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CDC: Vaccinated people can gather indoors without masks
March 8, 2021
“Today’s action represents an important first step. It is not our final destination,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said.
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Dining restrictions, mask mandates tied to less illness, death, CDC reaffirms
March 8, 2021
“When prevention measures like mask-wearing mandates are lifted, cases go up.”
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FDA grants emergency use authorization to Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
February 27, 2021
“The advantages of having a third vaccine, especially one that is a single shot and can be stored without special refrigeration requirements, will be a major contribution in getting the general public vaccinated sooner.”
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FDA expands sacubitril/valsartan indication to embrace some HFpEF
February 17, 2021
The newly approved labeling for sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) is simply for “chronic heart failure” but almost teasingly adds, “the benefits are most clearly evident” at below-normal LVEF.
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Some COVID-19 vaccine reactions could be pseudoallergic, experts say
February 10, 2021
All of the people who developed allergies after the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines recovered, but more than 445,000 Americans have died from COVID-19.
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Mask mandates reduced COVID-19 hospitalizations
February 8, 2021
Hospitalization growth rates declined by 5.5 percentage points for adults between ages 18-64 about 3 weeks after the mandates were implemented.
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FDA curbs use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma, citing new data
February 8, 2021
Only high-titer COVID-19 convalescent plasma can be used and only in hospitalized patients who are early in the disease course and those with impaired humoral immunity.
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Feds to states: Give COVID-19 vaccine to 65+ and those with comorbidities
January 13, 2021
The federal government will also increase the number of sites eligible to receive vaccine – including some 13,000 federally qualified community health centers.
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Anaphylaxis cases after COVID-19 vaccine rising but still rare: CDC
January 7, 2021
Health care providers should be ready to treat rare cases of anaphylaxis following administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
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2.1 Million COVID Vaccine Doses Given in U.S.
December 29, 2020
The number is based on the CDC’s Vaccine Tracking System and reports from state and local public health departments, as well as updates from five federal agencies.
