by familyvoices | Jan 5, 2022 | Family Voices, Vaccine Outreach
Omicron has sparked alarm among health experts worried about the new variant’s ability to spread rapidly and evade the body’s immune defenses. Scientists are racing to learn more as cases rise. Read more…
by familyvoices | Jan 5, 2022 | Family Voices, Vaccine Outreach
As millions of Americans scramble to navigate life disrupted by the easily transmissible omicron variant, public officials are urging them to view at-home antigen tests as an important tool to stem the surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. (Washington Post)...
by familyvoices | Jan 5, 2022 | Family Voices, Vaccine Outreach
Today, CDC is updating our recommendation for when many people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months for people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. This means that people can now receive an mRNA booster shot 5...
by familyvoices | Dec 17, 2021 | Family Voices, Vaccine Outreach
Científicos chinos encontraron que la velocidad con que la variante Ómicron se reproduce en el tejido bronquial supera a las otras variantes conocidas hasta hoy, pero no se comporta igual en los pulmones. Leer más aquí.
by familyvoices | Dec 17, 2021 | Vaccine Outreach
Health ministers of the Group of Seven nations declared the omicron variant the “biggest current threat to global public health” on Thursday, as they stressed the importance of vaccine booster campaigns and continued “non-pharmaceutical interventions.” Read more...