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President-elect Joe Biden unveils his COVID-19 task force on Monday in preparations for his incoming administration in January. The task force comprises numerous health and science experts, including multiple men and women who served in a similar capacity under former President Barack Obama. Attacking and defeating COVID-19 is a priority […]

Biden unveils his COVID-19 Task Force

November 13, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / pandemic / Vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Pfizer and BioNTech said in a statement on Monday that their COVID-19 vaccine is seeing positive early results in the testing stage, bringing excitement to Americans who have been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 virus since the beginning of 2020. That is the first COVID vaccine in the United States […]

COVID Vaccine is Seeing Positive Early Results

November 13, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / pandemic / Vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

AuraVax Therapeutics Inc., a biotech company based in Houston, is developing a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine. AuraVax has entered a license option agreement with the University of Houston, which will give them the option to exclusively license the nasal spray vaccine technology that was developed by M.D. Anderson Professor of […]

COVID-19 Nasal Spray Vaccine

October 15, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / healthcare news / Vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

With the coronavirus pandemic still extremely prevalent and another wave of cases predicted to hit during the 2020-2021 flu season, it is more important than ever to make sure you and your family get your annual flu shots. — Autumn is officially here, but with the dropping temperatures and falling leaves comes flu season. With the coronavirus pandemic still extremely prevalent and another wave of cases predicted to hit during the 2020-2021 flu season, it is more important than ever to make sure you and your family get your […]

2020-2021 Flu Season: Why it’s more important than ever to ...

September 30, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged covid-19 / influenza / Vaccinations by Macee Hall

University of Pittsburgh researchers are hopeful to begin COVID-19 medicine testing by 2021 with a new antibody. Not in the form of a vaccine, the medicine will be both a treatment and a preventative measure. The medication, named Ab8, will begin safety trials with the hope that the FDA will […]

COVID-19 medicine testing

September 24, 2020 in Health / life tagged covid-19 / global health / Vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

covid-19 vaccine distribution — Since the beginning of the pandemic, several companies, including BioNTech and Pfizer, have been racing towards creating the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine. The time when that race ends is quickly approaching, with the CDC saying that limited doses could be going out to the highest-risk individuals by late October. With […]

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan Up For Debate

September 9, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged covid-19 / Disease Prevention / global health / pandemic / Vaccinations by Joe Manichia

According to an announcement on Wednesday, the U.S. has reached a deal worth $1.95 billion with Pfizer and BioNTech, a German biotech company, for an initial order of over 100 million doses of their coronavirus vaccine. The U.S. government also can acquire up to an additional 500 million doses. The […]

Coronavirus Vaccine: Company Enters Ground Breaking Deal With U.S.

August 3, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / family health / Vaccinations / Wellness by Jadon Sennet

Expedite COVID vaccine — Novavax Gets $1.6 Billion to Expedite COVID vaccine The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) along with the Department of Defense (DoD) announced it will be investing $1.6 billion to Fast-track a COVID vaccine. According to their Press Release the pharmaceutical company, a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation […]

Novavax Gets $1.6 Billion to Expedite COVID vaccine

July 22, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / Food and Drug Administration / healthcare news / Vaccinations by Jenny McCann

It looks like the first vaccination for COVID-19 is to begin human testing according to manufacturers Moderna. From the previous testing done in March on eight people, the drug seemed to make healthy volunteers make antibodies against COVID-19. The antibodies developed were then able to stop the replication of the […]

First Vaccination For COVID-19 Is Heading To Human Testing

May 30, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / healthcare news / pandemic / Vaccinations by Jadon Sennet

This season’s unusual flu virus hit hard. It was caused by an abnormal viral strand that overpowers recent vaccines. Although reports show that the first week of the new year didn’t show high numbers of flu cases, there’s no cause for celebration. This drop in confirmed cases still leaves us […]

Unusual Flu Virus Hits Hard

February 2, 2020 in Health tagged disease awareness / Disease Prevention / health trends / influenza / Vaccinations by Emily Schellin