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
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FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older. Previously, the vaccine use occurred under an emergency… 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
What we Know About COVID-19 and Myocarditis
After review of the most recent data presented at the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Dr. Brian Feingold, the medical director of heart… Read more
UPMC Partners with Schools to Vaccinate Students
With young people now eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination, UPMC is partnering with local schools to vaccinate students. Vaccines were recently administered at… Read more