The advisory committee on immunizations for the Centers for DIsease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted to recommend an RSV vaccine designed to give newborn infants protection against the virus before they’re born. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 11-1 in favor of approving Pfizer’s Abrysvo for use in pregnant women during weeks […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially recommended the first preventive Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) treatment for infants on Thursday, shortly after a key panel endorsed the product. CDC Director Mandy Cohen adopted the guidance recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Thursday for the administration of nirsevimab, or Beyfortus. […]
The expert advisory board dealing with immunizations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend a new treatment for preventing RSV in infants and toddlers. The voting members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) unanimously voted yes to recommending that the RSV monoclonal antibody treatment […]
The vaccination advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted in favor of recommending vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to be administered to seniors. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted in favor of recommending RSV vaccines for adults older than 65. The committee also voted […]
Adults between the ages of 19 to 64 should be screened for anxiety, the US Preventive Services Task Force announced for the first time on Tuesday. In a recommendation published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the task force said that anxiety screenings are a net benefit for adults and can catch disorders […]
The vaccine advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday voted to recommend matching the composition of primary COVID-19 vaccines doses and booster doses, which would make all vaccines administered consist of the updated bivalent dose. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) was asked on Thursday to consider making […]
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has issued a health advisory recommending that residents wear masks at all times when they are at indoor public spaces regardless of their vaccination status, citing an increase in respiratory viral illnesses and the high levels of hospitalizations being reported. Along with indoor public spaces, […]
Leave it to Ticketmaster to unite Republicans and Democrats: Bipartisan members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee want a briefing about the company’s Taylor Swift debacle. Today in health, lawmakers are on the verge of getting rid of the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. But first, an outside panel released a scathing review of […]
Jan. 5, 2022 – A CDC advisory panel today recommended that 12- to 17-year-olds in the U.S. should get the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot 5 months after a primary series of vaccinations. The CDC had already said 16- and 17-year-olds “may” receive a Pfizer booster but today’s recommendation adds the 12-15 group and strengthens the […]
Nine people have died from extremely rare side effects linked to Johnson & Johnson’s jab. Source link