Just as families around the country look forward to spending the holidays together for the first time in a long time, a new variant called omicron has emerged.
Dr. Michael Teng, a virologist and associate professor at USF Health, answers some of the questions many people have about whether or not they’re eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot, and what booster shot would provide the greatest antibody response.
COVID-19 cases in Florida are continuing on a downward trend, while some public health experts are optimistic about what that means for the state as we continue to navigate through the pandemic.
Researchers to study mixing and matching different COVID-19 vaccines as boosters
Researchers are testing new forms of booster vaccines.
and last updated 2021-06-03 18:16:32-04
As the country pushes to get more people vaccinated, researchers are now looking at mixing and matching different COVID vaccines as a booster for fully vaccinated people.
âWe call it mix and match because weâre looking at people who got any of the three EUA authorized vaccines: the Pfizer, the Moderna, or the Janssen vaccine,â said Dr. Robert Atmar, one of the trialâs principal investigators. âAt least in the current part of the study, weâre boosting each of those three groups with the Moderna vaccine.â
Updated guidance from the CDC has people hoping it’ll help get life back to normal. It comes as Tampa Bay area health experts say Florida’s COVID-19 case numbers and COVID vaccination rates are both down.
Johnson & Johnson vaccinations resume in Tampa Bay area as doctors weigh in on safety concerns
Johnson & Johnson vaccine continues distribution in Florida
and last updated 2021-04-26 18:53:44-04
TAMPA, Fla. â The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is being distributed once again after a brief pause over concerns of severe blood clots. People in the Tampa Bay area are already rolling up their sleeves for this vaccine, while local doctors explain what you need to know about the J&J shot.
Both Laurie and Leland Massee got their J&J dose at the Tampa Greyhound Track vaccination site Monday.
âYou donât have to come back for the second shot, and itâs supposed to do the same thing, so why not?â said Laurie.
Public health experts weigh in on UK variant, now the dominant strain in US
The CDC says the UK variant has become the most dominant COVID strain in the United States. That strain, B.1.1.7, is also widely circulating in Florida.
and last updated 2021-04-12 18:01:57-04
The CDC says the UK variant has become the most dominant COVID strain in the United States. That strain, B.1.1.7, is also widely circulating in Florida.
"Based on our most recent estimates from CDC surveillance, the B.1.1.7 variant is now the most common lineage circulating in the United States," CDC director Rochelle Walensky said last week.