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FDA lays groundwork for variant-focused vaccines Presented by Pharmaceutical Care Management Association With help from Emily Martin, Brianna Ehley On Tap and urges manufacturers to study options. — Today: House hearing on Covid vaccines plus a big J&J production pledge. — This week: HHS nominees at that Senate potentially clearing the way for an FDA pick. A message from Pharmaceutical Care Management Association: The Biden Administration postponed the effective date for the Medicare rebate rule until 2023. Despite the delay, uncertainty remains. The cleanest path forward to avoid disrup...

FDA Warns of Potential Pulse Oximeter Inaccuracies Feb. 22, 2021 -- Pulse oximeters, which measure blood oxygen levels, have become popular during the COVID-19 pandemic for people to track their oxygen saturation, but they may not always be accurate, the FDA cautioned in new guidance released Friday. Several factors can affect the accuracy of pulse oximeters, including poor circulation, skin temperature, skin thickness, current tobacco use, use of fingernail polish, and dark skin pigmentation, the FDA said. Recent reports have found that Black patients may not receive accurate readings from s...

The pulse oximeter is an essential non-invasive tool used by medical professionals to check a patients blood oxygen saturation levels.

The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 24.2 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago. U.S. hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are now 15.2 % LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 30.0 % LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include: U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 110,070 U.S. Coronavirus hospitalizations are at 59,882 U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 2,706 U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 17.8 % of the population The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases wor...

Experts and lawmakers have expressed concern about potential racial disparities in the readings of pulse oximeters.