News
J&J COVID-19 vaccine wins unanimous backing of FDA panel
February 27, 2021
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is expected to offer more convenient dosing and be easier to distribute than the two rival products already available in the United States.
News
Variants spur new FDA guidance on COVID vaccines, tests, drugs
February 23, 2021
The FDA has already been communicating with individual manufacturers as they assess the variants’ effect on their products.
News
CDC chief lays out attack plan for COVID variants
February 19, 2021
Public health leaders are ramping up genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and ensuring that sampling is geographically representative.
Opinion
When the X-Waiver gets X’ed: Implications for hospitalists
February 17, 2021
Hospitalists can be leaders in further adopting buprenorphine as standard of care for people with OUD.
News
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.
News
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.
News
CDC panel: No COVID-19 vaccine safety surprises
January 28, 2021
With 23.5 million doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines now given, there have been very few serious side effects.
News
Seven ways President Biden could now change health care
January 21, 2021
Democrats’ small majorities in both houses of Congress suggest that moderation and bipartisanship will be necessary to get things done.
News
President Biden kicks off health agenda with COVID actions, WHO outreach
January 21, 2021
President Biden issued an executive order requiring masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings.
News
Biden’s COVID-19 challenge: 100 million vaccinations in the first 100 days. It won’t be easy.
January 20, 2021
“I think it’s an attainable goal. I think it’s going to be extremely challenging,” said Claire Hannan, executive director of the Association of Immunization Managers.