The Pennsylvania Department of Health last week reported data indicating an increase in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations among vaccinated Pennsylvanians. The data on these breakthrough… Read more
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UPMC Leaders Weigh in on Third Dose Pfizer Boosters
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued new guidance about third dose boosters of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to guide which populations should receive a booster next. The CDC recommends: • people 65 years and older and residents in… Read more
Pitt CoVER Study Aims to Understand COVID-19 Vaccine Response in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are conducting the CoVER study to better understand the effects of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with autoimmune diseases. Patients… Read more
Vaccination, Antibodies Key to Keeping COVID-19 Patients Out of Hospital
Advances in the clinical care of COVID-19 patients – made possible by rapid, adaptive trials led by UPMC physician-scientists – have dropped patient death rates… Read more
White House Recommends Third COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for All Adults
The White House today recommended COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for adults who received the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccinations. The reason for this recommendation, which… Read more