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FDA Postpones Meeting to Discuss Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Less Than 5 years Old
The FDA announced today that the meeting to discuss Pfizer’s request for authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years of age, originally scheduled February 15, 2022, will be postponed. This will give Pfizer time to evaluate a third dose of the vaccine in this age group.
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Unboxing Tile Lock Scrabble
I just wanted to alert you about the unboxing of the Tile Lock Scrabble game (Hasbro). Sena and I used to play scrabble back in the day, but for the past few years, I’ve been reluctant because the typical board can usually be positioned only so one player can see it right side up. The…
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Thoughts So Far on “To Kill a Mockingbird”
I am just getting started reading “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. As I said in a previous post, I can’t remember ever reading it, but I saw the movie (or most of it). I have seen news reports that some schoolteachers are opposed to keeping the title on required reading lists. I just…
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“To Kill a Mockingbird” Dropped from Seattle School Reading List
This is just a brief announcement about the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee being dropped from the reading list in a Seattle school. We ordered a copy and just got it today. I realized I don’t recall ever reading the book. I did see the movie starring Gregory Peck and Brock Peters,…
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Celebrate Black History Month
February is Black History Month. Celebrate it with respect for one another.
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FDA Advisory Meeting on Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Less than 5 years Old
The FDA Advisory Committee will meet February 15, 2022 between 8:30 AM-5:00 PM ET to discuss Pfizer’s proposal to amend the Emergency Use Authorization for administration of the Covid-19 vaccine to children between 6 months through 4 years of age.
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UIHC Covid-19 Q&A: Omicron and Vaccines
Here’s a recently published YouTube by University of Iowa Health Care on the Covid-19 virus, the Omicron variant, and vaccines (actually there are two, see update below). Points that grabbed our attention were: Omicron is more transmissible, but overall seems to cause less severe disease. Current vaccines, especially with the booster, protect against getting severe…
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Take a Cup of Kindness and Say Goodbye to 2021
It’s been a quiet day around here. It’s New Year’s Eve. I got a great message from a former resident who has started his own Psychiatry Consultation Fellowship training program in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Paul Thisayakorn and his wife are welcoming 2022 with their 2 lovely children and hoping 2022 will be a better year,…
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