COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
The Department of Health and Human Services will launch a national advertising campaign and tour to encourage families to get the updated Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster to protect themselves against the omicron variants before winter and the holiday season.
Insured and uninsured Americans children aged 5-11 can also receive the new bivalent Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters at no cost as long as the federal government continues to purchase and distribute them, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices yesterday recommended updates to the 2023 childhood and adult immunization schedules, which include incorporating additional information for approved or authorized COVID-19 vaccines.
The FDA authorized, and the CDC recommended, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as a first booster dose for adults who would not otherwise receive one.
AHA received a $1.5 million grant from the CDC to support COVID-19 vaccine confidence efforts through September 2023, including working with the Children鈥檚 Hospital Association on pediatric vaccination.
This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will post hospital performance on its health care personnel (HCP) COVID-19 vaccination measure.
Indiana hospitals and health systems are working together to develop centralized equity reports that allow the providers to compare quality outcomes across different demographic groups. By working together, the hospitals are increasing access to preventive care and customizing the patient鈥
Urging its communities to 鈥渂and together to take action,鈥 Munson Healthcare in Michigan has released eye-catching videos and other resources to encourage people of all ages to stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Emphasizing the intense safety monitoring and testing of these vaccines鈥
Clinical leaders at the University of Utah Health are sharing data and stories to encourage people to get vaccinated or boosted against COVID-19. The health system also is the epicenter of Project Art Heals Utah, a collaborative art project that honors the 鈥渟hared resilience鈥 of communities during鈥
With the start of flu season, AHA is providing a new batch of Halloween- and autumn-themed resources for hospitals鈥 and health systems鈥 use to encourage influenza and COVID-19 vaccination. The October United Against the Flu toolkit includes downloadable plug-and-play social media assets,鈥