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Biden Administration Says Insurance Issues With COVID Shots Mostly Fixed
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – Despite reports of trouble last week where some people may have been denied insurance coverage while seeking COVID shots at pharmacies, the Biden administration said Thursday ...
Getting COVID Shot During Pregnancy Helps Protect Newborns, CDC Study Finds
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – When pregnant women get a COVID vaccine, it helps protect their newborns from the virus, a new government study shows. "These findings indicate that maternal vaccination d...
Women Have Higher Risk for Solicited Reactions After Flu Shot
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – The risk for solicited reactions following influenza vaccine is higher for women than men, according to research published online Sept. 28 in the Journal of Epidemiology &...
Less than One Quarter 'Definitely' Plan to Get New COVID-19 Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – Just 23 percent of American adults say they "definitely" will get the new COVID-19 vaccine, while another 23 percent say they will "probably" get it, according to a new...
Flu Vaccine Uptake Varies by Sociodemographic Factors in CKD Patients
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 – Among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), younger adults, Black individuals, and those with adverse social determinants of health are less likely to receive a flu...
President Biden Gets COVID, Flu Shots
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 – President Joe Biden has been freshly vaccinated for three major respiratory viruses that could spread widely this fall and winter. Biden got both the updated COVID booster a...
Many Americans Frustrated in Search for Low-Cost COVID Boosters
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 – Americans seeking out the new COVID boosters are finding themselves held back by insurance entanglements and supply delays. Some insurers have balked at covering the...
U.S. Resumes Free COVID Test Program
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – Americans will once again be able to get free at-home COVID tests. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday that it will spend $600...
Practice Points Developed for Treatment of Outpatient COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 – In an updated clinical guideline issued by the American College of Physicians and published online Sept. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, living, rapid practice...
Infection With Omicron Less Likely to Result in Post-COVID-19 Condition
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – The risk for post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) is reduced in association with infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant,...
Pneumococcal Infection Reduced in Children With Sickle Cell Since PCV13
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 – For children with sickle cell disease (SCD), the rates of invasive pneumococcal infection (IPD) have decreased since introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs),...
Revaccination Suggested for Hep B Vaccine Nonresponders After Hep C Cure
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) who do not respond to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine should undergo revaccination after HCV treatment and eradication,...
It's Time to Start Preparing Against Flu, RSV & COVID-19
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 – Kids are back in school and it’s time to think about viruses, for both yourself and them. It could be an early flu season in the United States, if what happened in the Sou...
BNT162b2 Vaccination Linked to Lower Risk for COVID-19 Encounters in Children Under 5
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 – For children younger than 5 years, receiving two or three doses of the wild-type BNT162b2 vaccine is associated with a reduced risk for COVID-19 encounters in the emergency...
Immune Response Not Inferior With Coadministration of COVID-19, Flu Shots
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – The immune response and occurrence of adverse events were similar for health care workers receiving coadministration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines or COVID-19 vaccine...
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