The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Health Center for Health Innovation will host a virtual symposium entitled, “CA Notify One-Year Later: Exposure Notifications at the Crossroads of Technology and Public Health” on Thursday, November 4 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm. The event will feature a…
Read More »The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR), through the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), continues to track Californians’ engagement in COVID-19 risk reduction behaviors, impacts on personal and financial wellbeing, and views on the COVID-19 vaccine. The latest data from July 2021 finds declines in adherence to COVID-19 safety guidelines and increases in gathering…
Read More »Late this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) made recommendations related to COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for specified populations. On Thursday, the VRBPAC unanimously recommended Moderna half-dose booster vaccines for adults over 65 years of age and other adults considered at high risk at least…
Read More »On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) will meet on November 30 to review a request for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for molnupiravir, an investigational antiviral drug to treat COVID-19. The drug, created by Merck and Ridgeback, is intended to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults…
Read More »The Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative, a project of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), will host a webinar on Thursday, November 18 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm entitled, “Child Wellbeing During the Pandemic.” The purpose of the webinar is to increase understanding of child…
Read More »On Thursday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they have submitted a formal request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine among children ages 5-11. Up to 28 million children nationwide could become eligible upon authorization. Recall, Pfizer and BioNTech received full FDA approval for its…
Read More »This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it would invest $1 billion to support the development and availability of at-home rapid tests for COVID-19. The Administration announced the infusion of funding will quadruple the number of at-home tests available for Americans by December. The increase in tests is anticipated to help improve access to at-home testing…
Read More »A new study released this estimates that more than 140,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent or grandparent caregiver to COVID-19 between April 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, indicates that the risk of primary caregiver loss was 1.1 to 4.5 times higher among children of…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a nationwide health advisory recommending “urgent action” to increase COVID-19 vaccination among people who are pregnant, recently pregnant (including those who are lactating), who are trying to become pregnant, or who might become pregnant in the future. CDC strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccination either…
Read More »This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a statewide public health order requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in adult and senior care facilities, as well as those employed in in-home direct care settings, to protect vulnerable residents from the virus. The order, issued by CDPH Director and State Public Health Officer Dr….
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