ACIP Backs Moderna’s COVID Shot for Kids 6-17 Years
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that children ages 6-17 years receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. With a 15-0 vote, ACIP endorsed a two-dose primary series of the mRNA vaccine for kids ages 6-11 years (50 mcg per dose) and adolescents ages 12-17 (100 mcg per dose). The […]
CDC’s Advisers Endorse COVID Vaccines in Youngest Kids
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously on Saturday to recommend that children 6 months and older receive COVID-19 vaccines. As proposed by CDC staff, and now approved by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, the recommendations call for a two-dose series of Moderna’s product for children ages 6 months to 5 […]
Can Mindfulness Really Change Your Brain?
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) Meditation and other mindfulness practices may improve your attention, but they won’t lead to structural changes in your brain in the short-term, according to a new study. Previous studies have shown that learning new skills, aerobic exercise and balance training could trigger changes in the […]
DNA analysis confirms 2,000-year-old sustainable fishing practices of Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Ancient Indigenous fishing practices can be used to inform sustainable management and conservation today, according to a new study from Simon Fraser University. Working with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and using new palaeogenetic analytical techniques developed in SFU Archaeology’s ancient DNA lab, directed by professor Dongya Yang, the results of a new collaborative study featured in […]
CDC Panel: Thumbs Down on Pfizer Booster for Healthcare Workers
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted Thursday to unanimously recommend a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) for adults ages 65 and up and those in long-term care facilities, as well as for adults ages 50 to 64 with high-risk medical conditions (by a vote of 13-2), but that was where […]