16 It is unclear whether these trends persist in migrants living in other countries, with different immigration selection criteria, social supports, and public health practices. North American surveys describing parental intention to vaccinate minors against COVID-19 have highlighted higher vaccine ...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Amid hopes stirred by the recent rollout of an approved COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, a new study warns that shots may not be available to nearly one-quarter of the world's people until 2022. A second study e...
After months ofpublic healthandpolitical debateson vaccine prioritization for incarcerated populations, Covid-19 vaccination hasbegunin prisons and jails across the United States. Yet little is known about vaccination programs in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers. Some st...
rules start hasn't been determined. But the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)full approvalof the Pfizer vaccine for use in anyone at least 16 years old strengthened the legal ground on which it will be built. Some Republican governors havepromised to suethe administration for the pending r...
By the end of February 2021, two COVID-19 vaccines had been approved in the U.S.: BNT162b2 (Pfizer/BioNTech) and mRNA-1273 (Moderna)7. In two large randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the Pfizer vaccine exhibited an efficacy of 95% (95% confidence interval [CI], 90.3%–97.6%)8in...
1,2 Although the undocumented Latinx population in the US is growing,3 there are limited data regarding their COVID-19 infection status, vaccination uptake, and perceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine. Methods We conducted this prospective, cross-sectional survey study from September 2, 2021, ...
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a dose of the "Comirnaty" Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine inside the exhibition palace transformed into a vaccination center in Nice as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard ...
Those who volunteer their time at a vaccination site are considered frontline medical personnel, making them eligible for getting the vaccine under Phase 1A – despite their age.Volunteer positions are in such high demand, and in some cases, there’s a waiting list....
There are a few other obscure requirements like a yellow fever vaccine if you’re arriving from some African or South American countries but it’s impractical to list every one for every possible country so if you have any doubts check with your embassy, consulate or airline. ...
The CDC has endorsed an additional dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for immunocompromised patients[86]. 12.08 California, US becomes the first state to mandate all teachers and school staff to be vaccinated[85]. 10.08 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is the first university ...