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Permissive Recommendation for Covid Vaccine 2nd Booster?
I have a question about the permissive recommendation by the CDC for the 2nd Covid vaccine booster. Does that mean I should get the booster or that I can get it if I just want one? There’s an important distinction between “should” and “can.” According to the AMA, the CDC gave permissive recommendation, which means…
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AMA Update on Covid-19 2nd Vaccine Booster
The AMA published an update on the Covid-19 Vaccine 2nd booster and the YouTube presentation is only a couple of days old and pretty thorough. While the CDC indeed gave a permissive recommendation, it sounds like another jab would be recommended in the fall anyway, likely targeting variants. The FDA Advisory Committee still has a…
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Second Covid Vaccine Booster Got Any Mojo?
Tomorrow’s April Fool’s Day and I thought I’d get this post up today so it wouldn’t get confused with a joke. I’m genuinely a little confused about the FDA and CDC approval of the 2nd Covid vaccine booster. It’s almost like this vaccine is getting a mojo of some kind, at least with some experts.…
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FDA and CDC Endorse 2nd Vaccine Booster for Covid-19
On March 29, 2022, both the FDA and the CDC endorsed a 2nd Covid-19 booster vaccine dose. The FDA Advisory Committee on vaccines still has a meeting scheduled about vaccine boosters on April 6, 2022. Neither of the booster doses will be variant specific.
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FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Covid Vaccine Boosters Scheduled for April 6, 2022
The FDA Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Related Biological Products has scheduled a meeting on April 6, 2022 “to discuss considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and the process for COVID-19 vaccine strain selection to address current and emerging variants.” The meeting will run from 8:30 AM-5:00 PM ET.
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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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CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters
The CDC published an announcement indicating that those who got the primary series of any of the COVID-19 vaccines are now eligible to get the booster shots.
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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting on COVID-19 Vaccine Boosting: Day Two
The ACIP is back for Day Two of the COVID-19 vaccine boosters meeting. Today the focus will be on Moderna, Janssen, and heterologous boosting. They all got the green light from the FDA. I’ll be writing this post in real time according to the meeting schedule. Effectiveness and safety data will dominate the day. The…
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FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Moderna and Janssen Boosters and Heterologous Boosting
The FDA just released a statement this afternoon announcing the extension of the EUA for COVID-19 boosting with Moderna and Janssen vaccine. The FDA also authorized heterologous boosting (mix and match).
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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting on COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters
I still can’t make heads or tails out of what’s happening with the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting today and tomorrow. The agenda is still in draft form and it’s dated “Draft—October 14, 2021.” I’m writing this as the ACIP web page is testing it’s incoming and outgoing audio at 8:40 AM,…
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