The CDC also noted in its guidelines Wednesday that it will be difficult to conduct vaccinations while also practicing social distancing. The agency said health-care settings such as provider offices or pharmacies could be better suited to provide vaccination. It may be difficult for health-...
In an attempt to pick up the pace of vaccinations, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn urged states last week to begin vaccinating lower-priority groups against Covid-19. The CDC recommends immunizing health-...
3, released an interim guidance document to federal, state, and local jurisdictions on the allocation of initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccines. The document outlines who qualified for the first round of vaccinations with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The priority order is given based on ...
If you’re in something called "high or substantial COVID" region, prepare to put on your mask. What does that mean exactly? For the answer, we turn to the man who helped to create COVID in the first place. FAUCI: The recommendations and guidelines have been changed to say If you ...
In astatement, lead author Greta Massetti, PhD, MPH, colead of the Community Interventions and Critical Populations Task Force of the CDC’s COVID-19 Emergency Response team, explained that vaccinations, boosters, and treatments can now help prevent severe illness. Layered interventions like testing...
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MORE: As debate swirls, colleges weigh whether to mandate COVID-19 vaccines The new guidelines could pave the way for states and local officials to relax mask mandates now that vaccination rates are climbing. Among the new federal recommendations is that vaccinated people can consider themselves sa...
Current guidelines call for annual flu vaccinations for everyone 6 months of age and older. How effective the vaccines are each year depends on how well they match the circulating virus, the CDC said. Preliminary estimates show last season people who were vaccinated against the flu were 40%-70...
Biden: New mask guidance a step in COVID fight President Joe Biden says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new mask guidance is "another step" in the journey to defeat the fast-evolving coronavirus, as the White House plans to mandate vaccinations for federal employees or face...
Individuals 5 and older were also advised to get an additional dose of the updated vaccine. At the same time, children between 6 months and 4 years were not considered up to date on their vaccinations unless they had one dose of the updated vaccine. Finally, immunocompromised i...