FDA advisers recommend Moderna COVID booster for seniors, others at high risk
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 15, 2021
In a unanimous vote, advisers agreed that vulnerable Moderna vaccine recipients should be offered a third shot. A half dose will be effective and will help protect against side effects, the drugmaker says.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 13
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 13, 2021
Governor bans vaccine mandates by ‘any entity’ in Texas … Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine may not meet booster dose criteria, FDA scientists say … A wrenching farewell: Bidding adieu to my primary...
No safety issues: Fluzone shot can be co-administered with a Moderna COVID vaccine booster, Sanofi says
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 08, 2021
Older adults have the same immune response to each drug when they are co-administered as when given separately. This is also true of safety and tolerability, the drugmaker says.
FDA may authorize half-dose booster of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 30, 2021
A 50-microgram dose appears to be effective enough to increase waning vaccine protection, and may reduce the risk of side effects, sources tell investigators.
No unexpected pattern of adverse booster shot reactions reported by CDC app users
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 30, 2021
Most v-safe app respondents reported mild to moderate, transient reactions, usually the day after vaccination, CDC investigators say. Sixty percent of respondents were between the ages of 50 and 74.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 14
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 14, 2021
CDC: Moderna’s shot most effective among the three COVID vaccines in latest real-world study … Merck foresees possible U.S. authorization for its COVID antiviral pill by end of 2021 … LTC pharmacy...
Prescribing off-label COVID boosters may put providers at legal risk: report
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 06, 2021
Clinicians who provide additional COVID-19 shots to fully vaccinated patients may be at risk for legal claims if they prescribe the doses outside of current federal guidelines, CDC says.
Healthcare worker study shines light on who is most at risk of a vaccine reaction
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2021
A study in nearly 1,000 healthcare workers has pinpointed factors that may boost the odds of having a reaction to a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Aug. 26
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2021
NJ sees more than 100 active COVID outbreaks in nursing homes … Moderna submits final COVID vaccine data, asks feds for priority review for full authorization … AMA calls for across-the-board vaccine...
Moderna vaccine may shield more against breakthrough infections than Pfizer: study
Aug 12, 2021
Findings based on non-peer-reviewed, preprint data