Tag: CDC

  • CDC Update on Covid-19 Variant BA.2.86

    CDC Update on Covid-19 Variant BA.2.86

    I saw a news item headline which mentioned Covid-19 Variant. BA.2.86. The CDC website tracking respiratory variants has a definitive update as of November 27, 2023: “What to know about BA.2.86

  • CDC on How to Get Flu, Covid-19, and RSV Vaccines

    CDC on How to Get Flu, Covid-19, and RSV Vaccines

    The latest update on how to get the respiratory viruses vaccines is updated on the CDC website. Highlights:

  • CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine This Fall-Winter Season

    CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine This Fall-Winter Season

    The CDC has posted a press release announcing that it has recommended the updated COVID-19 vaccine for the fall/winter virus season.

  • CDC Update on SARS CoV-2 Variant BA.2.86

    CDC Update on SARS CoV-2 Variant BA.2.86

    New update on the Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 as of Sept. 8, 2023. Highlights:

  • CDC Update Today on Covid-19 Variant BA.2.86

    CDC Update Today on Covid-19 Variant BA.2.86

    Today’s update by the CDC on the Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 is at this link. Highlights: “CDC’s current assessment is that the updated COVID-19 vaccine, which will be available in mid-September, will likely be effective at reducing severe disease and hospitalization. Immune responses generated from prior infection also help protect against severe outcomes of COVID-19. There…

  • CDC Updated Recommendations for Covid-19 Vaccine Use

    CDC Updated Recommendations for Covid-19 Vaccine Use

    The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) held a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) meeting to discuss updated recommendations for Covid-19 vaccine use on May 11, 2023. You can view the YouTube recording of the meeting and view presentation slides at this link. The meeting was designed for clinicians.

  • CDC Identifies Preliminary Covid-19 Vaccine Safety Signal

    CDC Identifies Preliminary Covid-19 Vaccine Safety Signal

    The CDC announced that a prelimary Covid-19 Vaccine Safety signal has been identified in a recent update on their website: “Following the availability and use of the updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines, CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), a near real-time surveillance system, met the statistical criteria to prompt additional investigation into whether there was a safety…

  • FDA Authorizes Bivalent Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Dose Today

    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.

  • CDC ACIP Meeting for September 1-2 on Bivalent Omicron Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters

    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.

  • FDA Removes N95 Respirators from Shortage List

    FDA Removes N95 Respirators from Shortage List

    I think it’s ironic that about the same time a PLOs One study and news articles came out announcing a new method using 8-inch rubber bands for improving the fit of the surgical mask to approximate that of the N95 respirator, the FDA removed the N95 respirator from the medical device shortage list. This is…