Risk for Myopericarditis Minimal Following COVID-19 Vaccination
A study was conducted to determine the incidence of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination compared with non-COVID-19 vaccination.
COVID19 Vaccine
50-µg mRNA-1273 Safe, Effective for Children Aged 6 to 11 Years
Two 50-µg doses of the mRNA-1273 vaccine are safe and effective for children aged 6 to 11 years.
Company Hid Problems With COVID-19 Vaccines From FDA
Evidence of quality control problems was hidden by a company contracted by the US government to produce hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses, a new House committee report shows.
Vaccine Effectiveness Modest for Children, Teens During Omicron
During omicron predominance, the estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the BNT162b2 two-dose vaccination among children and adolescents was modest and decreased rapidly.
Early Return-To-Work Program Mitigates Clinician Staffing Shortages During COVID-19
Graham M. Snyder, MD, MS, provides further insight into a study that evaluated the effects of an early return-to-work program that reduced the quarantine period for clinicians who remained asymptomatic after exposure to COVID-19.
FDA Limits Use of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Due to Blood Clot Risk
Citing the accumulated data on a raised risk for thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), the US Food and Drug Administration greatly restricted the recommended use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Plant-Based Recombinant COVID-19 Vaccine Found to Be Effective
Coronavirus-like particles (CoVLP), which are produced in plants, combined with an adjuvant (Adjuvant System 03 [AS03]) forms a candidate vaccine that is effective for preventing COVID-19.
Only One in Five Parents Plan to Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5 When Available
Only 18% of parents of children younger than 5 years say they plan to get their child vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they can, while nearly four in 10 say they will “wait and see” before getting shots for their child.
Children’s Mental Health Impacted by Adult COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
Adult vaccination rates and socioeconomic factors impacted children’s mental health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderna Asks FDA to Authorize Its COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 6
Moderna announced that it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize the emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6 years old.
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