html
Two leading organizations that represent obstetricians and gynecologists recommended Friday that anyone who is pregnant should be vaccinated against Covid-19.
This shows the remarkable influence the vaccine has not only had on reducing the number of people infected in the new wave but also to reduce the number of deaths from a percentage of cases standpoint. The current wave has just a fraction of the people dying compared to number of cases.
https://www.fox13now.com/news/coronavirus/in-depth-proof-that-vaccines-prevent-covid-deaths
According to a June survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation, there is a strong correlation between the political party of American adults and the likelihood they have been vaccinated.
"The amount of breakthrough cases we’re seeing actually suggest that the vaccines 'are still working great,' but too much is being asked of them, said Dr. Drew Weissman, who spent nearly two decades conducting research that led to the development of the mRNA vaccines manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna to stop the coronavirus."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/breakthrough-covid-infections-show-the-unvaccinated-are-now-putting-the-vaccinated-at-risk
Occasional breakthroughs are expected with any vaccine, but more transmissible variants spread among so many unvaccinated people in the United States has placed greater strain on highly effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines.
"Experts are warning that the greatest threat to the pandemic recovery in the United States are the large swaths of Americans who remain unvaccinated."
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/564879-experts-warn-unvaccinated-are-greatest-threat-to-pandemic-recovery
Experts are warning that the greatest threat to the pandemic recovery in the United States are the large swaths of Americans who remain unvaccinated.
"Advancing T-cell testing can help parents can make informed decisions on COVID vaccinations"
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/564616-advancing-t-cell-testing-can-help-parents-can-make-informed
We can go beyond our narrow understanding of COVID-19 immunity. HHS agencies need to better prioritize and collaborate efforts to develop what our next steps should really be for the short and long term, and natural immunity should be considered part of the equation.
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