Staff Writer, CDC, June 24, 2022 Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine be used as an option for children ages 6 through 17 years, …
Statewide COVID-19 infections rose modestly last week while Davidson County infections drop
Frank Gluck, The Tennessean, June 23, 2022 Confirmed statewide COVID-19 infections rose modestly last week to a seven-day average of 1,912, up from the previous week’s 1,866, as of Saturday. Davidson County’s seven-day average dropped to 210.1, down from 239.9. The number …
SCHD rolls out COVID-19 vaccines for kids, eclipsing protest from Tennessee House GOP
Laura Testino, Commercial Appeal, June 23, 2022 The Shelby County Health Department is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to children six months and older beginning Friday, in line with federal recommendations for the shots which have received additional support from local medical experts in Memphis. Read …
Moderna says bivalent vaccine appears to work against omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5
Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, June 22, 2022 An updated version of Moderna’s Covid-19 booster shot appears to work against the fast-spreading omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, the company said in a news release Wednesday. The bivalent vaccine, which Moderna has said it …
Youngest Americans can start getting COVID-19 vaccines Tuesday. Here’s what every parent should know.
Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, June 20, 2022 COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest Americans will be available starting Tuesday. Though some parents can’t wait to vaccinate their young children, others remain hesitant or adamantly opposed. In polling data from April, 18% of parents …