Category: PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION

Oregon Health Care Worker Hospitalized After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

A health care worker in Oregon was hospitalized this week after suffering a severe allergic reaction to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The worker is employed by Wallowa Memorial Hospital. The worker, who was not identified, is recovering at a hospital after experiencing the reaction, or anaphylaxis, the Oregon Health Authority said in a statement. The hospital…


Four Deaths in Elderly Reported From 3 Countries During First Days of Vaccine Rollout: Authorities Urge Calm

In the first days of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, at least 4 deaths from heart attacks were reported in people between the ages of 75 and 91, in 3 countries. These deaths all took place between 2 hours and five days after the Pfizer BioNTech mRNA Covid vaccine was administered; In all cases, they had co-morbidities….


AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Won’t Get US Approval Until April 2021: Official

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is not likely to be authorized for emergency use in the United States until April 2021, Operation Warp Speed’s chief scientific adviser Moncef Slaoui said Wednesday. “We project, if everything goes well, that the readout and emergency use authorization may be granted somewhere early in the…


Department of Health Warns of CCP Virus-Related Fraud

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General recently warned the general public about CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus-related fraud schemes as the pandemic remains one of the country’s top concerns. Chris Schrank, the assistant inspector general for investigations at the HHS, alerted the public in a video released on Dec. 21 that…


COVID-19 Pandemic Severe, but ‘Not Necessarily the Big One’: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that while the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic has been severe, it is “not necessarily the big one,” and that the world must learn to live with COVID-19. Experts with the United Nations agency said Monday that the ongoing pandemic is a “wake-up call,” and that the…


CDC Sets New Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations for People With Underlying Medical Issues

People with underlying medical conditions are able to receive the COVID-19 vaccination as long as they haven’t had a severe allergic reaction to any of the ingredients, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The CDC issued the new guidance on Dec. 26, aimed at helping adults with underlying health conditions or…


CDC Issues New Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations for People With Underlying Medical Conditions

People with underlying medical conditions are able to receive the COVID-19 vaccination as long as they have not had a severe allergic reaction to any of the ingredients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The CDC issued new guidance on Saturday aimed at helping adults with underlying health conditions or weakened immune systems…


Doctor Reports First Adverse Reaction to Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine

A doctor in Boston reported this week the first adverse reaction to Moderna’s newly approved COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncologist at Boston Medical Center, got the shot on Dec. 24. Sadrzadeh experienced an allergic reaction. “Six, seven minutes after the injection of the vaccine, I felt in my tongue and also my throat…


Doctor Reports 1st Adverse Reaction to Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine

A doctor in Boston reported last week the first adverse reaction to Moderna’s newly approved COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncologist at Boston Medical Center, experienced an allergic reaction after he got the shot on Dec. 24. “Six, seven minutes after the injection of the vaccine, I felt in my tongue and also…


A COVID-19 Vaccine Has Caused Side Effects for People With Cosmetic Facial Fillers

One of the two COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States caused facial swelling for people with cosmetic facial fillers. According to information presented during this month’s meeting of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel on Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, two of four serious adverse events related to the vaccine in a phase…