Adult Vaccinations

Molly Howell, immunization program manager for the North Dakota Department of Health, is shown during one of Gov. Doug Burgum's public coronavirus briefings. Tom Stromme A committee devising a plan for COVID-19 vaccinations in North Dakota met publicly for the first time Wednesday, discussing various scenarios regarding the distribution of a future coronavirus vaccine. Three meetings of the vaccination planning committee and an unknown number of subcommittee meetings were held in September without public notice, which North Dakota Newspaper Association attorney Jack McDonald contends violated the state's open meetings law. The Wednesday meeting was the first of which the public was notified via the secretary of state’s public notices website. The Tribune requested and received minutes of the previous meetings. Committee Facilitator Molly Howell, the state Department of Health's immunization program manager, told the group at the beginning of Wedn...

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Mackenzie Bean - Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 Print  |  Email Two U.S. senators have backed bills to eliminate financial barriers that keep many pregnant women from getting vaccines, reports The 19th News . As of 2019, 65 percent of pregnant women were not getting flu shots and Tdap vaccines recommended by federal health officials, according to the CDC .  Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., have jointly backed the bills, shared first with The 19th News. The first bill would require Medicaid to cover all federally recommended vaccines for women during pregnancy without any out-of-pocket costs. The second would require the U.S. government to provide states with resources to improve vaccination rates and implement a data collection system for perinatal vaccinations among Medicaid recipients.  Learn more about the bills here . More articles on public health: 31 states where COVID-19 is spreading fastest, slowest: Sept. 30 COVID-19 hospital...

With colder weather beginning to creep in, many employers are, for good reason, looking at their influenza vaccination policies with fresh eyes. COVID-19 and the seasonal flu share common symptoms, which can complicate an employer's efforts to prevent the spread, especially of COVID-19 infection, in the workplace. And now, more than ever, a potential flu outbreak could cause panic among workers and significantly impact business operations, as well as burden the nation's health care system, which already has been stretched due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bearing these considerations in mind, employers are asking: Can I require employees to get the flu shot? What about if and when a coronavirus vaccine is available? May I require staff to be inoculated? The short answer is a qualified yes. However, that right is not absolute. For example, federal EEO laws categorically bar employers from applying a blanket rule requiring all employees to be vaccinated regardless of disability s...

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Influenza is a respiratory infection that can cause serious complications, particularly in young children. Getting a flu vaccine is the best way to prevent the flu and its complications. Even when the vaccine doesn't completely prevent the flu, it may reduce the risk of serious illness requiring hospitalization. Recent research shows that the vaccine significantly reduces the risk of dying of the flu for both children with an underlying medical condition and healthy children. Getting a flu vaccine is especially important this season because the flu and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cause similar common signs and symptoms. Flu vaccination could reduce symptoms that might be confused with those caused by COVID-19. Preventing the flu and reducing the severity of flu illness and hospitalizations could also lessen the stress on the health care system. Depending on your child's age and health, you might be able to choose between...

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​. Daily Debunk Claim:  The influenza vaccine Fluzone is more deadly than Covid-19. Vedict:  False Read the full story at:  Agence France-Presse   Social Media Disinfo Screenshot Circulating on social media:  Claim that there is a double standard in the response to H1N1 vs. COVID-19. Verdict:  Partly False Read the full story at:  USA Today   Factual Reads on Coronavirus COVID research updates: Tests reveal silent reinfections in hospital workers Nature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear. -- Nature, September 28 A layperson’s guide to how — and when — a Covid-19 vaccine could be authorized This story is based on interviews as well as on documents the drug makers have released detailing their clinical trial plans. -- Stat, September 28

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Moderna, Inc., (Nasdaq: MRNA) a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, today announced the publication of the second interim analysis of the open-label Phase 1 study of mRNA-1273, its vaccine candidate against COVID-19, in The New England Journal of Medicine . This interim analysis evaluated a two-dose vaccination schedule of mRNA-1273 given 28 days apart in 40 healthy adult participants across two dose levels (25 and 100 µg) in two age cohorts (ages 56-70 and ages 71+), and reports results through Day 57 (1 month after the second dose). This analysis found that both the 25 µg and 100 µg dose levels were generally well-tolerated in both age cohorts. Immune responses were dose-dependent with the 100 µg dose eliciting higher binding and neutralizing antibody titers, supporting the selection of the 100 µg dose for further study in the Phase 3 t...

