Family Voices News
What to know about the omicron variant of the coronavirus (Washington Post)
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...
At-home covid tests and omicron: What you need to know
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)...
CDC Recommends Pfizer Booster at 5 Months, Additional Primary Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Children
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...
COVID: Ómicron se multiplica en los bronquios 70 veces más rápido que Delta (El Diario NY)
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.
Washington Update December 14, 2021
This week in Washington, Congress will be tied up with the National Defense Authorization Act and voting to raise the debt ceiling - among many other things. Build Back Better (BBB) is…still being built. Many steps in the building process still remain to be completed....
Webinar: Evaluation TA for F2F Proposals
Join Family Voices Leadership in Family and Professional Partnerships (LFPP) on Thursday, Dec. 16 from 1:30 - 3pm ET. LFPP’s external evaluators at the Institute for Community Health (ICH) will provide a brief overview on general program evaluation practices and then...
Washington Update December 8, 2021
Government shutdown - averted! A continuing resolution passed in both the House and Senate last week extending funding of existing government programs until February 18, 2022. Now, what to do about the debt ceiling? There has been some discussion of including it in...
What you need to know about the coronavirus vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11
Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine in the United States since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off last month on the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech series for about 28 million additional children. Read more here.
Family Voices Launches Anti-Racism Toolkit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 2021 Contact: Nanfi Lubogo Family Voices FamU@familyvoices.org familyvoices.org/famu Lexington, MA: On November 30, the Family Voices United to End Racism Against CYSHCN and their Families (FamU) launched a toolkit website designed...
Washington Update December 1, 2021
This week’s Washington Update will begin by quoting some news article titles circulating about what is going on as Congress returns from Thanksgiving Holiday: “Congress kicks off year-end legislative Blitz” Welcome to “the December Pileup!” Get ready for “Friday’s...
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