Vaccines

According to the study conducted by Marm Kilpatrick, an infectious disease researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz, people who become infected with the Delta variant are less likely to transmit the virus to their close contacts if they have had a COVID-19 vaccine. This latest study…

As many aspects of life return to in-person, the CDC urges individuals to get their flu shots as soon as possible. The flu may surge at any time and can create an even larger burden on healthcare workers continuing to fight the pandemic. It's also important to realize the COVID-19 vaccine and the…

Teens around the United States display the lowest vaccination rates for a vaccine eligible age group. In the past, prior to the development of new COVID-19 variants, the virus mainly affected older individuals. Nowadays, though, the virus can spread quickly through kids too. Therefore, the CDC…

Los Angeles Country has eased its COVID-19 vaccination/testing requirement for large public venues such as Six Flags and Universal Studios. Initially, the Health Officer Order mandated all attendees and employees to show proof of Covid vaccination or a negative test within 72 hours, with the…

The booster shot side effects have been found to closely mirror those of the second dose. According to a recent CDC study, the majority of side effects were mild in nature with arm soreness, fatigue, and headache as the most commonly reported symptoms. Since mid-August, nearly 2.8 million…

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…

People that are eligible for a booster shot have received their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago and fall within one or more of the three high risk groups: 1. 65 years old or older  2. have a medical condition that puts them at a high risk of severe illness with Covid such…

Los Angeles has recently extended its first deadline from Sept. 7 to Sept. 13, and still thousands of city workers have not provided vaccination proof or filed exemption requests on religious or medical grounds. Out of 57,476 city workers the data shows 5,183 have requested religious exemptions,…

Even though tens of millions of Americans continue to decline even the first COVID-19 vaccine every single day, a small but growing number have already sought out additional shots despite the Food and Drug Administration lack of approval. It still remains unclear who exactly needs one and what does…

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…

Over the past few months, Pfizer has been conducting vaccine trials in hopes of acquiring emergency use authorization of their vaccine for children from ages 5 to 11. Pfizer hopes to file their paperwork this month using data from the vaccine trials they have been conducting on younger children.…

Currently, adolescents as young as 12 years old can be vaccinated against COVID-19, but vaccines are still unavailable for children who are younger. One of the major reasons that a vaccine for younger children is taking this long is the lack of data. Hundreds of millions of adults have been…

The COVID-19 vaccines have proven that they are still extremely effective at preventing severe infection but the highly infectious Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to ravage much of the globe, highlighting the limits of our vaccines. As a result, policymakers and scientists are arguing over…

Studies have shown that effectiveness of the vaccine against COVID-19 has been declining as time passes, thus the main COVID-19 vaccines within the U.S.