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Many US Health Experts Underestimated the Coronavirus … Until It Was Too Late
A year ago, while many Americans were finishing their holiday shopping and finalizing travel plans, doctors in Wuhan, China, were battling a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia with no known cause.
A year ago, while many Americans were finishing their holiday shopping and finalizing travel plans, doctors in Wuhan, China, were battling a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia with no known cause.
Changes to coronavirus vaccine schedule wouldn’t start with FDA, agency says
The US Food and Drug Administration has made clear that it does not plan to make any changes to COVID-19 vaccine dosing schedules in the United States but if any changes were made, the vaccine manufacturer would have to specifically ask the agency to adjust authorization.
CNN confirmed with the FDA on Wednesday that if a manufacturer requests a change to its emergency use authorization, the manufacturer would need to submit data to the FDA supporting the requested change.
If any changes are proposed to the COVID-19 vaccine dosing schedules in the future it likely would not be the FDA making the proposals, said David Benkeser, a biostatistician at Emory University whose research includes work on preventive vaccines.
The Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency told EMS employees Monday to only administer supplemental oxygen if a patient s saturation levels dip below 90% to conserve depleting oxygen supplies. Paramedics were also told not to transport adult heart attack patients to the hospital unless they can restore spontaneous circulation on site to focus care on patients who are more likely to survive.
Los Angeles is facing an unprecedented surge in coronavirus patients that is pushing area hospitals to the brink. Public health officials warn the already dire situation is projected to worsen in January. Many hospitals have reached a point of crisis and are having to make very tough decisions about patient care, Dr. Christina Ghaly, the county s director of health services, said at a press briefing Monday. She urged residents to avoid the emergency room unless they re in need of serious medical attention.
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Some healthcare workers have reported falling ill with COVID-19 after getting their first vaccine dose but that s not a surprise, as protection can take as long as 2 weeks to kick in, researchers said.
A nurse from California made headlines last week after getting sick 6 days after he received his first shot. Since then, other healthcare workers have shared similar experiences on social media.
Trauma surgeon Qaali Hussein, MD, for example, developed COVID-19 12 days after her first COVID-19 injection. I m 12 days post 1st dose of the vaccine so I do not have full protection yet, Hussein wrote on Twitter, stating that she should have at least some protection from severe illness. I think we definitely need to ramp up vaccinations and would highly recommend getting vaccinated as soon as you are able to.