by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 31, 2021 | Health News
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) said their recommendation is based on evidence from thousands of people who were pregnant that the vaccines are safe to be used during pregnancy. The associations also cite the country’s low vaccination rate and the recent increase in cases. The […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 31, 2021 | Health News
The document — a slide presentation — outlines unpublished data that shows fully vaccinated people might spread the Delta variant at the same rate as unvaccinated people. “I think people need to understand that we’re not crying wolf here. This...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 30, 2021 | Health News
“This new science is worrisome and unfortunately warrants an update to our recommendations,” she said. “This is not a decision that we or CDC has made lightly.” New unpublished data showing that vaccinated people infected with the Delta...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 30, 2021 | Health News
They said people need to wear masks and take other steps to prevent spread until almost everyone in a population has been vaccinated. Their findings, published in Nature Scientific Reports, support an unpopular decision by the US Centers for Disease Control and...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 28, 2021 | Health News
Cooley received two doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in February, but blood tests show the shots didn’t give her antibodies against the virus. That’s because, like millions of Americans, Cooley takes medications to suppress her immune system. A...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 28, 2021 | Health News
Very early on, it became apparent that the older you were, the worse you would likely fare against the coronavirus, a fact that has held true throughout the pandemic. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 95% of all Covid deaths in...
