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The anticipated Food and Drug Administration approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine Thursday may be just the shot in the arm the country needs. Literally.

KENOSHA — The expected Food and Drug Administration approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine sometime this week may be just the shot in the arm the country needs. Literally. As of press time Thursday, the FDA had not yet approved a vaccine. However, the vaccine developed by Pfizer, a federal advisory group concluded in a 17-4 vote (with one abstention) that the shot appears safe and effective against the coronavirus, but only for people 16 and older. High-ranking doctors with regional system Advocate Aurora Health Care addressed that topic and others related to the pandemic Thursday mornin...

Advocate Aurora prepared to deploy COVID-19 vaccine for its employees next week Share Last updated on December 11th, 2020 at 01:08 pm Frontline Advocate Aurora Health workers could be vaccinated as soon as next week if the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval today as is expected. The Milwaukee- and Downers Grove, Illinois-based health system is prepared to distribute the vaccine to all of its patient-facing employees in four to six weeks, depending on supply, said Robert Citronberg, director of the division of infectious disease at Advocate Lutheran Ge...

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine being reviewed for emergency use today. //end headline wrapper ?> St. Luke’s Medical Center. Photo by Jeramey Jannene. Advocate Aurora Health is preparing to vaccinate its employees most at risk of contracting COVID-19 next week and health system leaders say people who want the vaccine could have it by June. A coronavirus vaccine produced by Pfizer/BioNTech is being reviewed for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday. Dr. Robert Citronberg, Advocate Aurora’s executive medical director of infectious disease and prevention, called the ...