Vaccines
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AMA creates COVID-19 CPT codes for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines
AMA plans to introduce more vaccine-specific CPT codes as more vaccine candidates approach FDA review.
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FDA grants emergency use authorization to Lilly’s antibody COVID-19 therapy
“We have supplies to distribute now. Product distribution will begin this week.”
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Pfizer vaccine data show 90% efficacy in early results
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Few women hospitalized for influenza have been vaccinated
“A provider recommendation, combined with an offer to administer a flu vaccine at the time of visit, remains one of the best ways” to increase flu...
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Two-thirds of U.S. teens fail to get needed vaccines
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Survey: Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine dips below 50%
Willingness to get such a vaccine has been steadily dropping since April.
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Fauci: Cautious optimism for COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020
Top health official is “cautiously optimistic” for vaccine distribution before end of year, pending favorable safety and efficacy data.
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Flu vaccine significantly cuts pediatric hospitalizations
More than half (58%) of hospitalized children had underlying medical conditions and 38% had at least one hospitalization in the past year.
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HPV vaccination remains below Healthy People goals despite increases
HPV vaccination among U.S. adolescents has increased in the last decade but varies at state level.
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy ‘somewhat understandable,’ expert says
Dr. Offit predicts a vaccine may be able to be 75%-80% effective at preventing mild to moderate disease.
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COVID-19 may discourage pediatric flu vaccination
Approximately one-third of parents whose children received no flu vaccine last year said the pandemic made them less likely to vaccinate their...