Under the law, Medicare will now be allowed to negotiate the cost of some drugs, and vaccines will be free for Part D recipients.
New U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations climb for the longest stretch in months
Nov 05, 2021
At least some of the recent surge in first doses also could be from incorrectly reported booster shots, however.
Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection ups protection for vaccinated
Nov 15, 2021
Prior infection was linked to a lower risk for breakthrough infection among individuals vaccinated with BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) or mRNA-1273 (Moderna).
Protection against omicron strongest with hybrid immunity
Jun 17, 2022
Immunity resulting from previous COVID-19 infection and recent booster vaccination confers the strongest protection against the omicron infection.
Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections ID’d in fully vaccinated
Aug 02, 2021
39 infections documented in 1,497 health care workers; 19 percent had persistent symptoms despite most cases being mild, asymptomatic
Risk for breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection lower with mRNA-1273
Feb 02, 2022
The risk for breakthrough infection and of 60-day hospitalization was significantly lower for mRNA-1273 (Moderna) versus BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccination.
Vaccination ups infection-acquired immunity against SARS-CoV-2
Mar 01, 2022
Two doses of the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine were linked to high short-term protection against infection, which wanes after six months.
Vaccination cuts risk for myocardial infarction, stroke after COVID-19
Jul 29, 2022
The findings show a lower hospitalization risk 31 to 120 days after COVID-19 infection.
CDC: Unvaccinated should not travel this Labor Day weekend
Sep 01, 2021
The agency urges fully vaccinated people to travel with precautions and take infection risk into consideration.
Plant-based recombinant COVID-19 vaccine found to be effective
May 04, 2022
Vaccine efficacy ranged from 69.5% against symptomatic infection to 78.8% against moderate-to-severe disease.