On Wednesday of this week, the CDC announced that individuals with mood disorders would be added to the list of those eligible for a COVID-19 booster vaccine. This comes after recommendations from experts in the field who have argued that the mind-body connection makes those with mental illness at!-->…
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A new review by the FDA came out on Saturday which indicated that the Pfizer vaccine would be safe for use in children ages 5-11. In documents from Pfizer and their partners at BioNTech showed that the vaccine was around 91% effective in the age group. This review came just one week before the!-->…
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On Thursday of this week, vaccine advisors to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to approve emergency authorization of a third booster shot of the Moderna vaccine. The approved booster vaccine is half the dosage of the first 100 microgram dose given to individuals. The committee!-->…
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Now, about a week out from the oil spill in southern California, wildlife and environmental experts are attempting to assess the damage done to the wildlife population. The spill was estimated to have leaked anywhere from 31,000 to more than 120,000 gallons of oil into the water off the coast of!-->…
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Merck announced that their pill reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by 50% in recent clinical trials. The pill is designed to be taken during the first few days of a COVID-19 infection. During this period, the virus is replicating quickly, but the immune system has not yet responded.!-->…
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This past week the CDC released a report that found the coronavirus vaccines do not increase the risk of birth defects or miscarriages. The study was done on a total of 1,613 pregnant women who were all inoculated with the coronavirus vaccine. The majority of those in the study (70%) were!-->…
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As the delta variant continues to rampage the country, unvaccinated individuals are being hit the hardest. Among this group are children under the age of 12 who have not yet become eligible for vaccination due to a lack of data surrounding safety and tolerance (Read the Epicenter's update on!-->…
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Moderna announced this week that they are working on a two-in-one vaccine that would combine their covid vaccine with a flu shot currently under development. The new shot, called mRNA-1073, would hopefully increase convenience for individuals who plan on receiving a booster shot. The company hopes!-->…
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The Mu variant of the Coronavirus was marked as a variant of interest by the World Health Organization this past week. The designation indicates that the variant is potentially more transmissible than the original strand of the coronavirus, and some initial concerns were voiced surrounding the!-->…
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