Moderna and Pfizer both announced they are researching whether a booster shot six to 12 months following the initial two-dose COVID-19 vaccine will offer lasting… Read more
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A Small COVID-19 Shot Represented a Giant Public Health Leap to one of Pittsburgh’s Newest Residents
When the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health dean arrived at her appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, she expected it to be… Read more
“One in a Million.” Pitt and UPMC Experts Explain the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause
Tuesday morning, federal health officials called for a pause in using the coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, while they investigate a rare blood… Read more
UPMC Pauses Administration of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine per CDC, FDA Guidance
UPMC is following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Allegheny County Health Department instructing vaccinators to… Read more
UPMC and Pitt Researchers Share New Findings on COVID-19 Vaccination in Elderly and Cancer Patients
At a press briefing today, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh clinician-scientists shared new data on how certain UPMC patients with weak immune systems responded to… Read more