By Rich Haridy February 21, 2021 New data suggests Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is stable for at least two weeks under normal freezer temperaturesBioNTech VIEW 1 IMAGES New data submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from Pfizer claims its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is stable for longer periods at warmer temperatures than previously thought. The...
Christina Aungst, PharmD, RPhChristina Aungst, PharmD, RPh, is a community pharmacist licensed in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Along with writing for GoodRx, she is a contributing author and editor for TheDigitalApothecary.com.February 18, 2021, 1:49PM (PT) Key takeaways: Before COVID-19, research showed that taking OTC pain relievers before getting a vaccine didn’t always help to prevent side...
February 8, 2021 8.42am EST Author Cate VarneyClinical Physician, University of Virginia Patients with overweight or obesity issues make up more than 70% of the U.S. population. When researchers began to develop what they hoped would be an effective COVID-19 vaccine, they already knew that H1N1 influenza – a novel virus, like COVID-19 – more severely...
By Kenneth Garger February 10, 2021 | 8:38pm | UpdatedEnlarge Image Dr. Anthony Fauci speaking at a press briefing on January 21, 2021.AP Photo/Alex Brandon Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said about 20,000 pregnant women have received the COVID-19 vaccine “with no red flags.” The top infectious disease expert announced the update at a Wednesday White House briefing, adding both the CDC...
Sputnik V shot achieved 91.6% efficacy against coronavirus symptoms, says paper in U.K.’s Lancet MOSCOW—Russia’s homegrown Sputnik V vaccine showed high levels of efficacy and safety in a peer-reviewed study released Tuesday, a potential boost for the Kremlin’s aim to promote the Covid-19 shot abroad and curb the pandemic at home. The findings, from a preliminary analysis...
An investigational COVID-19 vaccine developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals appears to be safe and effective at preventing moderate and severe COVID-19 in adults, according to an interim analysis of Phase 3 clinical data conducted Jan. 21. The vaccine, called Ad.26.COV2.S or JNJ-78436725 requires only a single injection and can be stored in a refrigerator for months....
Posted by Kathleen Hoffman on Jan 24, 2021 in Blog On January 19, in the online news website MedPage Today, two prominent scientists debated if people should be able to go without masks 14 days after they have received their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The January 24, Sunday New York Times just published, Why Vaccines...
by Mandy Armitage, MD, January 13,2021 Key takeaways: You should still wear your mask and keep your distance from others after you have been vaccinated. We don’t know yet how well the COVID-19 vaccines reduce the spread of the virus. Almost 9 million people in the U.S. have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccination,...
POSTED BY SARALYN CRUICKSHANK-JOHNS HOPKINS COVID-19 vaccines have been the subject of speculation and anticipation for months—so why hasn’t the US made more progress on vaccination? It’s been three weeks since the COVID-19 vaccines began arriving at hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies. Operation Warp Speed—the US vaccination development, testing, and distribution effort—had made 20 million vaccine...
A health care worker prepares to inoculate a volunteer with China National Biotec Group’s vaccine at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru, on 9 December. ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES In what has become a familiar pattern, the COVID-19 vaccine landscape has changed overnight, simultaneously raising hopes that more people may soon get vaccinated and triggering confusion....
