Vaccines

A new study by the Commonwealth Fund has predicted that up to 90,000 COVID-19-caused deaths, 936,000 hospitalizations, and $56 billion spent in 6 months could be avoided during the fall and winter if 80% of Americans receive their updated booster. Currently, only 33% of all Americans and…

Low rates of Polio vaccination in young children are alarming New York State health officials, who worry about the disease resurging in modern America. The variant that is currently circulating has the ability to cause paralysis in many unvaccinated people. However, due to vaccine fatigue and…

Despite declarations that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, worries continue to arise as a new variant is expected to emerge this fall/winter season. Officials recommend that individuals are boosted with the new bivalent booster which will help enhance their immunity against newer variants. Older…

In comparison with past years, numbers of flu cases are rising earlier this year. As a result, many health officials suggest getting vaccinated against the flu as soon as possible. It is also important to keep an eye out for when cases in your region are rising, in order to best time your vaccine.…

Moderna has seeked approval from the Food and Drug Administration for their new COVID-19 booster vaccines that targets the BA.5 and BA.4 omicron subvariant. Anyone over the age of 18 would be eligible for bivalent vaccine. There are some researchers doubting the extra protection from omicron sub…

The United Kingdom became the first nation to approve the long awaited dual COVID-19 vaccine which targets the original strains of the virus but with a specialized new ability to target the Omicron variant. The U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved the usage of the…

As a national health emergency, more preventative measures are in place to contain this crisis, while also providing more funds towards developing and evaluating vaccines and drugs. With increasing pressure, the Biden administration had been criticized for moving too slowly with the distribution of…

The European Medicines Agency is recommending that the Novavax COVID-19 has a warning of 2 possible heart inflammations. On Wednesday the EMA made this statement due to a few cases of myocarditis and pericarditis after taking the shot. Novavax claims that there were no issues with heart…

The White House has decided to offer new COVID-19 booster vaccines by September. The new shots will be geared toward fighting the new extremely contagious omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.4. The Biden administration has purchased millions of the retooled booster vaccines from pharmaceutical…

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday signed off on Novavax's two-dose Covid-19 vaccine. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, along with the rest of the CDC committee voted to unanimously recommend the use of the new vaccine as a two-dose primary series in adults. The…

Pfizer announced on Monday that their long-awaited vaccine for young children was found to elicit a strong immune response with no significant adverse effects. The dose given to the children was one-tenth the dose given to adults which were found to be well tolerated by their immune systems.…

As the US nears 1 million deaths due to COVID-19 infection, Americans 65 and older continue to account for about 75% of all US covid deaths. Despite this, 1 in 3 people 65 and older who have already received their initial round of vaccinations still have not received a first booster shot though the…

Moderna has announced the development of a new version of their COVID-19 vaccine. A study has shown the vaccine to be stronger, longer-lasting, and more effective against variants than the original vaccine. The vaccine is intended to target the original strain of COVID-19 and the beta variant,…

The FDA has approved a second booster COVID-19 vaccine dose for people 50 and older and some people with underlying conditions. This decision comes as a result of months of scientific debate on the necessity and efficacy of a 4th booster shot. Evidence suggests that the third booster surge saved…