Expert explains data submitted in support of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids
Expert explains data submitted in support of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids Updated: 5:05 PM EDT Oct 7, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MARIA: PFIZER IS ASKING THE FDA TO GIVE EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION TO ITS VACCINE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN. HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IS DR. TODD ELLERIN, CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT SOUTH […]
Doctor explains rare vaccine side effect that led Sweeden to pause Moderna shots
Doctor explains rare COVID-19 vaccine side effect that led Sweeden to pause Moderna shots Updated: 5:03 PM EDT Oct 6, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MARIA: SWEDEN IS CAUNGSI USE OF MODERNA’S COVID-19 FOR THOSE UNDER 30. END A POSSIBLE RARE SE IDEFFECT COULD CAUSE HETAR INFLAMMATNIO, SWEDEN’S PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY SAYS THE RISK IS […]
Tufts staff: COVID-19 and flu season could create ‘twindemic’
The staff at Tufts Medical Center in Boston are on alert for a possible “twin-demic” of COVID-19 and the flu this winter.”If you add them on top of each other, it will stress hospitals to near their breaking point or beyond,” said Dr. Shira Doron, the hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center.The impact of both […]
Red Cross urgently needs blood donors
The Red Cross says life-saving blood supplies are dangerously low right now — the lowest national inventory at this time of year since 2015.There’s less than a day’s supply of certain blood types, the Red Cross said, which is forcing some hospitals to delay elective procedures or surgeries. Hospitals are also short on blood supplies […]
Mass. reports 4,378 new breakthrough COVID cases in 4.61M vaccinated individuals
Massachusetts public health officials reported 4,378 new COVID-19 breakthrough cases in fully vaccinated individuals in the past week, data from the state’s Department of Public Health shows.A breakthrough case is when an individual tests positive for COVID-19 after they’ve been fully vaccinated against the disease.The 4,378 new breakthrough cases were reported to the DPH between […]
Mass. reports 4,378 new breakthrough COVID cases in 4.61M vaccinated individuals
Massachusetts public health officials reported 4,378 new COVID-19 breakthrough cases in fully vaccinated individuals in the past week, data from the state’s Department of Public Health shows.A breakthrough case is when an individual tests positive for COVID-19 after they’ve been fully vaccinated against the disease.The 4,378 new breakthrough cases were reported to the DPH between […]
Clearing up COVID-19 vaccine, booster timeline
Viewers have told NewsCenter 5 that it can be difficult to keep up with the frequent developments regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.With that in mind, NewsCenter 5 has decided to break down the latest information on each of the three vaccines available in the United States: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (Janssen).Most people who have […]
Clearing up COVID-19 vaccine, booster timeline
Viewers have told NewsCenter 5 that it can be difficult to keep up with the frequent developments regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.With that in mind, NewsCenter 5 has decided to break down the latest information on each of the three vaccines available in the United States: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (Janssen).Most people who have […]
Boston doctor answers top questions about Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots
Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots are now available to anyone 65 or older or at high risk of the coronavirus, as long as they were fully vaccinated at least 6 months ago — a number in the millions.Many wonder if Pfizer’s booster is the same dose as the previous vaccines in its two-dose schedule, or if […]
Boston doctor answers top questions about Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots
Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots are now available to anyone 65 or older or at high risk of the coronavirus, as long as they were fully vaccinated at least 6 months ago — a number in the millions.Many wonder if Pfizer’s booster is the same dose as the previous vaccines in its two-dose schedule, or if […]