Third COVID Vaccine Dose Boosts Protection in Solid Tumor Patients
A third dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2; Comirnaty) could offer increased protection for cancer patients on active treatment, a new study suggested, as these patients typically don’t produce antibody responses on par with healthy individuals. One week after the administration of a third vaccine dose, neutralizing antibody responses improved in 80% of solid tumor […]
Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Giving COVID Vaccine to Kids Under 12
A Puerto Rico pharmacist has pleaded guilty to administering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) to children younger than 12, the Justice Department announced. Liz Ann Banchs, the owner and president of Farmacia Gabriela, a pharmacy in Juana Díaz, pled guilty last week to “participating in a felony conspiracy to convert government property and to commit healthcare […]
Examining the Underpinnings of COVID Anti-Vaccine Sentiment
In the U.S., the reservoir of vaccine resistance is large enough to prevent control of the coronavirus pandemic. Since COVID-19 vaccines were first authorized, over half of all U.S. COVID-19 cases — an estimated 23 million new infections — and more than 300,000 deaths have occurred. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that just from June […]
FDA Authorizes One More Dose of Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine for Some
A third dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) was authorized for use in older adults and high-risk populations, the FDA announced late on Wednesday. The agency amended Pfizer’s emergency use authorization (EUA) for the vaccine to include a third dose at least 6 months following the primary series in adults 65 and older, adults ages […]
FDA Panel Backs Pfizer Booster for Select Groups
An FDA advisory panel recommended emergency use authorization (EUA) of a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) for individuals 65 and older, and those judged to be at high risk of severe COVID-19. On Friday, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 18-0 that the known and potential benefits […]
New Study Finds Yet Another Health Benefit Of The COVID Vaccine
Getting the coronavirus vaccine provides one obvious and significant health benefit: It protects you from getting seriously sick or dying if you come into contact with the virus. That, in itself, is amazing. But new research published on Wednesday points to another striking benefit of rolling up your sleeves that should not be dismissed: People […]
High-Dose HBV Revaccination Better Protects HIV Patients
In HIV patients who failed to achieve protection from the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine, a high-dose revaccination schedule led to better serological responses versus standard dosing, a randomized single-center trial in Chile showed. In an intention-to-treat analysis involving over 100 patients, 72% of those revaccinated with three doses of a high-dose recombinant HBV vaccine […]
Bell’s Palsy After COVID Vaccines Still Very Rare
No significant increased risk of Bell’s palsy was seen after the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine, but risk did increase for people who received the CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech) shot, a vaccine that uses an inactivated virus, an analysis in Hong Kong showed. Compared with the background population, the age-standardized difference for Bell’s palsy incidence was 41.5 (95% […]
Federal Workers Must Get Vaccine
Federal Workers Must Get Vaccine | HuffPost Part of HuffPost News. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. BREAKING NEWS Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. Federal Workers Must Get Vaccine NOW PLAYING The White House has announced that all […]
Shingrix OK’d For Immunocompromised Adults
FDA expanded the approval of Shingrix, an adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine, for adults at increased risk of shingles due to immunosuppression, manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced on Monday. The expanded indication is for adults ages 18 and older at a greater risk of shingles due to “immunodeficiency or immunosuppression caused by known disease or therapy.” The […]