COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a $1.1 billion public-private partnership to help maintain access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatment for uninsured individuals through pharmacies, health centers and state and local public health departments after the federal government no…
The Food and Drug Administration authorized using a single dose of the Moderna or Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for primary vaccination as well as for future doses. Under today’s amended emergency use authorizations, the monovalent Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are no longer…
With spring in full bloom, AHA is offering for hospitals and health system a social media toolkit promoting COVID-19 vaccination and boosters.
NYC Health + Hospitals, which operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City, announced plans to ensure New Yorkers continue to have the access to COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and treatment, as well as services to address Long COVID in all five boroughs.
Just in time for March Madness, AHA is offering for hospitals and health systems a social media toolkit that uses the wildly popular NCAA basketball tournament season as a foundation for messages encouraging patients to stay up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday amended its emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine to allow children aged 6 months through 4 to receive a single booster dose at least two months after completing three Pfizer monovalent vaccine doses.
Completing the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 monovalent vaccine primary series protects children aged 3-5 and 3-4, respectively, against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection for at least four months, according to a study in those ages released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As the respiratory illnesses spread, experts at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital began to share vital information addressing the ‘tridemic,’ to help keep kids safe, avoid hospitalizations and lessen the burden on the health system.
AHA is offering for hospitals and health systems a second social media toolkit for February with messages for promoting COVID-19 vaccination and boosters.
A new video from AHA and the Children’s Hospital Association is reminding the public how vaccines and boosters are safe, effective means for preventing pediatric illness from COVID-19, the flu and RSV.