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Despite Months to Prep, Why California Lags on COVID Vaccination No one ever said that distributing a vaccine to tens of millions of Californians spread out across 58 counties in the middle of a pandemic would be easy. But Gov. Gavin Newsom came pretty close last October. At a press conference on the 19th, the governor assured the public that California has “long been in the vaccination business.” That projection of confidence came just three days after the CEO of the pharmaceutical giant P...

Jeff Smith, executive officer for Santa Clara County, is one of those critics. “For the past year, the entire approach that the governor has taken to the pandemic has been disorganized and petulant,” said Smith, who disagrees that county governments are sitting on unused vaccine. “Whenever he feels like he’s getting bad press, he does something. And the things that he does are not wise things and they’re not driven by scientific decisions,” said Smith. A vaccine rollout that is unpr...

RMIT University The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is the second COVID shot to be approved in Australia, and its likely Australians will start receiving it next month. By mid-January, only about a quarter of the COVID-19 vaccines distributed for U.S. nursing homes through the federal program had reached people’s arms. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Januari 14, 2021

Springfield committee will promote coronavirus vaccination Updated Dec 28, 2020; Posted Dec 28, 2020 Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, seen in file photo, has announced the creation of a 15-member committee to promote vaccinations for the coronavirus Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — City officials have created a committee with the mission of promoting to the community vaccination against the coronavirus and combatting misinformation about vaccines. The 15-member “Vax Force Committee” was ann...

UMB News Support UMBs Increasing Efforts to Deal with the COVID-19 Pandemic During this important period, please consider supporting UMBs critical vaccine research and development, advancing its work in human virology, and donating to critical emergency funds especially designed for specific students in need.  We truly appreciate your gifts in this time of great need.  December 23, 2020 Vaccines. Vaccinations. Vaccine hesitancy. These words have become pervasive in today’s l...

Pharmacies prepare to play key role in vaccination process VIDEO: Pharmacies prepare to play key role in vaccination process By Vania Patino | December 17, 2020 at 9:51 PM CST - Updated December 17 at 10:20 PM AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - As the COVID-19 vaccine begins to roll out around the country, health care leaders expect an increase need for those certified to administer it. This is where pharmacies come in. When you go get your flu shot at the pharmacy, you get it from a pharmacist. How...

email article One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital physicians say the best and most reliable drug for the illness is cheap, familiar, and has all the glamour of a Bayer aspirin. Its dexamethasone, the steroid workhorse thats been around longer than most of the doctors who prescribe it. "I love the irony that one of the cheapest medications that exists is one of the only ones that has shown any benefit," said University of California San Francisco hospitalist Charlie Wray, DO, in ...

December 14, 2020 The American Diabetes Association (ADA) welcomes the 2021 Principal Officers and Board of Directors. The 17-member board is comprised of forward-thinking, innovative medical, scientific, education and executive business professionals, who will strategically lead and focus efforts to ensure the ADA continues to uphold the mission upon which it was founded. "I am so excited to announce our 2021 Board of Directors, including five new Board members,” said Tracey D. Brown, Chief ...

Texas Tech University Health Science Center to host immunization administration certification CDC suggestions for celebrating the holidays safely By Tamlyn Cochran | December 14, 2020 at 3:28 PM CST - Updated December 14 at 3:28 PM AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Texas Tech University Health Science Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy will host an immunization administration certification course for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians through its four campuses in Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas a...

But one important group is absent: children. While two vaccines are expected to be cleared soon for adult use in the U.S., testing is only now getting started with children – and only with adolescents. There are still a lot of unknowns. As an infectious disease pharmacist and professor who helps manage patients hospitalized with COVID-19, I frequently hear questions about vaccines. Here’s what we know and don’t know in response to some common questions about vaccinating kids for COVID-19....