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BOSTON - Reports of possible allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, both recently approved for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have raised public concern. A team of experts led by allergists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has now examined all relevant information to offer reassurance that the vaccines can be administered safely even to people with food or medication allergies. The group s review is published in the
In response to accounts of potential allergic reactions in some people following COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom, that country s medical regulatory agency advised that individuals with a history of anaphylaxis to a medicine or food should avoid COVID-19 vaccination. After closer review of the data related to allergic reactions, however, the FDA recommended that the vaccines be withheld only from individuals with a history of severe allergic reactions to any component
New, more contagious COVID-19 variant may already be in Washington, UW expert says
UW Medicine doctors say the state s testing should be able to detect this version of the coronavirus, which just showed up in Colorado. Author: Ted Land Updated: 8:30 PM PST December 30, 2020
SEATTLE A new version of the coronavirus that recently emerged in the United Kingdom just turned up in Colorado and California.
It s the same variant that caused lockdowns and travel restrictions in Europe recently. Doctors think this variant of the virus could be more contagious than the one that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Could Washington state be next?
Neurology.
“This study is the first to show that the presence of neurological symptoms, particularly stroke and confused or altered thinking, may indicate a more serious course of illness, even when pulmonary problems aren’t severe,” the study’s co-author Dr. David Altschul, chief of neurovascular surgery at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, said in a news release.
“Hospitals can use this knowledge to prioritize treatment and, hopefully, save more lives during this pandemic.”
In concluding their findings, Altschul and his team were able to analyze data on more than 4,700 coronavirus-positive patients who were admitted to the Montefiore system between March 1 and April 16.
New, more contagious COVID-19 variant may already be in Washington, UW expert says
UW Medicine doctors say the state s testing should be able to detect this version of the coronavirus, which just showed up in Colorado. Author: Ted Land Updated: 8:30 PM PST December 30, 2020
SEATTLE A new version of the coronavirus that recently emerged in the United Kingdom just turned up in Colorado and California.
It s the same variant that caused lockdowns and travel restrictions in Europe recently. Doctors think this variant of the virus could be more contagious than the one that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Could Washington state be next?