News Brief: CDC issues new guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination.doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0001098208.24910.1fRoush, Karen PhD, RN, FNP-BCAJN, American Journal of Nursing
"High levels of population immunity due to vaccination and previous infection and the many available tools to protect the general population, and protect people at higher risk, allow us to focus on protecting people from serious illness from Covid-19." The new CDC guidelines say contact tracing...
Maine CDC Head: State Can Top 70% Vaccinated for COVID-19 More PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is approaching getting 70% of its eligible residents fully vaccinated for coronavirus, and the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said he sees that figure...
In some places, such as New York and California,wearing masks indoors is again mandatory. The CDC says, in its most recentupdate on the omicron variant, that vaccination is the best step the public can take to protect against severe illness and slow the emergence of new variants. But, the...
“Vaccination remains critical to public health and continued protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death,”Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said Monday in an agencynews release. “The public can be as...
are more likely to become very sick and be hospitalized with COVID-19, CDC encourages healthcare providers to consider Paxlovid as a treatment option for those patients … regardless of vaccination status ... or histo...
A nurse prepares a vaccination during a COVID vaccination clinic, July 8, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. A new omicron subvariant is increasing in the U.S., according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SEE: Latest Coronavirus and Vacc...
U.S. CDC Backs COVID-19 Boosters for High-Risk Adults, Workers, Older Americans More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Cal State Dominguez Hills student Yomaria De Santiago, 35, receives a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Carson, Los Angeles, California...
According to the CDC guidelines, those who test positive, regardless of vaccination status, must isolate for 10 days. If a person believes they have been in close contact with someone who has COVID and is unvaccinated, they should stay home and away from others while they watch for sym...
All adult recipients of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine can already receive booster shots, two months after their first dose. "There was not a single state that voiced opposition to this move. Our summary and rationale was that the current guidelines, though well intentioned and thoughtful...