F.D.A. Advisory Panel Recommends Pfizer Boosters for Older People and Others at High Risk
By Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weiland Sept. 17, 2021 Updated 8:21 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — A key advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly rejected recommending Pfizer booster shots for most recipients of the company’s coronavirus vaccine, instead endorsing them only for people who are 65 or older or at high risk of severe Covid-19, and received their second dose at least six months ago.
Thrift store worker finds a polio vaccine card from 1956. Sure looks familiar, doesn’t it?
Annie Reneau 09.17.21
Vaccines are without a doubt one of the most impactful scientific advancements in human history. Through vaccines, we eliminated smallpox, have nearly eliminated polio worldwide, and have saved countless lives through protection from a host of other infectious diseases. Yet even with that history, millions of Americans are refusing the coronavirus vaccines and decrying efforts to mandate proof of vaccination to partake in certain activities. Read HERE.
Lost Your COVID-19 Vaccine Card? Here’s How to Get It Back
Keeping immunization records handy is becoming increasingly important
by Catherine Maddux, AARP, September 2, 2021
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is fast becoming a necessity, with talk of booster shots on the horizon and vaccine requirements affecting many aspects of day-to-day life — from dining out to working in an office. But what if you’ve lost that awkwardly shaped white card — it doesn’t quite fit in a standard wallet — or never got one in the first place?
Luckily, most vaccine providers and state health departments have already put in place measures to help you get a new one, or at least obtain a digital record of your vaccination.
Read more HERE.