The Roseburg VA will begin offering easy-access flu vaccinations for eligible veterans soon. Public Affairs Officer Tim Parish said veterans and their companions will be screened for COVID-19 before entering a VA facility or receiving their vaccination on the VA grounds. Parish said to speed the process, veterans and their companions can answer all COVID-19 screening questions on a mobile device by going to: https://www.va.gov/covid19screen/ Veterans who are unable to visit a Roseburg VA facility may also be eligible for free vaccinations through a community-based partner with no referral and no prior authorization. The Roseburg campus drive-through clinic will run Mondays through Fridays, October 5th through the 16th from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. There will be a drive-up canopy at Building 1, using the Urgent Care entrance. Clinics will also be held at VA facilities in Eugene, North Bend, and Brookings. Call the Roseburg VA for specific information.

The World Bank has announced plans for a $12bn (£9.3bn) initiative that will allow poor countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines to treat up to 2 billion people as soon as effective drugs become available. In an attempt to ensure that low-income countries are not frozen out by wealthy nations, the organisation is asking its key rich-nation shareholders to back a scheme that will disburse cash over the next 12 to 18 months. David Malpass, the World Bank president, said the initiative was needed because Covid-19 was having a much bigger impact on low and middle income countries than on the developed world. “Having this finance available will be a game changer because once a safe and effective vaccine is available it will allow people to resume their lives with confidence.” Many countries – including the US, the UK, China and Russia – are working on treatments for Covid-19 and Malpass said the World Bank did not want to wait for a vaccine to become available before acting. “There ...

DOVER (Sept. 29, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is partnering with health care, faith-based and community partners to launch an aggressive communications campaign to mobilize all Delawareans to get their flu vaccinations called ‘Fight Flu DE.’ Working to reach diverse audiences through influencers and with messaging that will motivate them to get the flu vaccine, the campaign integrates grassroots outreach with mass-media marketing strategies to make sure people know where they can get a flu vaccine regardless of insurance coverage. While DPH has always been proactive in encouraging flu vaccinations, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a greater urgency for Delawareans to get vaccinated against influenza. “This year it is more important than ever to get your flu vaccine, as we are dealing with uncertainties around how flu season will look this year with COVID-19 circulating at the same time,” said Governor John Carney. “While the flu vaccine will not prevent you...

BURLINGTON, Mass. , Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadia ( arcadia.io ), the leader in population health management technology, announced today that it has expanded its vaccination, preventative screening and appointment reminder outreach program to engage additional patient populations. Arcadia is offering its Outreach product, at no cost, to Accountable Care Organizations, health plans and state agencies that manage more than 15,000 lives so they can communicate directly with larger populations about the importance of routine vaccinations and doctors' appointments. Participating healthcare organizations do not need to be Arcadia customers and can be up and running within just a couple of weeks.  Many Americans have delayed or canceled routine exams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving vulnerable populations and those with chronic conditions more susceptible to further health complications. As flu season approaches, other at-risk populations―such as those over 65 years...

Must employers offer vaccinations (free of charge)? Can employers demand that employees be vaccinated? A COVID-19 vaccine will hopefully soon be available. The German labour law requirements regarding a vaccination for employees and a possible obligation to vaccinate are already largely clear. Must employers offer vaccinations (free of charge)? Employees cannot require their employer to carry out or pay for COVID-19 vaccinations. It is solely up to employers to decide which concrete protective measures they wish to undertake. However, it is often in employers' best interests for employees to be vaccinated. If employers offer a (free) vaccination (eg, through a company doctor), this is a benefit that must be offered to all employees, taking into account the principle of equality. Limiting the offer to only a few groups of employees will be permissible only in exceptional cases (eg, if one group of employees is exposed to a greater risk of infection than other groups). It would ...

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Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here . On the day that a COVID-19 vaccine is approved, a vast logistics operation will need to awaken. Millions of doses must travel hundreds of miles from manufacturers to hospitals, doctor’s offices, and pharmacies, which in turn must store, track, and eventually get the vaccines to people all across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with state and local health departments, coordinates this process. These agencies distributed flu vaccines during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic this way, and they manage childhood vaccines every day. But the COVID-19 vaccine will be a whole new challenge.   “The COVID situation is significantly different and more complex than anything that we have had to deal with in the past,” says Kris Ehresmann , an infectious-disease director at the Minnesota Department of Health. Read: A vaccine reality che...