COVID-19: Vaccine Safety
Vaccines are being distributed by the millions, but can and should you get one, and where? Moderna is confident that it can produce 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021—enough to give two doses […]
COVID-19: Vaccination Precautions
The trucks are rolling, bringing pallets of COVID-19 vaccine to distribution centers. If you are in the 1A allocation group, you’ll be the first to get the vaccine. Should you take some precautions? A nurse […]
COVID-19: Notes from FDA Vaccine Approval Hearing
If you are in the first allocation group, you might be lining up for your COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under an Emergency […]
Should We Line up for a 90% Effective Vaccine?
There is much excitement about the 90 percent effectiveness reported for the Pfizer vaccine—which is far better than expected. Only three vaccines in 10 years have been more than 50 percent effective. What this means […]
COVID-19: Do You Need to Get the Vaccine?
A COVID-19 vaccine is said to be close, and the Administration is detailing plans to distribute it “free” (no out-of-pocket cost). Do you want to be first in line? The first question to ask about […]
COVID-19: Vaccine Trial Paused: What Next?
If you are waiting for “a vaccine” so you can go back to normal living, what does the pause in testing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine mean to you? If you own stock in AstraZeneca, the […]
Will a COVID-19 Vaccine Save the Day?
I hope that you and yours are weathering the storm in a crashing economy, but recovery depends on ending the pandemic. Hopes are riding on a “warp-speed” vaccine. During this week’s coronavirus briefing, President Trump […]
Vaccine at ‘Warp Speed’? Let’s Think about It, Mr. President
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. The idea of moving at “warp speed” probably resonates with Star Wars fans. A galactic empire is impossible if it takes 100 years for a signal, much less a warship, […]
Rep. Adam Schiff Sued by Physicians for Censoring Vaccine Debate
On Jan 15, 2020, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, along with Katarina Verrelli, on behalf of herself and others who seek access to vaccine information, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for […]
New York Threatens Prison for Vaccine Refusal
According to an order signed today by Oxiris Barbot, M.D., New York City Commissioner of Health, all persons, adults or children, who live, work, or reside in 11205, 11206, 11221, and/or 11249 ZIP codes, and […]
