Should COVID Shots for Teens Go to Developing Nations?

Children’s Hospital Association and American Academy of Pediatrics: “Children and COVID-19: State Data Report.” Pfizer: “First-Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call Prepared Remarks May 4, 2021,” “Pfizer-BioNTech Announce Positive Topline Results of Pivotal Covid-19 Vaccine Study in Adolescents.” Times of India: “Only 37% of 3 crore health, frontline workers fully vaccinated.” Craig Spencer, MD, director, … Read more

More Signs COVID Shots Are Safe for Pregnant Women

Julia Wu, ScD, lead researcher and epidemiologist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Human Immunomics Initiative, Boston. Jacqueline Parchem, MD, maternal-fetal medicine specialist, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston. Christa Carrig, registered nurse; labor and delivery nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Andrea Edlow, MD, lead researcher and a maternal-fetal medicine … Read more

WebMD Survey: Many Parents Back Kid, Teacher COVID Shots

March 2, 2021 — A majority of parents of teens and preteens say they plan to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19 within a year of the shots being authorized for use in children. But parents of younger age groups were less certain about their vaccination plans. Parents also expressed overwhelming support for vaccinating teachers. … Read more

Want a Vaccine With That? Drive-Thru COVID Shots Recommended

Feb. 19, 2021 — Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination sites, if set up nationwide on a massive scale, could significantly speed up the number of Americans vaccinated, according to new research that provides a detailed model for how to do it. Based on the suggested model, 350 million doses could be given in 100 days, says … Read more

Anti-Vaxxers Wage Campaigns Against COVID-19 Shots

Separating fact from fiction Now that millions of people have received the vaccines — including more than 3 million who have completed the full two-dose regimen — experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be able to truly sort out real, rare side effects caused by the … Read more

Shots fired near BJP leader’s residence in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, search ops on

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Gunshots were heard near the residence of a BJP leader in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch. Search operations are underway. A bullet mark could also be seen at the house of the BJP leader. Security forces on Sunday launched a cordon and search operation after gunshots were fired near the house of a BJP leader in … Read more

With COVID Vax in Works, 20% Don’t Believe in Shots

FRIDAY, Aug. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As many as 20% of Americans don’t believe in vaccines, a new study finds. Misinformed vaccine beliefs drive opposition to public vaccine policies even more than politics, education, religion or other factors, researchers say. The findings are based on a survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. adults done in … Read more

Flu Shots for Kids Protect Everybody, Study Shows

FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows. An increased vaccination rate among grade schoolers in California was associated with a decrease in flu hospitalizations for folks in every other age bracket, researchers report. The results come as no surprise to … Read more