by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 26, 2021 | Health News
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard looked at 131 women who received either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Among the participants, 84 were pregnant, 31 were...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 25, 2021 | Health News
To sort through some of these issues, I spoke with bioethicist Arthur Caplan, director of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine, who has been researching vaccine ethics and public policy for years. I wanted to find...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 25, 2021 | Health News
Mississippi is 1 of 5 states that have expanded coronavirus vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 and older, and a CNN analysis finds that at least 20 more plan to open up to people 16 and older by the end of April. McGee, who lives in Columbus, Mississippi, decided to...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 25, 2021 | Health News
As of Tuesday, more than 43% of Americans 65 and older are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the CDC. But that leaves more than half, 57%, unprotected. Advocates are worried about current and future residents in these programs. There are also pockets of...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 24, 2021 | Health News
Covid-19 vaccines currently authorized in the United States are only available for adults, except Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine, which is authorized for people ages 16 and older. While there’s a chance that a vaccine will be available to high school and middle...
