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University of Iowa Hospitals Information on Omicron-Specific Covid-19 Vaccine Booster
The University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics has information on the facts and expected availability of the new bivalent Omicron Covid-19 vaccine boosters.
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CDC ACIP Meeting Today and Tomorrow: Covid-19 Vaccine Omicron Bivalent Booster Candidates
The CDC ACIP will meet today and tomorrow about the Covid-19 Vaccine Omicron Bivalent Booster candidates from Pfizer and Moderna. A vote is expected this afternoon. Update: The committee voted by a majority to upvote the approval of the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent boosters this afternoon. There was one dissenting vote because there was no…
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FDA Authorizes Bivalent Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Dose Today
The FDA announced the EUA authorization this morning of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent Omicron Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Dose. CDC-ACIP meeting starts tomorrow for evaluation of the booster doses.
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CDC ACIP Meeting for September 1-2 on Bivalent Omicron Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters
The CDC ACIP have an agenda posted indicating that the advisory committee will discuss Covid-19 Bivalent Omicron vaccine candidates on September 1-2, 2022. A vote is scheduled on September 1, 2022.
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Mayo vs Miracle Whip
Remember that Mayo vs Miracle Whip controversy in a recent post? Sena got Miracle Whip today. Now we’ll see. Look for an update.
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59th Anniversary of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech on August 28, 1963
Sena reminded me that today is the 59th Anniversary of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C. After she reminded me about it, I found this anniversary mentioned in only a few headlines on the web. But that’s no excuse. It doesn’t matter that I was just a small…
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CDC Study of High-Contact & Surface Contamination in Household of Persons with Monkeypox Virus Infection
The CDC study, “High-Contact Object and Surface Contamination in a Household of Persons with Monkeypox Virus Infection-Utah June 2022″ was published as an early release on August 19, 2022 in the MMWR. See the link below for the full article. Pfeiffer JA, Collingwood A, Rider LE, et al. High-Contact Object and Surface Contamination in a…
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Iowa State Fair Rubber Chicken Show!
I got a big kick out the Rubber Chicken Show at the Iowa State Fair, broadcast by Iowa PBS. I don’t need another reason to post it other than to make you laugh.
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Deer Sport Fashion Camouflage After Hard Rain
The night of August 19, 2022 some loud thunderstorms rolled through our area. The next day we saw deer in our backyard with a lot of weeds stuck all over their coats. The doe and her two fawns (which we frequently see) were covered with the stuff. One of the fawns looked like it was…
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Art in the Iowa City Parks
We went for a walk today in a couple of different parks recently. We were looking for the new art works that have been placed recently. We saw HOOPla in Mercer Park by Tim Adams and Succulent Bloom by Mike Sneller at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. You can read more about art in the park…
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