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Moderna’s Emergency Use Authorization May Extend to Teens

April 15, 2025June 6, 2021 by Macee Hall
The FDA may soon have to reexamine Moderna’s emergency use authorization, as the company's COVID-19 vaccine is also effective in teens.

Following the recent announcement that Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in 12- to 16-year-olds, … Read more

Tags current events, health & safety, vaccinations

Flu Could Make a Return

April 15, 2025June 3, 2021 by Jeffrey Cooperstein

After a fairly nonexistent flu season due to masks, social distancing, reduced travel and other various factors, the flu could make a return in 2021. … Read more

Tags current events, health & safety, vaccinations

Students’ Return to College Campuses May Require Vaccination

April 15, 2025May 30, 2021 by Macee Hall
Students hoping to return to college campuses across the country may be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

With over 1.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide and the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promoting loosened mask restrictions for … Read more

Tags health, health & safety, higher education, vaccinations

Protect Yourself from the Summer Heat

April 4, 2025May 21, 2021 by Kayla Gonzalez
summer

After losing out on last summer, many of us want to take this year by storm; however, we should first keep in mind all the … Read more

Tags health & safety, Seasonal Health, Weather

EU COVID Passports

April 4, 2025May 12, 2021 by Jeffrey Cooperstein

In the coming weeks, the EU COVID passports are expected to be introduced, which will allow immune individuals to move throughout the EU without restrictions. … Read more

Tags COVID-19, health & safety, vaccinations

Flavored Tobacco Ban

March 21, 2025May 9, 2021 by Jeffrey Cooperstein

The US FDA is implementing a flavored Tobacco ban products in an effort to reduce the overall number of lives impacted by smoking and tobacco … Read more

Tags government acts & responses, health & safety, Substance Abuse

Vaccinations Through History

March 20, 2025May 7, 2021 by Macee Hall
The vaccination process has obviously come a long way, so let’s take a moment to stroll back in time and learn about vaccinations through history.  

Over the last couple years, there have been many discussions regarding vaccinations, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With many vaccine recipients boasting selfies with … Read more

Tags health & safety, influenza, vaccinations

CDC is Looking at Mask Mandates

May 1, 2025April 30, 2021 by Jeffrey Cooperstein

The CDC is looking at mask mandates as the country becomes increasingly more immunized. According to the Center for Disease Control director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, … Read more

Tags COVID-19, health, health & safety

Can We Reach Herd Immunity?

May 1, 2025April 26, 2021 by Kayla Gonzalez
herd immunity

As we have been in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, our primary goal has been trying to find a way to come out of … Read more

Tags COVID-19, health & safety, vaccinations

Vaccine is Put On Pause

May 1, 2025April 24, 2021 by Jeffrey Cooperstein

***UPDATE: As of April 23, 2021, the CDC cleared the United Stated to resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The vaccine will now … Read more

Tags COVID-19, health & safety, vaccinations
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