Patients who speak Spanish primarily or exclusively have a unique set of struggles and barriers when getting medical care, whether as a patient or caregiver. A language barrier can be stressful and burdensome for parents trying to get help for their child. What can be done about this? A recent study from Academic Pediatrics examined…
HHS issued the amendment in order to increase access to childhood vaccines and decrease the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks as children return to daycare and school.
A phase 3 trial evaluating LY-CoV555 for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in residents and staff of long-term care facilities has been initiated.
Immunity passport policies for COVID-19 should be communicated as stop-gap measures within wider, multipronged approaches to help society transition out of restrictive measures.
The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense have agreed to receive 100 million doses of BNT162, a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, once the manufacturers obtains approval or emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA
The US government should make immediate preparations for clinical trials in which volunteers are exposed to the new coronavirus to speed development of a vaccine.
