Category: Covid News

Flu Vaccination Rates Dropping in States With Low COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

Researchers are seeing a divide in adult flu vaccine uptake between states, with low flu vaccination uptake in states that had low COVID-19 vaccination rates, whilst states that had high COVID-19 vaccination have increased flu vaccine uptake. The study by the University of California suggests that attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccinations have also spilled over to…


‘Severely Flawed’: Cardiologist Criticizes FDA-Funded Study Suggesting Myocarditis, Pericarditis Risks from COVID-19 Vaccines

“Severely flawed” is a cardiologist’s verdict on a peer-reviewed study funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggesting possible risks of developing myocarditis and pericarditis after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The recent FDA study published on June 11, 2022, used health insurance databases to identify myocarditis or pericarditis hospitalizations occurring in people aged 18…


CDC Advisers Back COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 18 backed COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age. The advisers unanimously voted to advise the CDC to recommend all children, save for those who have contraindications to the vaccines, from 6 months through 5 years of age get…


CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 18 recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age. “We know millions of parents and caregivers are eager to get their young children vaccinated, and with today’s decision, they can,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director, said in a statement. “I…


Studies Suggest Possible Link of Neuromyelitis Optica Diagnosis After COVID-19 Vaccination

Emergent peer-reviewed studies have highlighted the occurrence of neuromyelitis optica after COVID-19 vaccinations, suggesting that the autoimmune disease may be occurring as a vaccine adverse event. The studies’ general findings indicate an occurrence of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) in healthy individuals within around two weeks after Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca vaccines. In patients already affected by…


Efficacy Estimates for Pfizer’s Vaccine for Young Children Come Under Microscope

The efficacy estimates Pfizer has offered for its COVID-19 vaccine for young children are being dismissed as unreliable even as the shot is being readied to be administered to millions of American toddlers and babies. A Pfizer clinical trial for children aged 6 months to 5 years pegged the efficacy at 80.3 percent overall—82.3 percent…


Efficacy Estimates for Pfizer’s Vaccine for Young Children Come Under Scrutiny

The efficacy estimates Pfizer has offered for its COVID-19 vaccine for young children are being dismissed as unreliable even as the shot is being readied to be administered to millions of American toddlers and babies. A Pfizer clinical trial for children aged 6 months to 5 years pegged the efficacy at 80.3 percent overall—82.3 percent…


US Regulators Authorize COVID-19 Vaccines for Children as Young as 6 Months of Age

U.S. regulators on June 17 authorized two COVID-19 vaccines for young children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency authorization for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old. Previously, only children 5 and up could get the Pfizer vaccine, and only people 18 and older could…


Study Reveals How COVID-19 Changed Australia’s Seasonal Virus Genetic Landscape

Australian researchers are warning the country could face unexpected surges in previously minor seasonal viruses after a new study revealed that COVID-19 safety measures such as lockdowns have caused Australia’s seasonal virus landscape to change, with strains of some viruses dying out and new ones emerging. Researchers from the University of Sydney completing the first studies…


FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines for Babies, Toddlers

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel on June 15 voted to recommend the FDA give emergency authorization to the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age. The panel unanimously voted during a virtual meeting after presentations from the companies and the FDA. The FDA has yet…