Boosters

For more than 100 years, American women have outlived American men, largely due to differences in rates of cardiovascular disease and lung cancer. Now COVID-19 has widened the gendered life expectancy gap, according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

...

Country / Region Tags:

United States

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Posted By mike kraft read more

Only about 14% of American adults have received the updated COVID vaccine: CDC

Nov

About 36M American adults have received the updated COVID vaccine: CDC Newly released survey data from the CDC shows 36 million American adults, about 13.9% of the U.S. adult population, has received the updated COVID vaccine. ABC News ABC News

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Posted By mike kraft read more

Polls indicate percentages of Americans who believe they dont need vaccinations, have little confidence in scientists

Nov

Poll shows a third of Americans believe they don't need flu, COVID vaccines One third of those polled said their vaccine decisions do not affect others. CIDRAP

A third of Americans surveyed in a new poll from researchers at Ohio State said they do not believe they need vaccines for the flu or COVID-19 this season because they do not consider themselves high risk for complications from the viruses. ...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Posted By mike kraft read more

Increased numbers of kindergartner parents opt out of school vaccinations

Nov

Kindergarten vaccination exemptions at highest level ever The percentage of kindergartners whose parents opted them out of school-required vaccinations rose to the highest level yet during the 2022-2023 school year, according to new federal data released … nweixel The Hill

...

The drop in coverage for routine vaccinations against diseases like measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) increase the chances of an outbreak and underscore the continued fallout from barriers to vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic.

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Problem

Situation Report

Posted By mike kraft read more

The crux of waning COVID-19 booster effectiveness against new variants--study

Nov

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Posted By mike kraft read more

Opinion: Why more vaccines are needed to counter future COVID waves

Nov

Opinion

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Solutions

Posted By mike kraft read more

New Covid variant has become dominant amid slow uptake of the updated shots

Oct

A new Covid variant has become dominant amid slow uptake of the updated shots The HV.1 variant took over this week as the dominant variant in the U.S., but just around 3.5 % of the population has received an updated Covid shot thus far. NBC News

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Posted By mike kraft read more

New Vaccines Leaves Old Questions About Prices and Distribution Unanswered

Oct

A New Era of Vaccines Leaves Old Questions About Prices Unanswered - KFF Health News The CDC’s RSV vaccination recommendations beg the question: How much should an immunization that will possibly be given to millions of Americans cost to be truly valuable? khnkit KFF Health News

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Problem

Situation Report

Posted By mike kraft read more

Pfizer’s says its combination Covid, flu vaccine will move to final-stage trial after positive data

Oct

Pfizer combination Covid, flu vaccine shows positive trial data (cnbc.com)

Pfizer said its combination vaccine candidates targeting Covid and the flu will move to a final-stage trial in the coming months after showing positive initial results. ..
Pfizer and other vaccine makers like Moderna and Novavax believe combination shots will simplify the process for people to protect themselves against respiratory viruses that typically surge around the same time of the year.
...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: