During the pandemic, the United States hit a record number of reported drug overdose deaths in a 12 month period. The CDC says opioids accounted for most of those deaths. Some are now choosing opioid alternatives after surgery.
The CDC reports that more than one million children under the age of 12 have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
The CDC warns measles is now considered a global threat again, after routine vaccines were missed over the pandemic.
COVID-19 vaccines aren’t the only vaccines doctors are worried about. The CDC says 22 million babies worldwide missed their vaccinations last year, worsening the global threat of measles.
The announcement by CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky came only hours after an advisory panel unanimously decided Pfizer’s shots should be opened to the 28 million youngsters in that age group.
An influential advisory panel on Tuesday recommended kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, putting the U.S. on the brink of a major expansion of vaccinations. A final decision was expected within hours.
The CDC’s vaccine advisors are set to vote on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 Tuesday.
Health officials are closing in on a decision about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11, but a new survey shows significant hesitancy among parents to get young children vaccinated.
Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different company’s vaccine for that next shot, federal health officials said Thursday.
The number of Americans looking for COVID-19 booster shots now exceeds those getting first time vaccinations. The CDC says there are 1.3 times as many booster every day as there are first time vaccinations, and that number could only go up as the CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee meets to make key decisions on booster recommendations.
