¿Quién es elegible para una tercera dosis de la vacuna COVID-19?

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La Dra. Kizzmekia Corbett, una destacada investigadora del coronavirus, tuvo la amabilidad de hacer este fantástico diagrama de flujo (en inglés) mientras preparaba el desayuno después de una ajetreada semana de decisiones en los EE.UU. Los gráficos que presentamos hoy, resumen rápidamente quién es elegible para una tercera dosis de la vacuna contra el coronavirus Read more…

The CDC recommends the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for kids age 5-11!

Families/Kids Vaccines

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (@CDC) is recommending the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for ALL KIDS age 5 to 11 following their Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting on November 2nd. Big picture: The vaccine is safe and effective for these kids and clinicians are gearing up to start giving the vaccine Read more…

If my child is almost 12 years old, should I wait for the higher dose when the Pfizer vaccine for 5-11s is approved?

Families/Kids Vaccines

A: Don’t wait. Get the vaccine authorized for kids aged 5-11 years. TL; DR The lower dose produces a strong immune response in kids and may have fewer side effects. Here’s why getting the dose for kids that is based on their current age is recommended: 1. The immune response in kids is easily stimulated Read more…

Are you 1 in 5?

Mental Health

➡️ 1 in 5 people live with a mental health condition in any year. Having a mental health condition not only increases the risk of having a physical illness, it also increases the risk of worse outcomes like hospitalization, complications from the illness, and death. This can happen with illnesses like COVID-19. The CDC has Read more…