The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 vaccine advisory committee will attend an emergency meeting next week to discuss higher than expected reports of heart inflammation in young males who received their second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The June 18 meeting will address the conditions that are very rare and have… Read More »
Jason Wallace (C), director of the District of Columbia’s Commission on Fathers, Men, and Boys, gets a little emotional support from DC Office of Nightlife and Culture Director Shawn Townsend (L) and Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio (R) as he gets a shot of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine from DC Health Nurse Kendria Brown… Read More »
ROME — The images show the intimacy of husbands and wives saying goodbye for the last time, or reuniting after months apart. They honor the courage of nurses, funeral workers and clerics who risked their own health to do their jobs. They witness life slipping away, and being snatched back from death. To mark the… Read More »
TUESDAY, April 13, 2021 — Extremely rare but life-threatening blood clots linked to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine appear similar to those caused by the AstraZeneca vaccine approved for use in Europe and Canada, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Federal officials called for a “pause” in use of the one-dose J&J vaccine while they… Read More »
Most, if not all, vaccines still contain a trace. How much does the flu shot cost? Everyone should be protected from seasonal viruses, and with that in mind, the flu shot is available if you’re paying for it out-of-pocket. Government health centers According to the Department of Health and Human Services, some federally funded health… Read More »