On October 29th, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 years old. This authorization was based on robust safety and efficacy data of the vaccine in children. The results from pediatric studies demonstrate: 7% effectiveness in those …
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Millions of Americans may now choose to get a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The booster is given to individuals who have received the COVID vaccination after their immunity from the initial dose(s) has begun to naturally fade. The booster is intended to help people maintain their immunity levels for longer. A number of …
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Racial and ethnic minorities have experienced health inequities for decades in the United States. Research demonstrates that minorities are more likely to come down with illnesses, and die across a variety of health conditions. When looking at chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, minorities experience an increased rate of morbidity and …
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Linda Marraccini, a primary care doctor, specializing in family medicine, sent a letter to her patients this month informing them that they could not be treated in person if they were not vaccinated by Sept. 15, 2021. Think about that for a moment. A doctor is refusing to help patients that have not received a vaccine. …
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The 1980s were full of crazy hair, outrageous parties, influential music, and life events that have shaped the culture and understanding of all Americans and the world beyond our borders. Yet, under all the hairspray and some of the greatest movies ever made was an underlying sickness afflicting the population few were willing to recognize: …
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Vaccines are the cornerstone of worldwide public health measures to stop the spread of preventable diseases. Immunization is both cost-effective and impactful, with vaccine administration contributing to the reduction of over 4 million deaths per year. Vaccines also give patients an entrance into the health system, providing them access to primary healthcare services and establishing …
Since the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a divide in our country over the proper management and response to this new medical challenge. The left has criticized anyone who decries wearing a mask, while the right has called the vaccine an attempt to control the populace. This leaves very …
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For a little while, we began to escape the hidey-hole of our apartments and shipping box-riddled homes to venture back out into the wild of social life. Slowly coffee shops started to reopen, and the sounds of early morning sales addicts began to fill local big box stores. Then the Delta variant happened. While …
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Over the past year or so, we have all watched as our favorite diners have closed and loved ones have succumbed to the worst pandemic in recent history. Funding has dried up for nonprofits looking to plug the holes of our social system. In their place is an empty hole of desperation yet to be …
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Everyone was affected by the previous global lockdown from the COVID-19 pandemic. Stories about Grandparents seeing their loved ones through Plexiglas and small businesses across the country shutting down littered social media and the news airwaves. A few months ago, we began to come out of social isolation and began to come together again. Now …
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