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October 29, 2021 – The Air Force must decide in the coming weeks how to discipline about 12,000 Airmen who have declined orders to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The deadline for fully vaccinating the aviators is Tuesday November 2nd. Those who are not vaccinated could face increasing disciplinary measures, including dismissal from service or persecution […]
October 22, 2021 – Pfizer Says Its Childhood Vaccine Is 90% Effective at Preventing COVID-19 Infections. The Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years is 10 micrograms, about one third of the dose given to adolescents and adults. In the data presented to the FDA prior to the agency’s review of its syringes […]
On Saturday morning, I finally rolled up my sleeve for the vaccine I’d been waiting for all summer: my annual flu shot, a technological marvel that I want to receive every fall. In times without a pandemic, the flu vaccine is a hot fall product that holds a coveted place in the public health spotlight. […]
America’s hot Vax summer started exactly as it was billed – less pandemic, more vaccinations. In the past few months, Americans have gone crazy with traveling. Airbnbs are booked months in advance. Good luck finding a rental car. Even Cruises are back … unfortunately. In July, the airports were busier for a few days than […]
MAYAGÜEZ, PUERTO RICO – Abigail Matos-Pagán walked into a bright blue house in Mayagüez earlier this summer and was greeted by Beatriz Gastón, who quietly led the way to her mother’s small room. Matos-Pagán had come to provide a covid-19 vaccine for Wildelma Gastón, 88, whose arthritis and other health problems confine her to bed. […]