FDA to prioritize full approval for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Jul 16, 2021
Full approval could help boost vaccination efforts in the United States.
Pfizer to meet with U.S. officials about COVID-19 booster shot
Jul 12, 2021
Pfizer cited data from Israel showing that the vaccine is declining in effectiveness as the highly contagious Delta variant circulates.
CDC: Only half of U.S. nursing home residents have received boosters
Dec 14, 2021
By the end of October, only about a quarter of fully vaccinated nursing home residents had received a booster.
Federal court backs COVID-19 vaccine mandate at Indiana University
Jul 20, 2021
The ruling judge said students’ right in refusing unwarranted medical treatment must be weighed against the state’s greater interest.
Intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine has grown faster among Black adults
Feb 02, 2022
A persistent lower vaccination rate in Black adults might be explained by other factors besides hesitancy.
Federal, state agencies begin to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for workers
Jul 27, 2021
The VA becomes the first federal agency to actually issue a mandate, , and experts believe it signals that the country is moving closer to requiring vaccinations.
Statin use not linked to COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients
Nov 09, 2021
Statin use was associated with an increased relative risk for severe disease among hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
CDC relaxes COVID-19 vaccination rules for foreign travelers
Apr 28, 2023
Another federal agency, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, announced that healthcare workers would be considered “fully vaccinated” with the one bivalent dose.
The findings were for the pneumococcal vaccine among immunosuppressed rheumatology patients.
CDC advises updated COVID vaccine for everyone over 6 months of age
Jun 28, 2024
Americans 65 and older account for two-thirds of COVID hospitalizations and 82% of in-hospital deaths, yet only about 40% of Americans in that age group were immunized with the COVID vaccines that were...