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Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Vaccine Boosters
See the Joint CDC and FDA statement on vaccine boosters here. Also read the CDC July 2, 2021 COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review here.
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New Namesake for Johnson County
I never knew until today that Johnson County; Iowa had originally been named for a slaveholder. That has changed since the Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted to rename the county for distinguished African American scholar, Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson on June 24, 2021. Read the Iowa Now story for the details. The drive to…
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Results of CDC Emergency Meeting Today on COVID-19 Vaccine Safety
The ACIP presentation slide sets available for June 23, 2021 regarding safety of COVID-19 vaccine including myocarditis and pericarditis and booster doses are here. Updated CDC recommendations for myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination are here. Data does not support recommending booster doses currently although monitoring will continue.
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Update: CDC Emergency Meeting June 23-25, 2021 on COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Including Myocarditis
The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) emergency meeting is re-scheduled for June 23-25, 2021 to discuss COVID-19 vaccine safety including myocarditis after Vaccine Safety Technical Work Group assessment. You can find a webcast link and the draft of the working agenda details here. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee report slide…
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When Fully Vaccinated You Can…Reminder
The graphic below is from University of Iowa Health Care. It’s a reminder of what you can do after you’ve been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. You can review CDC guidance here.
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Arlington National Cemetery 2015
The video below was made from footage of our visit to Arlington National Cemetery in 2015. At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, each element of the guard’s routine has meaning, down to the number of steps taken up and down the black mat. According to the website: “The Guard marches 21 steps down the…
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CDC Updated Mask Guidance for Fully Vaccinated
The CDC updated its mask guidance today for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Updated CDC Guidelines: When You’re Fully Vaccinated
See today’s updated guidelines from the CDC about what activities are safer once you’ve been fully vaccinated.
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FDA and CDC Lift Pause on J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
After a safety review today, the FDA and CDC lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. See the full announcement on the FDA website.
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Virtual Information Sessions On Covid-19 Vaccines Update
Just some quick thoughts on the Virtual Information Session on COVID-19 Vaccines, Session 2 on 4/19/2021. This was another enlightening presentation. I just noticed that you’ll have to scrub forward to about 10 minutes and 30 seconds to start playback on the YouTube recording. This gap might be edited out in the near future. It’s…
